PAUWES: Recent submissions
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Drying Of Agricultural Products By Geothermal Heat In Kenya
(2016)The main objectives of this work were to carry out a prefeasibility study on the use geothermal heat in drying of agricultural product in Kenya and design of a geothermal drying system for a selected crop at a preferred ... -
Evaluation And Analysis Of Crystalline Pv Modules Performance Characteristics Degradation In A Sub-Saharan Environment After Ten Years Of Exposure: Case Study Of Senegalese Environment
(2017)The effects of a sub-Saharan coastal climate on PV modules degradation was studied in this Master thesis. A Mono and a polycrystalline-silicone solar PV module exposed in Dakar, dry and coastal climate, at the extreme West ... -
Assessment of Maize and Rice Residues for Rural Electrification in Ghana: A Case Study in Ejisu-Juaben District
(2017)The study assesses the potential of maize and rice residues for rural electrification in Ghana using Ejisu-Juaben District as a case study. The focus of the thesis was based on agriculture residues pathways for rural ... -
Dynamic Modeling And Economic Analysis And Optimisation Of Photovoltaic Ground Water Pumping System For Irrigation In Hot Arid Climate
(2017)Remote areas do not have access to electricity and therefore mostly use diesel water pumping systems (DWPS) to irrigate their crops. It has been, however, found to be expensive and unsustainable in the long run especially ... -
The Effect Of Biochar On Biogas Yield From Anaerobic Digestion Of Food Waste And Upgrading Of Biogas
(2017)It has been shown that, the increase of greenhouse gases come from conversional energy resources, inadequate waste management technologies, deforestation grow rate and decrease of soil fertility are affecting worldwide ... -
Development of Renewable Energy System Planning for Rural Electrification, Case Study Rwanda
(2016)Rwanda is currently experiencing daily load energy crisis. The Rwandan utility supply is not ever handling the increase of energy demand. Bugesera district is one of the district which are facing energy issue to improve ... -
Integrating a Solar Pv System with a Household based Backup Generator for Hybrid Swarm Electrification in Sub-Saharan Africa: Case Study of Nigeria
(2017)Electrification approaches in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) has mainly been through centralized national grids besides mini-grids and other stand-alone systems. The existing grids are mainly found in urban areas, leaving many ... -
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 ... -
Hybrid Solar Pv-Gensetbattery Storage Power System For A Remote Offgrid Application: Case Study In Ethiopia
(2017)A hybrid power system that consists of PV-array, diesel generator, battery bank (storage device) and convertors has been proposed and discussed to obtain an efficient topology, economic power management strategy (system), ... -
Cement Kiln Dust Catalyzed Transesterification Of Palm And Waste Cooking Oils To Biodiesel And Glycerol: Process Optimization And Characterization Studies
(2017)Conventional fossil fuels such as natural gas, oil, and coal have been the main sources of energy utilized to satisfy the unceasing growth of energy needs of the world. However, the environmental issues of fossil fuels and ... -
Impact of Hydrology and Financial Cost Analysis on the Production of Mini Hydropower: The Case of Djendjenni, Mali
(2017)Energy is a central factor that affects society’s living standard and improves people well-being and welfare. It is a pillar of economic development. In order to have sustainable future, the energy production pattern has ... -
Socioeconomic Impact Assessment Of Decentralized Hybrid (Photovoltaic & Genset) Technology In Rural Areas Of West Africa Case Study: Burkina Faso
(2017)Access to electricity is the key and driving force of all economic and social development of populations. Access to electricity is a collective supply that modernizes rural areas. It favours quantitative and qualitative ... -
Assessing The Potential Of Micro-Financed Solar Water Pumping To Enable Productive Use Of Energy In Rural Areas Of Burkina Faso: A Case Study Of Korsimoro Reservoir
(2017)Climate change (CC) has become a universal threat which requires urgent action. In Burkina Faso (BF), prolonged drought, severe variability in rainfall and risk of desertification are the key CC impacts directly posing a ... -
The Effect of Boreholes on the Traditional Modes of Distribution of Irrigation Water in the South of Algeria, Case Study Foggaras of Timimoun
(2016)In the heart of the Algerian Sahara, Timimoun is characterized by arid climate, marked by low rainfall, high temperatures, causing heavy losses by evaporation, these climatic conditions are the cause of the scarcity of ... -
Water Demand Simulation Using WEAP 21: A Case Study of the Mara Basin, Kenya
(2016)The competing water uses within the Mara Basin has resulted into increased water demand on the mara river. The water evaluation and planning system (WEAP) was utilized to assess various ways to alleviate the river stress. ... -
Techno-Economic Feasibility of a Gasification Plant for Rural Electrification, Under a Bamboo based Sustainable Economic Model: Case of Bududa District in Eastern Uganda
(2017)Majority of Ugandans cannot be able to afford electricity even if it was accessible due to a high degree of poverty. Within its means and current available resources, Uganda is supposed to increase energy access, urgently ... -
Design and Optimization of Solar PV/Diesel Generator Hybrid Power System for Remote Telecommunication Base Transceiver Stations in Nigeria
(2017)Due to the creeping growth of mobile telecommunication subscribers in cities and a compulsory demand for a telecommunication network in remote locations, Nigerian mobile network operators (MNOs) have begun to look for ... -
Evaluation Of A Hybrid Solar Photovoltaic-Bioenergy System For Powering Remote Dwelling In Rwanda
(2017)The use of energy has always been important to improve the living standard of human beings. Relying on energy generated from fossil fuels has resulted in the reduction of fossilfuel reserves, the change of climate due to ... -
Effects of Land Use Changes on Sediment Yield and Its Potential Contribution to Greenhouse Gases Emissions from Reservoirs
(2016)Sedimentation is becoming a big challenge worldwide to water resources development in general and to the reservoirs in particular by reducing the storage capacity and then useful lifetime of the dam. Tekeze dam is the ... -
Modelling the Impact of Land Use Changes on Hydrology using HBV-Light
(2016)During the last years, problems of flows risks have become a very interesting issue in Tunisia due to many factors such as changes in the land use. Deforestation together with agriculture expansion, due to the anthropogenic ...