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Impacts of Rainfall Variability, Land Use and Land Cover Change on Stream Flow of the Black Volta Basin, West Africa

Akpoti, Komlavi; Antwi, Eric Ofosu; Kabo-bah, Amos T. (MDPI, 2016-07)

Potential implications of rainfall variability along with Land Use and Land Cover Change (LULC) on stream flow have been assessed in the Black Volta basin using the SWAT model. The spatio-temporal variability of rainfall ...
Sensitivity of Solar Photovoltaic Panel Efficiency to Weather and Dust over West Africa: Comparative Experimental Study between Niamey (Niger) and Abidjan (Côte d’Ivoire)

Dajuma, Alima; Yahaya, Saleye; Touré, Siaka; Diedhiou, Arona; Adamou, Rabani; Konaré, Abdourahamane; Sido, Mariama; Golba, Michel (Computational Water, Energy, and Environmental Engineering, 2016-10)

Energy demand is increasing while we are facing a depletion of fossils fuels, the main source of energy production in the world. These last years, photovoltaic (PV) system technologies are growing rapidly among alternative ...
Biogas Production from Various Resources and Sustainability in Brong Ahafo Region

Ballo, Abdoulaye; Derkyi, Nana Sarfo Agyemang; Adamou, Rabani; Coulibaly, Amadou (International Journal of Agriculture and Environmental Research, 2017)

The energy consumption in Ghana is deteriorating due to the increase of its population, which has enormous impact on national economy. To remedy some of these issues biogas technology appears favorable to reach sustainable ...
Land Use and Land Cover Changes under Climate Uncertainty: Modelling the Impacts on Hydropower Production in Western Africa

Obahoundje, Salomon; Ofosu, Eric Antwi; Akpoti, Komlavi; Kabo-bah, Amos T. (MDPI, 2017-01)

The Bui hydropower plant plays a vital role in the socio-economic development of Ghana. This paper attempt to explore the combined effects of climate-land use land cover change on power production using the (WEAP) model: ...
Global Warming and Heat Waves in West-Africa: Impacts on Electricity Consumption in Dakar (Senegal) and Niamey (Niger)

Aissatou, Ndiaye; Rabani, Adamou; Moussa, Gueye; Arona, Diedhiou (International Journal of Energy and Environmental Science, 2017-03)

Global warming and related atmospheric temperature rises can impact the electricity sector. The aim of this study is to assess extreme temperatures and heat waves impacts on electricity consumption in West-Africa. To ...
Impacts of Cloud Cover and Dust on the Performance of Photovoltaic Module in Niamey

Bonkaney, Abdoulatif; Madougou, Saidou; Adamou, Rabani (Journal of Renewable Energy, 2017-09)

The sensitivity of monocrystalline solar module towards dust accumulation and cloud cover is investigated from May to August 2015 for Niamey’s environment. Two solar modules with the same characteristics have been used ...
Impact of Climatic Parameters on the Performance of Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Module in Niamey

Bonkaney, Abdou Latif; Madougou, Saidou; Adamou, Rabani (Scientific Research Publishing Inc, 2017-12)

The sensitivity of mono-crystalline solar PV module towards dust accumulation, ambient temperature, relative humidity, and cloud cover is investigated from May to August 2015 for Niamey’s environment. Two solar modules ...
Wavelet Analysis of Daily Energy Demand and Weather Variables

Bonkaney, Abdou Latif; Sanda, Ibrah Seidou; Balogun, Ahmed A. (Journal of Energy, 2019)

In this paper, we applied the Wavelet Transform Coherence (WTC) and phase analysis to analyze the relationship between the daily electricity demand (DED) and weather variables such as temperature, relative humidity, wind ...
Hybrid off-grid renewable power system for sustainable rural electrification in Benin

Odou, Oluwarotimi Delano Thierry; Bhandari, Ramchandra; Adamou, Rabani (Renewable Energy, 2019-06)

Providing power to rural communities, which are far from the grid and suffer from lack of energy access in Africa, especially in Benin, in a sustainable manner requires the adoption of appropriate technology. This paper ...
Sustainable Hydroelectric Dam Management in the Context of Climate Change: Case of the Taabo Dam in Côte D’Ivoire, West Africa

Mortey, Eric Mensah; Kouassi, Kouakou Lazare; Diedhiou, Arona; Anquetin, Sandrine; Genoud, Mathieu; Hingray, Benoit; Kouame, Didier Guy Marcel (MDPI, 2019-09)

Management of hydroelectric dams is an aspect of sustainability that comes with resolving problems locally. The use of global indicators has not been a sustainable solution, thus the need for local indicators. Besides, ...
A System Dynamics Model of the Nigerian Electricity System

Babajide, Shari; Moumouni, Yacouba; Abiodun, Momodu; Adamou, Rabani (2020)

—Policy guides decision. This paper examines policy in the Nigerian Electric Power Sector (NEPS) to cut transmission losses (TL) and improve capacity factor (CF) to 5% and 90%, respectively. A System Dynamics (SD) model ...
A System Dynamic Model of a Distributed Generation for Energy Security in Niamey

Pouye, Modou; Moumouni, Yacouba (2020)

Economic development is based on a reliable and cost effective energy supply. To sustain their economic growth, emerging countries need a dependable Distributed Generation (DG). DG is an efficient way to reach energy ...
A GIS Approach of Potential Photovoltaic Power Sites in Niamey, Niger

Laouali, Ibrahim Tanimoune; Madougou, Saidou; Mohamed, Mounkaila; Moumouni, Yacouba (2020)

Nowadays, the daily conversations at summits and conferences are mainly about energy, climate change, and environmental issues. Fossil fuels are the main causes of global warming due to the release of greenhouse ...
Assessment of Different Sands Potentiality to Formulate an Effective Thermal Energy Storage Material (TESM)

Boubou, Bagre; Kolawole, Muritala Ibrahim; Makinta, Boukar; Tizane, Daho; Jacques, Nebie; Adamou, Rabani; Antoine, Bere (Journal de physique de la SOAPHYS, 2020)
Investigation of Evaporative Cooling Pad Material from Hyphaene Thebaica Fibers

Djibrilla, Alio Sanda M.; Abdoulkader, Atto H.; Illyassou, Karimoun M.; Aissetou, Drame Yaye; Adamou, Rabani (Journal of Engineering Research and Reports, 2021)

Evaporative coolers are technologies highly used as a source of thermal comfort in terms of fresh air provider in areas where weather conditions are harsh and people living standard goes from medium to low earnings. This ...
Assessment of different Sands potentiality to formulate an effective Thermal Energy Storage Material (TESM)

Bagré, Boubou; Kolawole, Muritala Ibrahim; Makinta, Boukar; Tizane, Daho; Nebié, Jacques; Adamou, Rabani; Béré, Antoine (WASCAL, 2021-02-20)

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 ...
Review on Thermocline Storage Effectiveness for Concentrating Solar Power Plant

Boubou, Bagre; Muritala, Ibrahim Kalawole; Makinta, Boukar; Tizane, Daho; Christian, Tubreoumya Guy; Jacques, Nebie; Téré, Dabilgou; Antoine, Bere (Energy and Power Engineering, 2021-10)

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 ...
Review on Thermocline Storage Effectiveness for Concentrating Solar Power Plant

Bagre, Boubou; Muritala, Ibrahim Kalawole; Makinta, Boukar; Daho, Tizane; Christian, Tubreoumya Guy; Jacques, Nebie; Téré, Dabilgou; Antoine, Bere; Adamou, Rabani (WASCAL, 2021-10-22)

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 ...
Performance of Evaporative Cooling Pads Made from Different Plant Materials of Sub-Saharan Area (NIGER)

Djibrilla, Alio Sanda M.; Abdoulkader, Atto H.; Illyassou, Karimoun M.; Aissetou, Yaye; Rabani, Adamou (LC International Journal of Stem, 2021-12)

A thermal comfort zone is sought by all living beings for their optimum life activity, production or reproduction. In hot environment, direct evaporative coolers are often used as cost-effective thermal comfort ...
Clean cooking energy transition in Nigeria: Policy implications for Developing countries

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 ...

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