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Energy democracy and Germany’s transition to renewable energy: What can Zimbabwe learn to end its electricity power woes?
(PAUWES, 2020-12)The research was conducted in collaboration with the Zimbabwe Power Company in Harare and Bulawayo. The major objective of the research was to contribute to resolve the electricity energy crises in Zimbabwe. Another objective ... -
Energy Efficiency in the Envelope of Existing Building Case of Study "Research Laboratory of Abou Baker Belkaid”
(PAUWES, 2018-09)The world is in perpetual evolution, this evolution is due to the man in order to obtain a comfort and to facilitate his life, he comes to consume a lot of energy, thus causing an environmental degradation. The most ... -
Energy Efficiency in West Africa Economies: Implication for Sustainable Energy use
(2018)In recent years, energy efficiency figures prominently in energy policies of African countries. This study analyzes the total‐factor energy efficiency in West Africa economies over the period 1990‐2013 using DEA model. The ... -
Energy Landscape of Rwanda and Institutional Framework
(Science Publishing Group, 2017-06-21)This paper reviews Rwanda’s energy landscape. It looked into potentials energy resources, installed capacities and available technologies. Rwanda is well-endowed with energy resources, such as solar, biomass, hydro, and ... -
Energy Performance In Developing Sustainable Buildings: A Case Study Of Building In Kigali, Rwanda
(2017)Energy efficiency and conservation have been defined as the cheapest and fasted form of generation and also a key player for sustainable development in economies in the world. The practice of energy efficiency in all Rwandan ... -
Enhanced biogas production by anaerobic co-digestion from food waste and agriculture byproducts
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Several studies have been carried out on the AD process of biogas production using different substrate. The co-digestion process was recommended to overcome the difficulties, there have been a number of published papers ... -
Enhancing the role of local government in promoting sustainable energy transitions in Ghana. A case study of Wa Municipality
(2019-10)African local governments have an important role to play in Sustainable Energy Transitions (SET), yet their involvement in sustainable energy planning is severely inadequate. The main aim of this study was to examine how ... -
Ensuring Sustainable Electricity for All in West Africa through Innovative Decentralised Renewable Energy Solutions: An Analysis of Ivorian Context
(PAUWES, 2018-09)"The purpose of this study is twofold. On the one hand, remind African and international policymakers that access to energy is a basic right needed for the realization of other rights. On the other hand, it seeks to find ... -
Environmental and Economic Cost Analysis of a Solar PV, Diesel and hybrid PV-Diesel water Pumping Systems for Agricultural Irrigation in Rwanda: Case study of Bugesera district
(PAUWES, 2018-09)Rwanda agriculture sector has a significant impact on country’s economy whereby 80% of population depend on agriculture. Poor performance of agriculture sector affects economic development in different angles as 91% of ... -
Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Grid-Integrated Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems in Northern Nigeria
(MDPI, 2019-10)Life cycle assessment is a crucial tool in evaluating systems performances for sustainability and decision-making. This paper provided environmental impact of integrating renewable energy systems to the utility-grid based ... -
Establishing Efficient Monitoring, Evaluation and Learning Framework of Transboundary Water Governance and Management, the Case of Tanganyika Lake Basin
(PAUWES, 2020-12)As water is in complex circulation, the consideration of the interactions between all types of waters — surface water, groundwater and return waters — is important for the management and protection of these shared ... -
Estimation of Soil Erosion and Sediment Yield using the GEOWEPP Model in Wadi El Malleh Watershed, Morocco
(PAUWES, 2018-10)Soil erosion is the most important soil degradation process in Morocco and a major environmental and economic concern that threatens the sustainability of dam reservoirs and agricultural lands. Moroccan soils face high ... -
eTrash2Cash
(2018)eTrash2Cash is a social enterprise that helps low income people in Nigeria exchange all their wastes for cash incentives, through that, it raises grassroot awareness on environmental sustainability and climate change. All ... -
Evaluating Integrated Water Resource Management Practices And Experiences In Ethiopia (Tigray) In Line With Iwrm Pillars And Dublin Principles For Sustainable Water Resource Management: In Case Of Genfel River
(2017)Fresh water resource is becoming a scarce resource in the world. This is due to human and natural induced factors and the impact of climate changes. To manage water resources, nowadays, integrated water resources management ... -
Evaluating Rural Farmers Knowledge, Perception, and Adaptation Strategies on Climate Change in Ghana: A case study of the Wa West District, Ghana
(IISTE, 2018)Climate change is a phenomenon that has received significant international attention over the past years due to its profound negative effects on community livelihood especially in developing countries like Ghana where ... -
Evaluating the Critical Role of Modern Bioenergy in the Transition to Low Carbon Development in Africa
(2016)Clean and improved energy access is of paramount importance to the African continent and the globe at large due to persistent increase in energy demand and the challenge of climate change. This paper is aimed at evaluating ... -
Evaluating the effect of Devolution on Performance of Water Service Provision in Kenya
(2018)In 2010, Kenya passed a new Constitution that among other provisions, saw the introduction of a decentralization strategy. The decentralization process, which took effect in 2013 created two levels of government: the ... -
Evaluating the Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Ribb Catchment, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
(2019-09-05)Varies scientific findings indicate there is climate change which affects a given hydrology and, hence, water availability. To quantify its impact on the specific catchment scale since spatial and temporal variability of ... -
Evaluating the Success of Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Policies in Ghana- Matching the Policy Objectives Against Policy Instruments and Outcomes
(PAUWES, 2018-09)This study outlined the policies targeting renewable energy and energy efficiency in Ghana, starting from the policy objective through the policy instruments and policy institutions. Energy policy is thus a strategy for ... -
Evaluating Water Security in a Challenging Environment: Case Study of Oti Nord Sub Basin in Togo
(2018)Water shortage across the globe has increased due to climate change among other factors with highly projected impacts expected at river basin level. Anticipating these impacts will help act on time to avoid future water ...