The expansion of microenterprises in rural areas is linked with the increase in access and use of electricity services, leading to changes income. However, there is little empirical evidence to underpin the mechanisms that lead from energy supply to profit generation among rural...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i330077
The primary objective of this work is to reduce the particulate matter (PM) or smoke emission and oxides of nitrogen (NOx emissions) the two important harmful emissions and to increase the performance of diesel engine by using oxygenated additives with diesel as blend fuel. Formu...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i330076
Electricity is very important for the growth and economy of a country. Biomass wastes such as waste from oil palm plantation companies can be harnessed for this purpose since they are usually abundant in nature. The aim of this study is to evaluate the utilization of empty palm f...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i230074
Nigeria has great renewable energy resource potential comprising solar, wind, biomass and hydro and much work has been done on estimation of this potential. Variability of a single resource type, high cost of energy from renewable sources and impracticability of grid extension to...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i230075
Wind energy is among the fastest growing energy generation technology which is highly preferred alternative to conventional sources of energy. The major Scottish Government target is to deliver 30% of her energy demand by 2020 from renewable sources of energy as well as meeting t...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i229734
This study aims to present a comprehensive review of bioethanol, its prospects, and also to estimate a potential source for commercial bioethanol production in Bangladesh. In Bangladesh, the primary source of fuel comes from natural gas and petroleum oil. But the total output of...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i229738
Biomass has been extensively recognised as a clean and sustainable energy source with the highest probability to substitute fossil fuel in the energy market. Its utilisation for energy generation is of particular interest to the world at large because of its potential to reduce g...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129730
Oluwasegun Soliu Muniru, Chika Scholastica Ezeanyanaso, Emmanuel Uzoma Akubueze, Chima Cartney Igwe & Gloria Nwakaego Elemo·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2018
The global glycerol market has experienced a surplus in recent decades due to an increase in biodiesel production and thus created a new form of challenge in terms of purification of the crude glycerol. Various techniques have been developed worldwide on purification of crude gly...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129728
The East African Rift is among the most crucial regions of the world endowed with a remarkable geothermal potential. Using current technologies, East African countries have a geothermal power potential of more than 15,000 MWe. Nevertheless, the zone is still at an early stage of...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129722
The study analysed the influence of socio-economic factors of rural household on fuelwood consumption in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described the socio-economic characteristics of the households; determined the quantity (kg) of fuel wood...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129725
A merger of two mature technologies (the nuclear and petroleum industries) has the potential to process water produced from oil and gas operations to drinking quality standards at a reasonable price of $0.30 to $0.40 per 42-gallon barrel. This “RO” process treats the produced wat...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129721
Biogas production from cow dung for powering a tyre tube was investigated, using a 20litre capacity prototype biogas digester, fabricated in the Lagos state university (LASU) research laboratory. The experiment was batch operated and daily gas yield from the digester was monitore...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i229733
The Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) of Japan has long been releasing the detailed financial statements of their member corporations (on their website). We have analyzed the transition of Japan's electric power policy through the business structure of the electric po...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429719
The influence of energy inputs and form of energy on the output level for rice production in Nigeria was investigated. The sensitivity of energy inputs was estimated using the marginal physical productivity (MPP) method and partial regression coefficients on rice yield. Energy re...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429715
Electrical load forecasting is very important for effective planning and management of power system. Accurate load forecasting helps the electrical power company to make some decisions on how to meet up with their consumers’ demand. This paper presents a solution methodology usi...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429717