Prospects of solar energy in the coastal areas of Nigeria

Emetere, Moses and Akinyemi, M. L. (2016) Prospects of solar energy in the coastal areas of Nigeria. In: AIP Conference Proceedings, 2016.

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Abstract

The climatic factors in the coastal areas are cogent in planning a stable and functional solar farm. The experiment performed in this study entails a day-to-day solar radiation pattern in coastal areas. The results show that the solar radiation pattern in coastal region portends danger to the performance of solar photovoltaic (PV) module and its lifecycle. The efficiency of the PV module was tested in the harmattan where dust is a major hindrance. The results were related to meteorological parameters which influences the solar radiation over an area. The solar radiation pattern in coastal areas was traced to the solar sectional shading theory which was summarized and explained.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Subjects:	Q Science > Q Science (General) Q Science > QC Physics
Divisions:	Faculty of Engineering, Science and Mathematics > School of Physics
Depositing User:	Mrs Patricia Nwokealisi
Date Deposited:	09 Apr 2018 13:07
Last Modified:	09 Apr 2018 13:07
URI:	http://eprints.covenantuniversity.edu.ng/id/eprint/10562

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