Domestic energy demand assessment of coastline rural communities with solar electrification

Diemuodeke, Ogheneruona E.; Addo, Ahmad; Dabipi-Kalio, I.; Oko, C.O.C.; Mulugetta, Yacob

doi:10.1080/23815639.2017.1280431

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“…There are varied daily energy demand profiles reported in the literature for Nigeria households [54] [55] [56]. The variation in the energy demand profile could be attributed to the location of the building, income of dwellers, access to the national grid, energy management, attitude towards energy consumption and the type of energy demand (electrical and thermal).…”

Section: Electrical Energy Demand Assessmentmentioning

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“…The variation in the energy demand profile could be attributed to the location of the building, income of dwellers, access to the national grid, energy management, attitude towards energy consumption and the type of energy demand (electrical and thermal). However, the daily energy demand profile presented by Diemuodeke et al [56], replicated in Figure 3, which may be biased towards the SS zone, is considered to be a typical electrical energy demand profile of a rural household without access to the national grid. Therefore, the daily electrical energy demand profile presented in Figure 3 is adopted as the representative household demand load.…”

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Solar PV Electrification in Nigeria: Current Status and Affordability Analysis

Diemuodeke¹,

Mulugetta²,

Njoku³

et al. 2021

JPEE

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Rural households represent, by far, the greater percentage of dwellings globally without access to the electricity supply. For reasons of low loads, distance from the grid and speed of deployment, distributed energy systems are now considered viable options for rural electrification. This paper presents the status of solar Photovoltaic (PV) in Nigeria and discusses the way forward for aggressive PV penetration in Nigeria's energy mix, especially in rural communities. At present, distributed PV penetration in Nigeria is comparatively low based on the International Energy Association's recommended PV market potential. This shows that there is a gap between the government's policy targets and reality. The solar resource potential across the six geo-political zones in Nigeria is also presented, which ranges from 3.393 -6.669 kWh/ m 2 /day, with the Northern zones exhibiting better potentials over the Southern zones. It is shown that the levelised cost of electricity from PV system ranges from 0.387 -0.475 $/kWh, whereas it is 0.947 US$/kWh and 0.559 US$/kWh for the diesel generator and glass-covered kerosene lamp, respectively. While this study shows that PV for rural household lighting is more affordable as compared to glass-covered kerosene lamps and fossil-fuelled generators for lighting, fiscal and energy policies for market creation are critical if PV systems are to deliver on their promise for rural electrification and climate change mitigation.

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Section: Electrical Energy Demand Assessmentmentioning

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Section: Electrical Energy Demand Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

Solar PV Electrification in Nigeria: Current Status and Affordability Analysis

Diemuodeke¹,

Mulugetta²,

Njoku³

et al. 2021

JPEE

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“…However, the focus of this work is to meet the energy demand of an average household. The hourly energy requirements for household appliances can be computed using Equations (1)-(3) according to reference [36].…”

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“…The energy demand estimate carried out by reference [36] was adopted in this study as shown in Figure 5. Uniform energy demand is assumed across the geopolitical zones in Nigeria.…”

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Composite Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria

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This paper presents eight hybrid renewable energy (RE) systems that are derived from solar, wind and biomass, with energy storage, to meet the energy demands of an average household in the six geopolitical zones of Nigeria. The resource assessments show that the solar insolation, wind speed (at 30 m hub height) and biomass in the country range, respectively, from 4.38–6.00 kWh/m2/day, 3.74 to 11.04 m/s and 5.709–15.80 kg/household/day. The HOMER software was used to obtain optimal configurations of the eight hybrid energy systems along the six geopolitical zones’ RE resources. The eight optimal systems were further subjected to a multi-criteria decision making (MCDM) analysis, which considers technical, economic, environmental and socio-cultural criteria. The TOPSIS-AHP composite procedure was adopted for the MCDM analysis in order to have more realistic criteria weighting factors. In all the eight techno-economic optimal system configurations considered, the biomass generator-solar PV-battery energy system (GPBES) was the best system for all the geopolitical zones. The best system has the potential of capturing carbon from the atmosphere, an attribute that is desirous for climate change mitigation. The cost of energy (COE) was seen to be within the range of 0.151–0.156 US$/kWh, which is competitive with the existing electricity cost from the national grid, average 0.131 US$/kWh. It is shown that the Federal Government of Nigeria favorable energy policy towards the adoption of biomass-to-electricity systems would make the proposed system very affordable to the rural households.

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“…The technical and economic feasibility of wind and solar energy resource for sustainable HRES in a remote off-grid community was investigated in (Ajayi et al , 2016). Using the HOMER software, the study by Diemuodeke et al (2017) proposed an optimal sustainable and environment-friendly energy system for the coastline rural communities in Nigeria. The summary of the relevant literature is given in Table I.…”

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How can a low-income household procure small-scale hybrid renewable energy system?

Babatunde

Munda

Hamam

2019

IJESM

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Purpose The application of hybrid renewable energy system (HRES) can mitigate inadequate access to clean, stable and sustainable energy among households in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Available studies on HRES seem to concentrate only on its techno-economic and environmental viability. In so doing, these studies do not seem to underline the likely challenges that follow the acquisition of HRES by especially low-income households. The ensuing reality is, of course, a limitation in the use of HRES in homes with low incomes. It is therefore imperative to analyze how a household with low income can afford this kind of energy system. The purpose of this study, therefore, lies in presenting a techno-economic, environmental and affordability analysis of how HRES is acquired. Design/methodology/approach To arrive at a grounded analysis, a typical household in SSA is used as an example. The analysis focused on the pattern of energy use, and this is obtained by visiting an active site to evaluate the comprehensive load profile. In the course of analysis, an optimal techno-economic design and sizing of a hybrid PV, wind and battery were undertaken. Additionally, an acquisition analysis was done based on loan amortization. Findings The interesting result is that a combination of the photovoltaic-gasoline-battery system is the most cost-effective energy system with a net present cost of $2,682. The system combination can lead to an emission reduction of approximately 98.3 per cent, compared to the use of gasoline generating sets, common mostly in SSA. If an amortized loan is used to purchase the energy system, and the payment plan is varied such that the frequency of payments is made quarterly, annually, semi-annually, bi-monthly, semi-monthly and bi-weekly, it will be observed that low-income household can conveniently acquire a HRES. Originality/value The result presented a framework by which a low-income household can purchase and install HRES. To facilitate this, it is recommended that low-income households should be given interest-friendly loans, so as to enhance the acquisition of HRES.

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Domestic energy demand assessment of coastline rural communities with solar electrification

Cited by 28 publications

References 30 publications

Solar PV Electrification in Nigeria: Current Status and Affordability Analysis

Solar PV Electrification in Nigeria: Current Status and Affordability Analysis

Composite Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis for Optimization of Hybrid Renewable Energy Systems for Geopolitical Zones in Nigeria

How can a low-income household procure small-scale hybrid renewable energy system?

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