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Challenges and prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria : a case of bioethanol and biodiesel production
Adewuyi, Adewale - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1408-1419
Nigeria and other nations in Africa. Most of the currently used energy strategies are either not sustainable or poorly … maintained. Nigeria is a major exporter of fossil fuel but currently faced with serious energy crisis, which necessitates the … identified as a sustainable form of renewable energy in Nigeria with sugarcane, cassava, plant seed and waste materials being …
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Challenges and prospects of Nigeria's sustainable energy transition with lessons from other countries' experiences
Adewuyi, Oludamilare Bode; Kiptoo, Mark Kipngetich; … - In: Energy reports 6 (2020), pp. 993-1009
-Saharan Africa (SSA) region and a sizeable portion of these people (up to 400 million) live in Nigeria, being the most populated … nations, in Nigeria and the entire SSA region depends heavily on energy. In this study, the importance of an equitable right … to sustainable energy adoption in Nigeria and other countries in Africa towards meeting United Nations SDG's deadline has …
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Challenges and prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria : a case of bioethanol and biodiesel production
Adewuyi, Adewale - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 4, pp. 77-88
Nigeria and other nations in Africa. Most of the currently used energy strategies are either not sustainable or poorly … maintained. Nigeria is a major exporter of fossil fuel but currently faced with serious energy crisis, which necessitates the … identified as a sustainable form of renewable energy in Nigeria with sugarcane, cassava, plant seed and waste materials being …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012183967
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Power system flexibility:a review
Babatunde, O. M.; Munda, J. L.; Hamam, Y. - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 2, pp. 101-106
Power systems networks are traditionally structured and engineered to effectively accommodate the effects of uncertainty and variability as regards energy demand and availability of resources. In order to transform the present carbon-intensive electricity generation system to one driven largely...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012179227
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Assessment of renewable energy potential in Kwazulu-Natal province, South Africa
Mutombo, N. Marc-Alain; Numbi, B. P. - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 874-881
In order to overcome the electricity demand in the country and in its effort to reduce the greenhouse gas emission and climate change, South African (SA) government is encouraging research in the field of renewable energy (RE). Higher educational institutions in each province are involve in...
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Optimization of energy performance with renewable energy project sizing using multiple objective functions
Ogedengbe, E. O. B.; Aderoju, P. A.; Nkwaze, D. C.; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 898-908
Energy demand profiling of varied stocks within the Faculty of Engineering is investigated, comprising of audit activities like the performance optimization of air-conditioners and other energy appliances. Using a newly-developed renewable energy (RE) calculator, standard energy performance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10012041747
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Greenness percentage of the said green renewable energy : a case study
Tsafack, Pierre; Ngwashi, Divine; Ducharne, Benjamin; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 979-986
The manufacturing process of renewable energy components involves some conventional energy at different steps. It is then clear that the fabrication of the components of a renewable energy system will emit an amount of greenhouse gas(GHG). The work carried out in this paper is based on...
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Economic and environmental benefits of increasing the renewable energy sources in the power system
Nassar, Ibrahim A.; Hossam, Kholoud; Abdella, Mahmoud … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1082-1088
Increasing Renewable Energy Sources (RES), impact the power system. Moreover, the system equilibrium and stability are difficult because constant generation cannot be generated from RES concerning conventional energy sources. This paper studies the effect of RES on the power system through the...
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Renewable electricity targets in selected MENA countries : assessment of available resources, generation costs and GHG emissions
Timmerberg, Sebastian; Sanna, Anas; Kaltschmitt, Martin; … - In: Energy reports 5 (2019), pp. 1470-1487
MENA countries published national policy targets for the implementation of electricity from renewable energy (RE). These targets are important as they serve as framework for stakeholders in the energy sector like businesses and administration, while also showing governmental ambitions to the...
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Policies on renewable energy at the European and national level of governance: assessing policy adaptation in the Czech Republic
Tanil, Gamze; Jurek, Petr - In: Energy reports 6 (2020) 1, pp. 548-553
The European Union defined itself as a global leader in the promotion and development of renewable energy sources. The European Union initiated crucial changes in renewable energy policies in its Member States. This paper presents the results of a comprehensive analysis of policy debate and...
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