Renewable Energy Resources
Chapter 5 - Section 2
Wind
Advantages - renewable, cost effective
disadvantages - threat to wildlife, expensive to set up
Hydroelectricity
Advantages - renewable, reliable
Disadvantages - expensive , droughts
Biomass Energy
Advantages - carbon neutral, widely avaliable
Disadvantages - not clean, expensive
Geothermal Energy
Advantages - zero carbon, cost effective
Disadvantages - water usage, high construction cost