Disadvantages of energy resources

Cards (8)

  • Fuel: Harmful wastes (Greenhouse/ pollutant gas, Radiation)
  • Wave energy: Difficult to build
  • Tidal energy: Expensive, Can’t be built everywhere
  • Hydroelectric: Few areas of the world suitable
  • Geothermal: Deep drilling difficult and expensive
  • Nuclear fission: Produces radioactive waste
  • Wind: Few areas of the world suitable.
  • Solar cells/ photovoltaic cells: Variable amount of sunshine in some countries