Browsing PAUWES Master Thesis Series by Issue Date
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Climate Change And Natural Disasters In Africa; Case Study Of Rwanda
(2016)Different theories emphasize the role climate change plays in the actual abnormal occurrence of climate related natural disasters. This is a stressful issue for researchers, Scientifics and politicians due to inevitable ... -
Geothermal Electricity Compared To Electricity From Other Sources In Kenya
(2016)Kenya's energy mix is predominantly renewables; more than 80 percent of electricity is generated from locally available renewable sources. To lessen the pressure put by economic growth on the electricity supply and to meet ... -
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 ... -
Assessing The Impact Of Climate Change On Hydropower Generation In Kenya A Case Study Of Upper Tana River Basin
(2016)Hydropower is currently Kenya’s second most dominant source of renewable electrical energy accounting for close to 49 per cent of power supply. The main source of hydropower in Kenya is the seven forks dams located in the ... -
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 ... -
Runoff Response To Climate Variability: An Analysis Of Thika River Basin In Kenya
(2016)Changes in climatic conditions have greatly affected surface runoff and stream flows both at local and global scale. This has led to adverse effects on surface run off and climatic system as a whole. Research on these ... -
Potential for Organic Rankine Cycle Plants in Kenya
(2016)Binary power plants utilizing Organic Rankine Cycle is a the most preferred way of utilizing geothermal resource that is water dominated or has low to medium enthalpy and a new way that is gaining momentum is the use of ... -
Investigation On The Utilization Of Slaughter Waste Potential Towards Energy Self-Sufficiency At Kumasi Abattoir Company Limited In Ghana
(2016)Biogas, a sustainable renewable energy form, is at a starting point of market development in Ghana. Due to its economic growth and development of the regulatory environment, the Ghanaian renewable energy sector is attractive ... -
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 ... -
Investigating The Potential Of Domestic Biogas Production To Enhance Energy Access In Uganda
(2016)Access to energy is recognised globally as a key factor for the socio-economic transformation of every country. However, even with this knowledge, many people worldwide still lack access to modern energy services. As such ... -
Evaluating the Critical Role of Modern Bioenergy in the Transition to Low Carbon Development in Africa
(2016)Clean and improved energy access is of paramount importance to the African continent and the globe at large due to persistent increase in energy demand and the challenge of climate change. This paper is aimed at evaluating ... -
Sustainability of Integrated Solar Combined Cycle Systems on the Energy Transition in Algeria
(2016)Economic development and high population growth are the causes of the increasing energy demand in Algeria. Algeria relies mainly on the fossil fuels to supply the increasing energy demand. Although this long adopted pattern ... -
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. ... -
Evaluation Of Irrigation Scheduling Strategies For Enhanced Irrigation Efficiency And Water Conservation – In Perkerra Irrigation Scheme, Kenya
(2016)Irrigation scheduling refers to the process of defining the most desirable irrigation frequencies and depths. It helps the farmer to know when to irrigate, water flow rate(quantity), and duration of water supply to the ... -
Analyzing Catchment Behavior through Rainfall-Run-Off Modeling: A Case Study of Mara Basin in Kenya
(2016)Hydrological models nowadays are considered as an important and necessary tool for water and environment resource management. However, the challenge facing modelling is in poorly gauged watersheds. Research done recently ... -
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 ... -
Solar-Aided Anaerobic Digester System for Small Scale Application in Uganda
(2016)Access to reliable and affordable energy is a sustainable development goal whose achievement calls for every stakeholder’s input. The drive to combat energy poverty in rural communities especially in African countries ... -
Resource Study For The Direct Use Of Low Temperature Geothermal Heat In Uganda
(2016)The use of geothermal energy is a rapidly growing sector around the world. The need to explore less popularly known renewable energy sources, as well as the necessity to curb the currently soring effects of the emission ... -
Design And Performance Analysis Of A Parabolic Trough Power Plant Under Tamanrasset Climatological Conditions
(2016)In this study the current status of the energy resources, supply and demand in Algeria is reviewed. The different sources of renewable energy and their contribution to the present and future electricity supply of the country ... -
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 ...