Power Generation/Comparison/Part2

This lesson will compare the four widely used power stations (steam, hydro, diesel and nuclear) with regard to the following aspects:

• Location & space required
• Initial & running cost
• Overal efficiency & stand-by losses
• Maintenance costs

• Limit of power source
• Cost of Fuel & Clean emissions
• Starting
• Transmission & distribution costs

For the above comparison, sortable lists will be used with the following key of merit:

1 -- Highest merit (Highly desirable)
3 -- Second lowest merit (Tolerable)

2 -- Second highest merit (Acceptable)
4 -- Lowest merit (Not desirable)

You can click on the sorting icon to sort lists by the item you are interested in. This information is vital in deciding the type of power station that would be suitable in different situations.