Decarbonisation is instrumental in attaining sustainable mobility. To actualize the Ghana Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) set emission reduction target of 15% relative to Business-As-Usual
(BAU)
scenario by 2030, ...
With the continuous changes in climate, increased attention is required to address the adverse
impacts of climatic variables on automobile fuel consumption and emissions. In recent studies,
various prediction models have ...
The integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems into sub‐Saharan African distribution grids presents a transformative
opportunity to enhance energy access and sustainability. However, accurately quantifying the hosting ...
The integration of solar photovoltaic (PV) power plants into the electricity grid
offers a sustainable solution to meet rising energy demand, particularly in regions
with abundant solar resources like Niger. However, ...
This study analyses Niger’s current and future
electricity supply and demand scenarios by exploring various
resource potentials and their environmental impact. Based on
the government of Niger’s (GoN) plans, this study ...
Water, energy, and food are essential for all humans and require land use. In a land-limited country with high ambitions for solar PV and a growing population, balancing land use for energy and food is necessary to avoid ...
This paper investigates the impact of dust accumulation and temperature on the performance of monocrystalline and polycrystalline
photovoltaic (PV) panels under the climatic conditions of Niamey, Niger, with a focus on ...
Simulation models have provided reliable simulation pathways for planning
the Global and national energy transition. While simulation tools have gained
prominence in providing transition insights to modelling the energy ...
Shari, Babajide Epe; Dioha, Michael O.; Abraham-Dukuma, Magnus C.; Sobanke, Victor O.; Emodi, Nnaemeka V.(WASCAL, 2022-02-16)
Lack of access to clean cooking energy systems negatively affects the health and welfare of millions of people in developing countries. Different factors such as household income, household size, fuel price, and information ...
Providing sustainable, affordable, and reliable electricity through low-carbon energy development in the Nigerian
energy sector is fundamental to ensuring energy security. Currently, efforts to harness the potential of ...
Increasing levels of climatic warming are expected to affect the global development of energy
consumption. The cooling degree day (CDD) is one of the climate-driven indices that captures the
impact of climate on energy ...
Mali is endowed with significant untapped renewable energy potentials paradoxically the country is
identified as an energy-poor nation characterized by very high dependency on imports of petroleum
products and heavy ...
Climate–land interaction overWest Africa has often been assessed using climate simulations,
although the model-based approach suffers from the limitations of climate models for the region. In
this paper, an alternative ...
Renewable energy is an important pillar of decarbonization in reducing the impact of
climate change. Among the renewable energy sources, solar photovoltaic energy is one of
the fastest-growing acrossWest Africa, especially ...
In this paper, the mechanical and thermal properties of a sand-clay ceramic
with additives coal bottom ash (CBA) waste from incinerator coal power plant
are investigated to develop an alternative material for thermal ...
In this study, the thermal performance of the parabolic trough collector (PTC) has been
addressed under Ouagadougou climate conditions. Thus, after developing a model, the effect of mass
flow on PTC performance showed ...
In this paper, a literature review on thermocline storage performance for Concentrating
Solar Power (CSP) plant storage systems has been conducted. The
efficiency of materials to store heat depends on the storage process ...
his paper presents a review of solid particle size effect on thermocline storage performance for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) storage systems. After an overview on the different process to store thermal energy we found ...
Valorisation of local and low-cost eco-materials have become an imperative for the sustainable development of Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) in West Africa. In this study, the compatibility tests were carried out. These ...
This paper addresses industry sector like concentrating solar power
(CSP) plant used for electricity generation. Up till now, this
technology is not affordable for developing countries where CSP
potential is good. To ...