Potentials and financial viability of solar photovoltaic power generation in Nigeria for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation

Njoku, Howard O.; Omeke, Ozioma M.

doi:10.1007/s10098-019-01797-8

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“…RETScreen utilizes meteorological data for any speci c location from its meteorological data inventory provided by NASA [25]. MATLAB/Simulink is used for best location selection at energy user based on two important parameters, affecting the output most; daily solar radiation and ambient air temperature [7,22] Simulink PV module parameters to verify the maximum possible power at each of eleven locations through daily solar radiation and temperature is provided in Table 3. A DC load is connected at PV output for the measurement of possible power output, a ramp load starting from 0 to 21.1.…”

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“…Conventional energy production involves emissions of nitrous oxide (N 2 O), methane (CH 4 ) and water vapours (H 2 O) apart from carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions. These greenhouse gases (GHG) blocks the re-emitted radiation from the Earth initially received by Sun, trapping the energy, hence raising the Earth temperature, cause of climate change [6][7]. In response, the world is implementing the solutions to reduce this cause without any change in demand and supply i.e.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The quantity of electricity produced at any location depends on the largest extent on the solar irradiation on the location [7]. However, the output of PV module linearly depends upon temperature as well; an increase in temperature causes e ciency loss, hence a decrease in PV output [22].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In literature, multiple studies are considered in RETScreen which provided valuable information of environmental assessment, emission assessment, feasibility assessment, technical assessment, economic assessment comprising of cost and nancial assessments of mega projects in multiple countries across the globe. For instance, Nigeria's 100 MW proposed PV system is assessed in country's twenty-ve location for nancial (pro t) assessment and its relative GHG emissions mitigation effectiveness [7], Bangladesh's 1 MW grid-connected PV system's nancial viability in fourteen regions of the country [26], Chile's 30 MW PV plant's nancial/sensitivity assessment at twenty-two locations of the country [27] Iran's 100 kW grid tied-PV system for economic assessment [28] and Pakistan's 10 MW PV system economic viability at eight sites of the country [3]. Literature provides an assessment of multiple regions of land-based on RETScreen.…”

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Techno-Economic Analysis for the Role of Single End Energy User in Mitigating GHG Emission

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Nouman

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Background End energy user relies on fossil fuel-based national grid to meet their energy demand; hence, indirectly contributing towards greenhouse gases (GHG) emission and causing climate change. This study aims to investigate the minute role of a single, end energy user in GHG mitigation by shifting to the green renewable energy source, photovoltaics (PV) through its techno-economic analysis. Method For the study impact, NASA Meteorological Data is used to select an ideal single energy user equipped with 10 kW PV system based on annual- average daily solar radiations and temperature through MATLAB/Simulink, among eleven populous cities of Pakistan. Helioscope software is used to select tilt and azimuthal angle to expose PV surface for most of the solar radiations. Afterwards, RETScreen software is used for cost, financial and GHG analysis. Results and Conclusion The proposed system at single end energy user mitigates 6.9 tonnes of CO2 per annum while producing 16,832 kWh per annum and recovering its 7337$ capital cost in less than five years in the project’s 25-year life span. A single energy user invisible to national grid can play a pivotal role in GHG mitigations while earning from its investment and achieving energy independency from the main grid at the same time.

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Techno-Economic Analysis for the Role of Single End Energy User in Mitigating GHG Emission

Ahmed

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Nouman

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“…The IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) approach of life cycle assessment (LCA) analysis evaluates the scientific, socio-economic data for human-caused climate change, its potential impact and options for mitigations in 1988 [1,2]. Climate change is an environmental issue caused by greenhouse gases (GHGs) such as carbon dioxide (CO 2 ), methane, nitrous oxide, water vapor, etc., which traps the sun's radiation in earth's atmosphere causing global warming [3,4]. Global warming is a severe threat to human existence, endangering the quality of life [5].…”

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The Role of Single End-Users and Producers on GHG Mitigation in Pakistan—A Case Study

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End energy user is dependent on fossil fuel-based main-grid and contributes toward greenhouse gasses (GHG) emissions. Changing its energy source will change the dynamics of the power plant, contribution towards GHG production. This case study aims to highlight the minute but positive role of a single end energy user, invisible to the main grid in GHG mitigations through photovoltaic energy source, selected among Pakistan’s top 10 most populous cities as per census 2017. Quetta is a selected city in Pakistan as the best fit location based on annual average daily solar radiations (AADSR) data retrieved from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) meteorological data. Helioscope software is used to select −15° tilt and 180° azimuthal angles, which further increased Quetta’s AADSR value from 5.54 kWh/m2/d to 5.93 kWh/m2/d. For research significance, a realistic approach is undertaken by proper selection of solar panel type based on Quetta’s annual average temperature, load categorization, user selection and inputs from a solar energy expert. Finally, initial cost, investment and GHG mitigation analysis are carried out in RETScreen Expert software, which validates the minute but the prominent role of a single, end energy user by mitigating 122 tons of CO2 in 25-year project life span. Further, the proposed project favors end-user financially by recovering its $4501 initial cost in less than four years by effectively meeting its energy demand and saving $1195 per annum.

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Performance Evaluation of Carbon‐Based Printed Perovskite Solar Cells under Low‐Light Intensity Conditions

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Energy harvesting technologies collect various forms of ambient energies such as heat, light, or vibrations to generate electricity at micro scales. [1,2] Provided that the wasted energy dissipated in the environment is ubiquitous, energy harvesters present the potential to be self-sustaining with an ideal infinite functioning lifetime. Therefore, they have been considered a potential alternative to the traditional battery-based energy solutions presently enforced to energize electronic consumer goods, the Internet of Things (IoT), or other distributed electronic-based ecosystems. [3,4] Since many of these electronic devices are typically located inside buildings, there is great potential for energizing them via integrating photovoltaics (PVs) that can harvest abundantly available ambient indoor light energy from LED, halogen, and FL lamps or other types of light sources. This promising approach can be used to achieve sustainability within portable electronic devices, as well as in advanced-distributed electronic environments. [3,[5][6][7][8][9] Keeping this motivation in mind, established silicon (Si) solar cell-based PV technologies have initially been deployed to harvest ambient light energy for energizing various low-powered electronic appliances such as calculators, digital thermometers, and electronic clocks. [10] However, the low power conversion efficiency under lowlight conditions, combined with high production costs have limited their widespread use in indoor applications. [7,8,11] In contrast to Si-based PVs, third-generation-based solar cell technologies such as organic solar cells (OSC) or dye-sensitized solar cells (DSSC) have shown striking performance with higher conversion efficiencies when tested under indoor light conditions. [12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19] Similar to these third-generation-based PV technologies, the escalating conversion efficiencies of perovskite solar cells (PSCs) under standard illumination conditions [20,21] consequently motivated research labs worldwide to also examine their PV performance under various ambient light intensities. [6,[22][23][24][25][26] As expected, the striking conversion efficiencies of PSCs achieved in recent years (Table 1) under these ambient light intensity conditions provide preliminary evidence for considering them as another potential light-harvesting solution for energizing

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Potentials and financial viability of solar photovoltaic power generation in Nigeria for greenhouse gas emissions mitigation

Cited by 26 publications

References 25 publications

Techno-Economic Analysis for the Role of Single End Energy User in Mitigating GHG Emission

Techno-Economic Analysis for the Role of Single End Energy User in Mitigating GHG Emission

The Role of Single End-Users and Producers on GHG Mitigation in Pakistan—A Case Study

Performance Evaluation of Carbon‐Based Printed Perovskite Solar Cells under Low‐Light Intensity Conditions

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