PAUWES Master Thesis Series: Recent submissions
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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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Flood Modeling And Floodplain Mapping Based On Geographical Information System (Gis) And Hec-Ras In Oued Fez Watershed (Morocco)
(2016)Maps give a more direct and stronger impression of the spatial distribution of the flood risk than other forms of presentation such as diagrams or verbal description. The urban flood risk appears among the major environmental ... -
Evaluation of Erosion and Deposition Process of Soil by Using RUSLE and GIS on Wadi El Malleh Watershed, Morocco
(2016)Soil erosion by water considered as serious problem in the Mediterranean region due to the aggressive characteristics of the Mediterranean climate, the mountainous terrain, the traditional farming and other anthropogenic ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
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 ... -
Avoided Greenhouse Gases (Ghg) Emissions By Implementing Clean-Energy Mini-Grids In West Africa: Calculation And Carbon Market Opportunities
(2016)Since the Industrial Revolution, the anthropogenic greenhouse gases emissions have notably increased. With their ability to trap heat and their important level of concentrations, the greenhouse gases are the source of the ...