Exploitation of renewable energy for sustainable development and overcoming power crisis in Bangladesh

Ahmed, Shamsuddin; Islam, Tasbirul; Karim, Mohd Aminul; Karim, Nissar Mohammad

doi:10.1016/j.renene.2014.07.003

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“…Maximum the harnessing and utilizing of renewable energy resources, lesser would decrease greenhouse emissions and reduce the supply-demand gap and sustainability [5]. Research conducted in various countries such as Slovenia, Ghana, India, Bangladesh, Nigeria, Nepal, and Malaysia [6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13] has concluded that the renewable energy resources are the most favorable and reliable resources for addressing current energy crises like situations in these developing countries. Wind energy is considered as the most valuable primary energy resource among other renewable resources.…”

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A Research on Electricity Generation from Wind Corridors of Pakistan (Two Provinces): A Technical Proposal for Remote Zones

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Abstract:The non-renewable energy resources are limited and depleting gradually. As such, energy security has attained the greatest amount of attention globally than ever before. In the meantime, energy crises are already affecting the developing countries such as Pakistan, even though one-third of the population of the country is not even not connected to the national electricity grid. The population with access to on-grid electricity is enduring load shedding of more than 12 h a day. This situation is alarming and require immediate attention is required so as to add alternative energy resources to the country, which has long been relying on imported fuels. It is, therefore, high time that the abundant potential in the renewable energy resources of Pakistan such as solar, wind, and biomass are harnessed. These renewable energy resources are economical and environmentally friendly, and thus considered as sustainable, and the utilization of these in meeting energy demands can help to conserve conventional resources early diminishing. This paper provides a detailed description of the energy consumption and load-shedding scenario in Pakistan thereby focusing specifically Sindh and Baluchistan provinces. Since, wind energy is considered one of the cost-effective renewable resources, six potential sites in these two provinces are considered in this study. These sites lie within 250 km of the southeastern and 800 km of the southwestern regions of Pakistan. One-year wind speed data have been reported for variable heights of these proposed sites which represent to have an annual average wind speed of 6.63 m/s and 5.33 m/s respectively. The power generation data for these location of two provinces is 7.653 GWh, and 5.456 GWh per annum respectively. This study also elaborates on the advantages and disadvantages of harvesting and installing the wind energy and provides a technical proposal for the generation of electricity from the wind in the selected remote zones which are off the national grid. The findings of this paper will help concerned government departments to devise appropriate policies and attract investment in the wind energy sector to eradicate the on-going electricity crisis.

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A Research on Electricity Generation from Wind Corridors of Pakistan (Two Provinces): A Technical Proposal for Remote Zones

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“…The synthesis process was divided into 4 steps: (1) Appropriate amount of precursor zinc acetate dihydrate (Zn(CH 3 COO) 2 · 2H 2 O) with a serial amount of 0.5 mol%, 1.0 mol%, 2.0 mol% Sm 3+ , and 2.0% mol Eu 3+ were thoroughly dissolved in absolute ethanol under uninterrupted stirring at 60 C. (2) The solution was adequately mixed with ethanol solution of NaOH under vigorous stirring for 30 minutes at RT. (3) The precipitation formed and then was washed several times with ethanol until no excess Na + ions were left.…”

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Luminescence Properties of Sm³⁺/Eu³⁺ Co-Doped ZnO Quantum Dots

Liu

et al. 2016

j nanosci nanotechnol

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In order to improve luminescence properties of semiconductor ZnO quantum dots (QDs), Sm3+/Eu3+ co-doped ZnO QDs have been controllably synthesized by sol-gel method in this paper. ZnO QDs have a spherical shape with mean diameter at about 5-6 nm, which was characterized by high-resolution transmission electron microscopy (HRTEM). ZnO QDs have hexagonal wurtzite structure with parts of Sm3+ and Eu3+ incorporated into the lattice, which was demonstrated by X-ray Diffraction (XRD). Luminescence properties at room temperature (RT) of different amount of Sm3+ and 2 mol% Eu3+ doped ZnO QDs were examined in-depth by optical spectra. In contrast to the Pr3+/Eu3+ co-doped fluorescent performance researched in our previous study, the photoluminescence (PL) spectra indicates the unique luminescence properties of Sm3+/Eu3+ co-doped ZnO QDs. In addition, fluorescence lifetimes were obtained to illustrate the luminous mechanism.

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“…This is taken into account that choosing sustainable energy for dealing with energy crisis issues and greenhouse gas emissions is best to implement . Various researchers conducted research in various countries and concluded that renewable energy is the best option for power generation at low cost, decent reliability, efficiency, and safety.…”

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Techno‐economic analysis of power generation from a potential wind corridor of pakistan: An overview

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Kaloi

et al. 2018

Env Prog and Sustain Energy

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Since the consumption of non‐renewable sources is diminishing day‐by‐day, most of the developing countries across the globe are facing a severe energy crisis. This energy crisis affects the developing countries such as Pakistan so extensively that population has a crucial problem of load shedding for long hours. Thus, there exists a fundamental need for alternative and economical energy resources, for example, solar, wind, and biofuel energy. Meanwhile, out of all the financially viable ways of power generation, the wind energy is considered as the most economical way. However, in this article authors selected six potential wind zones which lie within 1100 km of coastal zones. In this study, only 1‐year wind speed raw data is considered and taken from appropriate wind zones at various heights with the support of Pakistan Metrological Department. Besides all, this project encourages the domestic as well as the foreign investor to invest in the wind energy projects at windy zones, which basically opens the business doors for the community of Pakistan for power generation, which leads to overcoming the energy crisis along the countryside. © 2018 American Institute of Chemical Engineers Environ Prog, 38: 706–720, 2019

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Exploitation of renewable energy for sustainable development and overcoming power crisis in Bangladesh

Cited by 97 publications

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A Research on Electricity Generation from Wind Corridors of Pakistan (Two Provinces): A Technical Proposal for Remote Zones

A Research on Electricity Generation from Wind Corridors of Pakistan (Two Provinces): A Technical Proposal for Remote Zones

Luminescence Properties of Sm³⁺/Eu³⁺ Co-Doped ZnO Quantum Dots

Techno‐economic analysis of power generation from a potential wind corridor of pakistan: An overview

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Exploitation of renewable energy for sustainable development and overcoming power crisis in Bangladesh

Cited by 97 publications

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A Research on Electricity Generation from Wind Corridors of Pakistan (Two Provinces): A Technical Proposal for Remote Zones

A Research on Electricity Generation from Wind Corridors of Pakistan (Two Provinces): A Technical Proposal for Remote Zones

Luminescence Properties of Sm3+/Eu3+ Co-Doped ZnO Quantum Dots

Techno‐economic analysis of power generation from a potential wind corridor of pakistan: An overview

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Luminescence Properties of Sm³⁺/Eu³⁺ Co-Doped ZnO Quantum Dots