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Economic and Environmental Comparison of a Natural Gas Plant and Solar PV Systems for Rural Electrification in Nigeria: A Case Study of Iyiora Anam
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Electricity access rate in Nigeria have been all time low with 70% of rural dwellers lacking
access to electricity, despite policies aimed at providing electricity to these off-grid
communities. Therefore, in a bid to ...
Analysing Feed-in Tariff Policy to Accelerate Renewable Energy Deployment and Electricity Access in Malawi
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
Decarbonisation of the energy sector and promotion of renewable energy sources is a central
goal of Malawi Government as outlined in the country’s Renewable Energy Strategy
essentially aimed at increasing the installed ...
Modelling Renewable Energy Integration “A System Dynamics Approach": Case of Tanzania
(2018-09)
The transition to a sustainable energy system is constrained by two key factors: fossil resource
depletion and the rapid adverse effects of CO2 emissions leading to climate change. This thesis uses
systems dynamics to ...
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 ...
Valuation of CO2 Emissions Reduction from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Projects in Africa: A Case Study of Burkina Faso
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
Africa contributes to about 2% of global energy related carbon emissions but remains the most vulnerable region to the impacts of the global rising temperatures caused by them. 52 African countries including Burkina Faso ...
Policy Framework for the Promotion of Digital Technology in Mini-grid Sector in Sub-Saharan Africa. The case of Blockchain Technology
(PAUWES, 2020-12)
The seventh United Nations Development Goals consists in ensuring access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. However, currently, only 44% of the population in Sub-Saharan Africa has access to ...
SOCIO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY STUDY OF BLOCKCHAIN BASED PEER-TO-PEER ENERGY SYSTEM IN RURAL AFRICA: Case Study Algeria
(PAUWES, 2021-11-18)
Algeria is the Saharan Africa is still very far behind in terms of access to modern energy. 548
million people, which is 47% of the population still lack access to electricity in 2018 and
unreliability of electricity ...
Challenges and way forward for using the Multi-Tier Framework for bottom-up Tracking of progress towards SDG7, a case of selected clean energy companies in Uganda
(PAUWES, 2021-11-17)
Energy access remains a global challenge despite the interventions by national and international
organizations. This challenge is more evident in Sub-Saharan Africa, where more than two-thirds
of the population lack ...
A Systems Dynamics approach to model Cameroon’s Sustainable Energy
(PAUWES, 2021-10)
Energy is crucial for all development processes. Therefore, its availability in creating industries, processing raw materials and building a modern economy cannot be overemphasized. One of the challenges meeting the human ...
Modelling the Determinants of Rooftop Solar PV adoption among Urban Households in Ghana
(PAUWES, 2021-11-25)
The increasing calls for sustainable production and consumption of energy have led to a surge in
the drive of governments across the world to invest in promoting the uptake of such technologies.
Rooftop Solar PV systems ...