Emetere, Moses and Agubo, Chioma and Chikwendu, L (2021) Erratic electric power challenges in Africa and the way forward via the adoption of human biogas resources. Energy Exploration & Exploitation, 39 (4). pp. 1349-1377.
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Abstract
This paper examines a broad spectrum of challenges plaguing electric power supply in Africa. The challenges have lingered very long that policymakers, energy companies, and government agencies have shown docility in tackling the problem headlong. The increasing human population and technological innovations are evidence that the more the problem lingers, the more it becomes insurmountable. In this paper, it was proposed the lingering challenges can be solved using the standalone system of power generation. The renewable energy option and its adaptability were highlighted to guide standalone users on the way forward. The growing population in Africa can be advantageous in generating biogas from human feaces. It was discovered that renewable energy devices are quite expensive; hence, the biogas option for cooking and powering gas generators seem to be sustainable as its technology can be modified to suit the users’ financial base. Therefore, it is projected that if the human excretal biogas can be adopted, Africa will soon overcome its energy crisis through the doggedness of its standalone users.
| Item Type: | Article |
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| Uncontrolled Keywords: | Power, energy, renewable energy, biogas, biomass |
| Subjects: | Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics |
| Depositing User: | Mrs Hannah Akinwumi |
| Date Deposited: | 11 Jul 2022 14:13 |
| Last Modified: | 11 Jul 2022 14:13 |
| URI: | http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/16074 |
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