PAUWES Master Thesis Series: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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, ... -
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 ... -
Regionalisation of AWBM Hydrological model parameters for humid catchments in Kenya
(2019-09-17)Water resource management is critical to economic development in Africa, but surprisingly lack of data and its quality undermines decision making in the water sector. Hydrological simulation is a powerful tool providing ... -
Evaluating the Potential Impact of Climate Change on the Hydrology of Ribb Catchment, Blue Nile Basin, Ethiopia
(2019-09-05)Varies scientific findings indicate there is climate change which affects a given hydrology and, hence, water availability. To quantify its impact on the specific catchment scale since spatial and temporal variability of ... -
A Study of Hydroelectric Power Supply in the West of Algeria
(2019-09-02)There is a growing awareness that climate change is causing major disruptions to the environment with rising sea levels, disruptions to wildlife and plants, and impacting agriculture, health and countries’ economies. Huge ... -
Hydrological Response to Land use and Land Cover Change in Katonga River Basin, Uganda
(2019-09-02)River basins are vital water resources that provide sustainable fresh water for anthropogenic activities. Land use and land cover changes (LULC) in Katonga River basin have had a negative impact on the fresh water resources ... -
Statistical Analysis and Flood Frequency Analysis for Conceiving Flood Management Options in the Volta Basin (Case of Nakambe River Sub-Basin in Burkina Faso)
(2019-09-17)The advent of climate change raises many questions about the evolution of climatic conditions and their impact on the hydrological regime of rivers. In order to evaluate the different significant variations in temperature, ... -
Assessing the Sustainability of Drainage System in Irrigated Agricultural Land: A Case Study of Kano River Irrigation Scheme in Nigeria
(2019-09-03)Large scale public irrigation schemes in Nigeria are underperforming despite the high investment cost and several institutions managing the projects. In fact, out of about 62 reviewed public irrigation schemes managed by ...