Power stations Flashcards
Nuclear energy Pros
No C02
Reliable base load of energy
Generates large amounte of electricity
Uses small amount of fuel
Coal oil and gas pros
Generates large amounts of electricity
Can be built in many locations
Relatively cheap
Nuclear energy Cons
Radioactive waste which needs to be stored for a long time
High commissioning and decommissioning costs
Risks with terrorism
Coal oil and gas Cons
C02 (Global Warming) and S02 (acid rain from coal)
Can cause health/breathing problems to local population
Difficult to transport and get a secure supply
Hydroelectric Cons
Need to flood large area of farmland and pushes people away from their homes
Destroys wildlife habitats
Expensive up front cost due to building of large dams in
Wind Pros
No fuel costs
No air pollution
Wind Cons
Eye-sore Unreliable Generates small amount of electricity Noisy Bird deaths?
Solar pros
Cheap to install
Fairly reliable
No air pollution
Can be accessed anywhere
Solar Cons
Need a lot of panels/space to generate large amounts of electricity so may claim countryside + cannot respond to high demand
Does not work at night
Geothermal Pros
No air pollution
Reliable
Biomass Pros
Can generate large amount of electricity
Carbon neutral
Biomass Cons
Large areas of land needed to grow trees and plants
Wave and tidal pros
Tides are predictable
No air pollution
Tidal could produce large amount of electricity
Wave and tidal cons
Wave more unreliable as it depends on wind
Disrupts ecosystems
Both cause disturbance to ship/vessels
Crops Pros
No CO2
Low cost
Creates jobs
