The Potential Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in Tanzania: A Review

Bishoge, Obadia Kyetuza; Zhang, Lingling; Mushi, Witness Gerald

doi:10.3390/cleantechnol1010006

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“…Most conventional waste and wastewater treatment systems require high-energy inputs to operate, but some alternative treatment technologies can operate efficiently using much less energy. Since global fossil fuel resources are dwindling, more renewable and sustainable alternative clean energy sources are needed [1]. Efforts to employ microorganisms to convert into electricity biodegradable waste materials (substrates) and organic wastes that were once considered expensive to dispose of have brought attention to the microbial fuel cell (MFC) [2] and made it the technology of choice [3].…”

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Overview of Recent Advancements in the Microbial Fuel Cell from Fundamentals to Applications: Design, Major Elements, and Scalability

Flimban

Ismail

Kim³

et al. 2019

Energies

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Microbial fuel cell (MFC) technology offers an alternative means for producing energy from waste products. In this review, several characteristics of MFC technology that make it revolutionary will be highlighted. First, a brief history presents how bioelectrochemical systems have advanced, ultimately describing the development of microbial fuel cells. Second, the focus is shifted to the attributes that enable MFCs to work efficiently. Next, follows the design of various MFC systems in use including their components and how they are assembled, along with an explanation of how they work. Finally, microbial fuel cell designs and types of main configurations used are presented along with the scalability of the technology for proper application. The present review shows importance of design and elements to reduce energy loss for scaling up the MFC system including the type of electrode, shape of the single reactor, electrical connection method, stack direction, and modulation. These aspects precede making economically applicable large-scale MFCs (over 1 m3 scale) a reality.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Overview of Recent Advancements in the Microbial Fuel Cell from Fundamentals to Applications: Design, Major Elements, and Scalability

Flimban

Ismail

Kim³

et al. 2019

Energies

170

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“…Starting, operating and maintaining renewable energy projects requires a skilled workforce, as the energy sector requires human resources with diverse skills. This need is not met by the workforce in the region studied, but it could be an asset for companies because there is a real need to train more people with basic and specialized technical skills who can contribute to the maintenance of the new infrastructure [93].…”

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Connections Between Wind Energy, Poverty and Social Sustainability in Brazil’s Semiarid

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In Brazil, the technical-scientific and informational knowledge records abundance of winds of high commercial viability and its use has usually occurred in spaces socially characterized by poverty. In the state of Rio Grande do Norte, the Mato Grande territory concentrates 3758 MW of installed capacity in 114 wind farms. In opposition to this economic and technological development, 5191 families settled in 73 rural settlements live in poverty, living with restrictions on land use and exploitation caused by water stress and without enjoying the benefits of energy activity. Therefore, the aim of this study is to understand the connections between the implementation of wind farms as sustainability promoters and the permanence of poverty levels. To this end, a literature review, secondary data systematization and field visits to two wind farms and two rural settlements were conducted, where interviews were conducted with their representatives. The results show that wind energy does not positively impact the researched region that has a history of backwardness and poverty. They also indicate that the wind projects implemented in the study area have disregarded the yearning for the development of the surrounding communities, since after a decade, they did not promote inflections on the family welfare curve. The research innovates in addressing the relationship between poverty and energy, thus, surpassing the frontier of the discussion “Energy Poverty”, since access to electricity is already universal in Brazil.

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“…Policy entrepreneurs are vested stakeholders who strategically engage with the streams to open or seize windows of opportunities to advance their favored solutions [23]. The literature reveals that various bodies within member countries are in charge of energy in general and renewable energy to be specific [30,41]. Aside the AFREC which is supposed to carry out research activities and inform policy directions of AU member states in the energy sector, many other international institutions and NGOs either directly or indirectly influence Africa's energy governance with their activities.…”

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Politics of Renewable Energy in Africa: Nature, Prospects, and Challenges

Adams¹,

Asante²

2020

Innovation in Global Green Technologies 2020

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Energy transition discussions have centered on the technical, economic, and policy aspects of energy transitions. Despite this, the political dynamics have received less attention. It is suggested that since energy policy change threaten incumbent industries and impose substantial costs, enacting and sustaining policies require considerable political support. Even though it is widely acknowledged that barriers to energy transition are primarily political than technical, there is a lack of cohesive literature on the politics that drive, constrain, and shape renewable energy regulation or policy. This gap motivates this study. Adopting a desk research methodology and arguing from the lens of Kingdon's multiple streams framework, the study found among others that the streams of problem, politics and policy shows enough prospects to be coupled for Africa to make a serious consideration on its renewable energy capacity. However, a number of obstacles were also identified to make this venture difficult but are surmountable.

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The Potential Renewable Energy for Sustainable Development in Tanzania: A Review

Cited by 85 publications

References 46 publications

Overview of Recent Advancements in the Microbial Fuel Cell from Fundamentals to Applications: Design, Major Elements, and Scalability

Overview of Recent Advancements in the Microbial Fuel Cell from Fundamentals to Applications: Design, Major Elements, and Scalability

Connections Between Wind Energy, Poverty and Social Sustainability in Brazil’s Semiarid

Politics of Renewable Energy in Africa: Nature, Prospects, and Challenges

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