Case study: Understanding the trade-offs of alternative energy sources

2. Factsheet

Let's take a closer look at the benefits and potential trade-offs of five key renewable energy sources. In this fact sheet you will:

• Find out why the impact of renewables is important.  
• Examine some key benefits and trade-offs of five different alternative energy sources.
• Consider one example of how balancing trade-offs works in practice.

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Go deeper! Check-out some further resources:

• Be inspired! Find out why it’s important to centre community involvement and benefit from day one. In Denmark the Middelgrunden wind farm is part-owned by a cooperative of citizens. Read more in Communal ownership drives Denmark’s wind revolution.
• Find out more about what types of renewable energy are leading the way in different countries in this European Commission article 47% of the EU’s electricity came from renewables in 2025.
• Explore some other international case study examples of agrivoltaics and the benefits of this approach in Case studies of successful AV projects.