The Finkelstein–Schafer statistical method was applied to analyze a 34-year period (1975–2008) hourly measured weather data which includes global solar radiation, dry bulb temperatures, precipitation, relative humidity and wind speed in order to generate typical meteorological year (TMY) for...

In this study, current perspectives of solar energy utilization as a renewable energy option in Nigeria are examined and discussed from the standpoint of sustainable development. The country being a world crude oil and natural gas producer, is over-dependent on these energy sources for...

The study assessed the wind energy potential of ten selected sites in the south western region of Nigeria and carried out a cost benefit analysis of wind power generation at those sites. Twenty four years’ (1987 to 2010) wind speed data at 10 m height obtained from the Nigerian meteorological...

Electricity propels economic development through improvement in the quality of life. Even though government's strategy to increase power generation and supply exists, Uganda experiences regular power outages and has one of the lowest electrification rates in the world. This study employs a...

Consumption of solid fuels (such as biomass, dung, and coal) causes household air pollution, which reportedly is responsible for over 3.5 million premature deaths worldwide. Therefore, over the last couple of years, national governments, and organization as well as international organizations...

This study examines the relationship between human capital and Sustainable Performance (SP) with the mediating role of management control systems in power companies in Uganda. The study is based on a cross-sectional research design in which pre-specified hypotheses are tested on a sample of 105...

In this study, the global solar radiation on horizontal surface in Akure, Nigeria (Latitude 7.25° N and Longitude 5.2° E) using 22-year data (July 1983–June 2005) was analysed. Simple empirical correlations for evaluating the monthly average daily global solar radiation were developed. The...

One of the important optimization applications (minimization and maximization) is the power grid systems. National electricity grids should be interconnected to develop larger regional grids (supergrids), and further integrated to build up a worldwide grid (global grid) for minimizing...