PAUWES: Recent submissions
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Realization of a reduced model of a water distillation station by solar energy: Case study in Africa for Consumption or Irrigation
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study concerns the use of clean energy for technical purposes; so we were interested in a simple technique for desalination of seawater, in this case, the distillation by solar radiation. At the beginning of the ... -
Techno Economic Assessment of Thermal Insulation Materials for Container House under Steppe Climate Conditions
(PAUWES, 2019-10)A building's energy consumption depends on the features of its envelope. In this research, comparative analyses were conducted to select the best insulation material for a residential building made of shipping containers. ... -
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 ... -
Impacts of Regulations on the diffusion of renewable energy in Africa: The case study of the Republic of Benin
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Energy transition is one of the key challenges the world in general and Africa especially is facing in order to reach sustainable development. As a vulnerable continent to the effects of climate change, it is in the ... -
Design of a Solar Dryer with Integrated Thermal Storage based on Sorption Materials
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Solar drying is not modern technology, but it is a traditional way to save nutrition so it can be consumed later. Dried mangoes were introduced as an idea that it will develop an added value for the mangoes in West Africa ... -
Solar PV Coupled with Passive and Active Efficient Cooling Systems for a Smart African Solar House
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Africa is experiencing more and more serious challenges of energy crisis, ozone depletion and global warming. Space cooling is rapidly growing in both residential and commercial buildings accounting for about 18.5% of ... -
Development of mobile sensing applications solutions towards Internet of Things
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Humanbeingsin communicationwiththesurroundingenvironmentin numerous ways. They perceive the environmental conditions and act, react,or adjust accordingly. If the environment can be made to reciprocate this behavior ... -
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 ... -
Design of Standalone Photovoltaics (PV) / Biogas Hybrid Power System with Hydrogen Storage: Case of Northern Nigeria
(International Journal of Engineering Research & Technology (IJERT), 2019-10)The need for more sustainable and efficient fuel applicable to different development sectors calls for different strategies in energy systems pattern. This paper is aimed at designing off-grid solar PV/biogas hybrid ... -
Feasibility Study for a Solar PV (Hybrid) Mini-grid System for Small Businesses in Lagos, Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Small and medium-sized Enterprises (SMEs) have been recognized to be the cornerstone of every developing economy; for their contribution to national GDP growth and as a great employer of labor. In Nigeria: as at April ... -
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 ... -
Optimal Design of a PV System for the Model JUA House: A Typical Green African House
(PAUWES, 2019-10)In the wake of the current global energy crisis, the African continent is lagging behind with tremendous challenges in energy security and energy efficient buildings. The continent needs a wakeup call and a shift to a ... -
Investigating the planning process and the environmental regulatory framework in order to promote renewable energy in Algerian cities.
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Under the domination of powerful national actors , cities cross Algeria still struggle to position themselves in the design of policy alternatives to achieve energy transition. The aim of this study was: to ascertain ... -
Mainstreaming Gender in Nigeria's Energy Policies
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Energy is central to development and rightfully women are key to economic development of a nation based on the triple role women embrace daily. About 70% of African women are without access to energy, resulting in a ... -
An Open-Source Approach to Wireless Internet of Things (IoT): Smart Agriculture Proof-of Concept Using FIWARE
(PAUWES, 2019-10)Agriculture is considered as a vital activity for providing food to the increasingly growing population reaching 8.6 billion in 2030, according to the UN. Agriculture is directly tied to the availability of water and ... -
The Impact of Innovation on Renewable Energy Consumption in Nigeria
(PAUWES, 2019-10)This study investigates the impact of innovation on renewable energy consumption in Nigeria using a time series data of 1996Q1- 2017Q4. The data on renewable energy consumption, GDP, innovation, carbon dioxide emissions, ... -
Role of Community Based Organizations in Transferring Climate Change Information in Rwanda
(Research Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2017)Background and Objective: Climate change poses a threat for agriculture and development in Rwanda. The agricultural sector in Rwanda is the engine of economic growth and modernization. This study examines the role of ... -
Unlocking Finance for Advanced Irrigation Technologies in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Case Study of Djaramaya Scheme in Chad
(2019-09-03)Nearly 236 million in Sub Saharan Africa (SSA) were undernourished in 2017 due to food shortages. Agriculture in most of the SSA countries is rainfed and where irrigation is practiced inadequate surface method is used. In ... -
Measuring the Water Governance Efficiency of the Upper Blue Nile River Basin
(2019-10-02)The Nile Basin is shared by eleven riparian countries and is the lifeline for more than 238 million people living in the basin. The Nile water has been crucial for upstream and downstream users with competing needs such ...