Over the years, affordable and sustainable energy has been regarded as the backbone of any country needed for the development of her social and economic sectors. Sustainable energy is vital to the production of goods and services, transport, agriculture, health as well as an inst...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i130204
Towards realizing the United Nations sustainable development goals, access to clean, cheap and reliable energy, especially electricity, has been considered as one of the vital indices in any community. Hence, this paper presents the design analysis of both a grid-connected and an...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i130203
The continuous increase in power demand and huge power losses in modern power systems have been a growing concern to power utilities. Such phenomenon often results in epileptic power supply, power system instability, supply fluctuations and security problems in many parts of the...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i130202
Aim: This study aimed to carry out performance analysis of a 780 Wp PV power backup system installed at a learning institution in Western. Study design: To achieve this goal, site solar radiation received, ambient temperatures, dc current and dc voltages were measured in order to...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i130200
The present review shows a perspective of hydropower development, a renewable source that has a global installed capacity of 1308 GW with 9000 stations around the world. The document showed the advantages and the impacts around the different author’s perspectives. The review meth...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v8i130201
In the present study, the efficiency of Annona senegalensis fiber to remove crude oil from aqueous solution was evaluated. The crude Annona senegalensis (CAS), retted Annona senegalensis (RAS) and bleach Annona senegalensis (PFAS) were subjected to sorption studies to optimize th...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430199
An assessment of the immediate causes of persistent road pavement failure in Oworonshoki, Koshofe area of Lagos, Nigeria using geophysical and geotechnical methods was carried out. Six traverses were occupied in the study area along the alignment of the road. Electrical Resistivi...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430198
Alexis Bakundukize, Maurice Twizerimana, Dushengere Bernadette, Bizabakoraho Jean Pierre & Nsekambabaye Theoneste·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2021
Aims: This study aimed to design and model an off-grid SPV power plant with a storage system to meet the load required in Rwisirabo village. Study Design: PV modules, inverter, charge controller, and Batteries have been designed, reproduced/simulated, and optimized for the rural...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430197
One of the virtues of watercress is its ability to grow in wastewater. This work aims at experimentally studying the thermal behavior of a watercress planted roofed cubic cell. To do this, the temperatures of various components of the cell and the solar radiation received by this...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430196
In this paper, daily satellite data of global and diffuse irradiances obtained from the archives of National Centre for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) and National Centre for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) covering a period of ten years (2005-2014) have been employed to study clear...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i430195
Household kerosene and Liquefied Petroleum Gas form the bulk of domestic fuels, especially in Nigerian urban areas. Data on both fuels, from 1980 to 2019, were collected, mainly from Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation sources. Energy, exergy and environmental compatibility a...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330194
Based on the knowledge exhibited in the literature on the Carnot cycle, a preliminary study is carried out on Carnot machines capable of implementing the Carnot cycle at high thermal efficiency. Therefore, two engine structures are proposed: (i) reciprocating single and double-ac...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330193
The reliability of a microgrid power system is an important aspect to analyze so as to ascertain that the system can provide electricity reliably over a specified period of time. This paper analyzes a home-scale model of a microgrid system by using the threshold system model (ina...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330192
The future of internal combustion engine-powered automobiles hangs in the balance unless clean fuels are available in commercial quantities. Electricity-powered vehicles will displace the internal combustion engine-powered automobiles. However, electricity-powered vehicles are ye...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330191
This work determined the characteristics of various mix ratios of the cow to pig to sheep manures and ranked them with help of principal component analysis (PCA). Ten mix ratios (by mass) namely 1:1:1, 3:1:1, 1:3:1,1:1:2, 2:1:1, 1:2:1, 1:1:2, 1:3:3, 3:3:1, 3:1:3 of cow, pig and s...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2021/v7i330190