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Sustainability Assessment Of Micro Hydropower Projects: Kenyan Case Study
(2016)
This thesis assesses the sustainability of community-based micro hydropower projects in remote villages of Kenya. Currently, these projects are very attractive for rural electrification and private industries. The study ...
Assessing The Capacity Of The Current Institutional Framework In Rwanda To Implement Integrated Water Resources Management (Iwrm)
(2017)
Scarcity and misuse of fresh water pose a serious and growing threat to sustainable development and protection of the environment, human health, food security and industrial development. This calls for the adoption of the ...
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 ...
An Analysis on the Impact of Large Wind Farms on the Sizing and Allocation of Power Systems Spinning Reserve Reauirement
(PAUWES, 2018-10)
"The need to diversify power generation sources, increase security of supply, incorporate sustainability in energy sources and reducing fuel usage and emissions has significantly led to the integration of variable renewable ...
Urban Flood modelling and Floodplain Mapping using ArcGIS, HEC-HMS and HEC-RAS in Abidjan city, Côte D’Ivoire – West Africa: Case study of the watershed of Bonoumin - Rivièra Palmeraie
(PAUWES, 2018-10)
"Since 2009, Côte D’Ivoire has been experiencing floods events each rainy season in general and particularly the capital city Abidjan. According to the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA, 2014), from ...
A Comparative Assessment Of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems For Sustainable Rural Electrification In Cameroon
(2017)
Cameroon is blessed with a vast potential of renewable energy resources: solar, biomass, hydropower, wind and geothermal energies. These resources are currently poorly developed and valorised. The country depends mainly ...
An Assessment of the Impacts of Climate Change on Hydropower Potential in West Africa Case study :Bamboi catchment (Black Volta)
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
Due to its low adaptive capacity, West Africa is one of the regions which will be severely affected
by climate change. This study is carried out in the main framework of the CIREG project, which
is centered towards ...
Modelling Renewable Energy Integration “A System Dynamics Approach: Case of Tanzania
(PAUWES, 2018-09)
lack of access to affordable modern energy that is evident in most Sub-Saharan countries amidst other challenges which include climate change, high population growth rates, urbanisation, depleting fossil fuels, to mention ...
Study and Design of 20kWp Grid-connected Solar PV system, Case study of Ambatolampy, Madagascar
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
The demand for electrical energy in Madagascar has been on the increase since the country got
its independence. This increase in power consumption has been due to population increase and
national economic growth. The ...
Techno-economic Analysis fo Hybrid Energy System for Rural Electrificationusing Open Source energy Modeling Tool
(PAUWES, 2019-10)
The world energy demand continues to increase due to the rising population growth and
industrialization. In Algeria, the conventional energy resources represent the backbone of the
energy sector while the huge renewable ...