There is a societal push to replace fossil and nuclear fuel, which currently generate ~ 85% of the world’s electric power, with wind and solar powered generation of electricity. However, there are significant physical, economic, reliability, and environmental barriers to this re...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i430220
Air conditioning systems have condensers that remove unwanted heat from the refrigerant and transfer the heat outdoors. The optimization of the global exploit of heat exchanging devices is still a burdensome task due to different design parameters involved. There is need for more...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i430219
Aims: Nigeria has a lot of conventional and heavy oil resources. Although much of the conventional oil resources have been developed since independence, the heavy oil resources have remained underdeveloped due to low recovery based on primary production and consequently doubts ab...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i430218
The construction of small-hydro power stations does not require high technologies, but needs to provide a river or stream water is smooth. Through the establishment of small dams on the stream can control the amount of water necessary to rotate the water turbine, which in turn co...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i430217
Renewable bio-energy is receiving worldwide importance in view of depleting fossil energy. Research works on sorghum as bio-fuel crop in sub-Saharan Africa are meager. The study aimed to investigate the potential of sweet sorghum for ethanol production from stem-juice. The experi...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i430215
The chance to discover hydrocarbon volumes of economic quantity diminishes with progressive discovery in explored basins. Given the preponderance of smaller deposits in extensively explored basins and the cost implications of discovering deposits less than the required Minimum Ec...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i330214
The performance of a thermosiphon based parabolic trough collector (PTC) used for direct steam generation depends largely on the heat losses of the solar thermal system. This paper presents an experimental investigation of the heat losses in a thermosiphon based solar thermal sys...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i330213
Introduction: Relevancies of electrical power system to consumers cannot be overemphasized. This requires healthy operation of such system. 132/33KV network is an important network within the transmission system and its importance calls for effective and efficient operation. Howe...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i330211
Bioethanol can be produced from biological matter through processing of food wastes or crops meant for bioethanol production. This study used potato wastes from food vendors in Sokoto, Nigeria as a cheap and renewable carbon source for fermentation of ethanol. Saccharomyces cerev...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i330212
Raúl Venancio Díaz-Godoy, José López-Monroy, Jaime Moreno-Alcántara, Judith Castellanos-Moguel, María Teresa Nuñez-Cardona, Martha Patricia Sierra-Vargas, Octavio Gamaliel Aztatzi-Aguilar & Angélica Flores-Ortiz·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2021
Aims: In the present work, health risk from inhalation of PM2.5 pollutants in both areas was assessed spatially Place and Duration of Study: The metropolitan areas of the Toluca (MATV) and Mexico Valleys (MAMV), between September and November 2009. Methodology: A simultaneous sam...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i330210
A system of linear equations that is currently widely used to describe convective heat transfer does not seem to be able to explain some experimental facts. One of the reasons for this may lie in using Newton’s and Fourier’s linear laws when deriving energy and Navier-Stokes equa...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i230208
Théogène Nshimyumukiza, Christophe Bananeza, Jean Marie Vianney Niyodusenga, Jean De Dieu Munyaneza & Etienne Iraguha·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2021
Solar Energy in Rwanda is one of renewable energy sources that is being utilized nowadays in different remote regions of the country due to its considerable social-economic impact. The off-grid solar photovoltaic system turns solar irradiance into electricity to be used in remote...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i230209
Monizi Mawunu, Arlete E. T. Miguel, Iracelma J. Bengui, Nsimba F. E. Mawunu, Masidivinga Landu, Mayi Mbemba, Mbumbu Luswamu, Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, Luyindula Ndiku & F. Lukoki Luyeye·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2021
The city of Uíge, capital of the province of Uíge in northern Angola, presents a diversity of lifestyles, socio-economic levels and domestic energy sources for cooking. The present study aimed to identify the different domestic energy sources used in cooking operations in househo...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i230207
For decades, Mauritania's economy has been fueled by thermal power. As a developing economy, Mauritania's electricity demand has long been relatively low, though it has increased recently due to economic growth, urbanization, and industrial activities. The rapid growth in demand...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i230206
Several researches have been done on modeling renewable energy for different countries and continents, employing unique approaches, strategies and methodologies. This paper aims to do the same by using the sunlight and wind resources to model a hybrid renewable energy system for...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i230205