Browsing PAUWES Conference Papers by Title
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Potential to Produce Biogas from Tannery Waste
(2018)The demand for fuel has been rising exponentially as the population is increasing. This calls for a need for alternate sources of energy and clean technology to address global warming problems. Large scale production of ... -
Power Outages in Africa – An Assessment based on Regional Power Pools
(SSRN, 2018)Africa continues to take significant strides towards power sector transformation and growth. New power plants are being constructed and electricity consumption continues to improve every year. However, amidst all these ... -
Prospect of Wind Energy as a Resource for Water Pumping in Ngaoundere
(2018)The modelling of wind energy conversion systems is of great importance if one intends to develop water pumping applications for a sustainable development. This study presents a technical assessment based on the measured ... -
Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project (RWSSP)
(2018)This paper will present on the activities of Community Mobilization and Empowerment (CME) and Community Led Total Sanitation (CLTS) under the capacity building component of the Rural Water Supply and Sanitation Project ... -
Scanning Climate Change Impacts on Water Resources of the Largest African River Basins
(2018)The objectives were to ensemble and analyze the projected signals of climate change recently published in peer reviewed outlets with respect to five African river basins, viz. Nile, Senegal & Volta, Niger, Congo, and Zambezi ... -
Simulation and comparison between conventional and interleaved Buck-boost converter for grid-connected PV system
(2018)This paper presents a mathematical modelling of buck boost converter used for grid-connected PV systems. It is related to the optimization of the first input stage of a grid tie inverter PV system. The interleaved buck-boost ... -
Small Scale Photovoltaic-Driven Reverse Osmosis (PV-RO) Desalination Plant for Pure Water Production
(2018)Currently, renewable energies can provide a sustainable and alternative solution for generating reverse osmosis systems operating at high pressure. The production of fresh and potable water by solar water desalination ... -
SolarSack
(2018)SolarSack is a water container that uses the sun to kill bacteria and virus in water, making it safe to drink. SolarSack combines a clever design, with the right material, resulting in a retail price of only 2€. With a ... -
Technology is Culture: Building a Transdisciplinary Team to Address Community Energy and Urban Revitalization Challenges
(2018)Traditional development models assume that countries of the Global South will undergo an economic trajectory roughly equivalent to that of the Global North. The reality of climate change caused by the burning of fossil ...