A comprehensive review on biomass and solar energy for sustainable energy generation in Nigeria

Giwa, Adewale; Alabi, Adetunji; Yusuf, Ahmed; Olukan, Tuza

doi:10.1016/j.rser.2016.11.160

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“…Examples of solar PV microgrids are presented in Figure 1, with battery banks and inverter controllers stationed indoor. The 4.4 and 4.2 kW solar microgrids were installed by the National Agency for Science and Engineering Infrastructure (NASENI), Abuja, Nigeria, on behalf of the National Information Technology Development Agency (NITDA), Abuja, Nigeria, for the Rural Information Technology Centers in different parts of the country [76,85].…”

Section: Solarmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nigeria's centralized generation installed capacity is about 10 GW but the available capacity is less than 5 GW for some years [85,120,121], fueled by about 70% fossil and 30% hydro resources. However, the country's Ministry of Power presented an available generation capacity of >6 GW in 2017 [122], which is still not adequate for the users' demand.…”

Section: Background On Nigeria's Energy Situation and Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In addition, 6% of the 40% people that have access to the national grid are using petrol/diesel generators as supplements, while about 5% totally depend on generators to forestall the distress that erratic grid power supply may have on their businesses [85]. In fact, several organizations and businesses use costly generators as a back-up power supply during outages; a similar situation occurs to several homes that use conventional generators to meet a part of their energy demand [121].…”

Section: Background On Nigeria's Energy Situation and Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nigeria Feed-in Tariff for Renewable Energy Sourced Electricity developed in 2015 [85] To promote the utilization of the country's untapped RE resources through investments in the RE sector of the economy Economic instruments (fiscal, financial incentives, feed-in tariffs/premiums) In force…”

Section: Strategic Planning Plannedmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Despite the recent awareness of solar photovoltaic systems and the optimism that such systems have the potential to address the energy shortage challenge in the remote communities, the knowledge about the features and characteristics of renewable energies is still lacking [5,19,41,85,125]. The intermittent and variable nature of renewable energy must be well understood.…”

Section: Inadequate Knowledge Of Renewable Energymentioning

confidence: 99%

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Challenges of Microgrids in Remote Communities: A STEEP Model Application

2018

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Abstract:There is a growing interest in the application of microgrids around the world because of their potential for achieving a flexible, reliable, efficient and smart electrical grid system and supplying energy to off-grid communities, including their economic benefits. Several research studies have examined the application issues of microgrids. However, a lack of in-depth considerations for the enabling planning conditions has been identified as a major reason why microgrids fail in several off-grid communities. This development requires research efforts that consider better strategies and framework for sustainable microgrids in remote communities. This paper first presents a comprehensive review of microgrid technologies and their applications. It then proposes the STEEP model to examine critically the failure factors based on the social, technical, economic, environmental and policy (STEEP) perspectives. The model details the key dimensions and actions necessary for addressing the challenge of microgrid failure in remote communities. The study uses remote communities within Nigeria, West Africa, as case studies and demonstrates the need for the STEEP approach for better understanding of microgrid planning and development. Better insights into microgrid systems are expected to address the drawbacks and improve the situation that can lead to widespread and sustainable applications in off-grid communities around the world in the future. The paper introduces the sustainable planning framework (SPF) based on the STEEP model, which can form a general basis for planning microgrids in any remote location.

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Section: Solarmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background On Nigeria's Energy Situation and Issuesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Background On Nigeria's Energy Situation and Issuesmentioning

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Section: Strategic Planning Plannedmentioning

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