Assessment of renewable energy resources in cameroon and special regards on energy supply

Kwaye, Marcel Pendieu; Bendfeld, Jörg; Anglani, Norma

doi:10.1109/iyce.2015.7180807

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“…The outcomes of this study were the solar energy potential and its distribution within Zambia. To quantify the solar energy potential and its distribution within Zambia, the following factors were used; the Monthly average solar radiation [1,2,4,21,30,31,32,33]. Monthly and Yearly Solar Energy Potential [21,31], Solar Power density, Total Yearly Sunshine hours [1,31], Theoretical solar energy potential for Zambia [21] and Technical power and generation solar energy potential [1,21,26] in Zambia considering available area for solar energy and other factors that affect PV technologies.…”

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“…The capacity factor is a model used to show the amount of energy delivered by an electric power generation system [4]. It is defined as the ratio of the output actual annual energy generated by PV system to the amount of energy the PV system would generate if it is operated continuously at full rated power for 8760 hours in a year and it has been evaluated using 4 Where CF is capacity factor (%), EAC is Actual annual energy output (kWh/year), and PPV is Full rated PV power (Wp).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This has resulted in studies in order to assess the energy potentials and also show the need to use renewable energies in order to protect our planet and the environment around us [1,2]. Sustainable deployment and implementations of any energy projects and diversification of energy for generation mix within any country, the fırst step involves identifying and assessing the energy source potentials of that country [1,3,4]. However, in most developing countries like Zambia the availability of solar energy resource information is limited due to lack of wide distribution of meteological stations for collecting weather data across the country [1].…”

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“…This has resulted in little research and challenges in thorough assessment of solar energy potential in the country. As such, satellite solar datasets are the best alternative to use for assessing solar energy potential for most developing countries [3,4,5]. Satellite datasets have been used in many researchs and have showed that there was good correlation with the local measured datasets [4,6].…”

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Assessment of Solar Energy Source Distribution and Potential in Zambia

Mwanza

Chakchak

Çetin

et al. 2017

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Zambia is vastly endowed with a wide range of energy resources. Yet, to date, Zambia has not fully exploited its potential in solar energy utilisation for electricity generation due to various reasons such as lack of understanding of the distribution of solar energy potential in the country and limitation of access to solar energy resource information. This paper assesses the solar energy distribution and potential in Zambia. Nine provinces with different geographical and climatic regions that makes up Zambia were assesed. The distribution of solar radiation within the country were assessed using spatial analysis in ArcGIS Software. The 22year period solar datasets were considered for assessment. These datasets were obtained from NASA Atmospheric Science Data Center using Surface Meteorology and Solar Energy. The analyzed results indicate that Zambia has approximately 20,442TWh/year technical solar energy potential and receives 2109.97kWh/m2 of solar energy per year with 4403.12hours of sunshine. The country has 186,121km2 available and suitable land area for RETs implementations. This study is important as it present an overview of the technical solar energy potential for Zambia which is vital for decision making, energy mix and sustainable deployment of solar energy technologies in the country.

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Assessment of Solar Energy Source Distribution and Potential in Zambia

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Çetin

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“…Nigeria receives an average daily solar radiation around 7.0 kWh/m 2 in the northern part and approximately 3.5 kWh/m 2 in the coastal latitudes [6], while Makurdi has a monthly average daily global solar radiation around 263 W/m 2 [7]. The intensity of solar radiation has also been assessed by several studies across different regions [8][9][10][11][12]. Solar energy has been harnessed for several applications.…”

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Adapting television satellite dish for low-temperature solar thermal application: Experimental evaluation

Adetifa

Salami²,

Samuel³

et al. 2018

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Digital television broadcasting is currently becoming popular and as a result, the purchase of television cable dishes and other accessories are on the rise. Abandoned television satellite dishes continue to litter our environment due to obsolescence. Finding alternative use stands as a control measure for this inevitable environmental degradation. This paper, therefore, investigates the adaptation for low temperature solar thermal application. The TV satellite dish selected for this study has a diameter of 33.9 cm, depth of 9 cm and a focal point of 31.2 cm. The components added to the dish include; a reflective surface, pot stand, adjustable chain, dish support stand and base, control arm. This system was used in carrying out stagnation test on three different types of pots (aluminium, iron and stainless steel pots) positioned at the focal point. Other performance parameters studied include; standard stagnation temperature (SST) and the rate of change of pot temperature. The maximum stagnation temperatures attained by the inside of the iron, aluminium and stainless steel pots were 68, 80 and 82 °C respectively after 10, 13 and 40 minutes respectively; while their respective maximum SST were 100, 57 and 50 o C. The maximum temperature change inside the iron, aluminium and stainless steel pots were above 9, 12 and 10 o C/min. The result gathered shows that this system will be suitable for lower temperature applications like pasteurization, sterilization, household water heating, etc.

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Setting the Pace for a Sustainable Energy Transition in Central Africa: The Case of Cameroon

Manjong¹,

Oyewo

Breyer

2021

IEEE Access

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Sustainable energy systems form an indispensable component of sustainable development especially in developing economies. Understanding the system wide techno-economics of sustainable energy systems therefore becomes critical in shaping the energy system mix within a region or country. This paper explores progressive and optimal pathways towards a fully sustainable energy system for Cameroon by 2050 in power, heat, and transport sectors as a representative case study for the Central Africa region. Six key scenarios are modelled with the LUT Energy System Transition Model to capture key policy and sustainability constraints. Results from the study show that, the optimal least cost technology combination for a fully sustainable energy system for Cameroon with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in 2050 is dominated by solar PV (86%), complemented by hydropower (8%) and bioenergy (5%). These results show that a fully sustainable energy system for Cameroon is feasible from both the technical and economic perspectives, if policy commitment is oriented towards these low-cost energy solutions. The results of this research provide a reliable reference for planning transitions towards a 100% renewable energy-based energy system in countries within the Central Africa region.

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Assessment of renewable energy resources in cameroon and special regards on energy supply

Cited by 4 publications

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Assessment of Solar Energy Source Distribution and Potential in Zambia

Assessment of Solar Energy Source Distribution and Potential in Zambia

Adapting television satellite dish for low-temperature solar thermal application: Experimental evaluation

Setting the Pace for a Sustainable Energy Transition in Central Africa: The Case of Cameroon

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