| Points | Mineral oil | Solar energy |
| Availability | (i) Limited in nature as it does not last perpetually. | (i) Availability depends on the intensity of sunrays and the duration of sunshine. |
| Environment-friendliness | (i) It is not environment friendly as its generation leads to pollution. (ii) Being highly inflammable it may cause damage to the environment. | (i) Being pollution-free this is an environment-friendly source of energy. |
| Advantages | (i) Cheap source of energy. (ii) Aids in thermal and atomic power generation. | (i) A solution to global warming. (ii) Cost effective, provides energy security. |
| Drawbacks | (i) Pollutes the environment. (ii) Highly inflammable. | (i) Solar panels stop producing electricity after sunset. (ii) Expensive to store this energy. |
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