Solar energy: A panacea for the electricity generation crisis in Nigeria

Agbo, Emmanuel P.; Edet, C. O.; Magu, T. O.; Njok, Armstrong O.; Ekpo, C. M.; Louis, Hitler

doi:10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07016

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“…According to studies, the ambient temperature in developing nations has been continuously rising [6,7]. This emphasizes the significance of using renewable and clean energy to reduce the temperature.…”

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Investigating the Determinants of the Adoption of Solar Photovoltaic Systems—Citizen’s Perspectives of Two Developing Countries

2022

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The adoption of solar photovoltaic (PV) systems is seen as an important part of the sustainable energy transition. In this regard, it is crucial to identify the determinants of solar (PV) systems’ adoption to facilitate this process. Therefore, this article aims to examine the determinants of SPVS adoption by contrasting the relationships in a cross-cultural environment. For the accomplishment of the purpose, this paper follows a quantitative method in which data is analysed by adopting the PLS-SEM approach using SmartPLS 3.3.9. After analysing the collected data of 464 consumers from Somalia and Pakistan, it is found that perceived usefulness, perceived ease-of-use, compatibility, observability, and perceived trust are significant predictors. However, no significant difference in influencing determinants has been observed between the two cultures using multi-group analysis. Further, perceived trust is not revealed as a significant determinant of behavioural intention in the Somalian context. The strongest relationship is found between attitude and behavioural intention in both cultures. In Somalia, the results reveal a variance of 49% in attitudes and 51% in intention to adopt SPVSs. In Pakistan, a variance of 60.1% in attitudes and 76.8% in intention to adopt SPVSs is found. Implications for both academics and managers to scale-up the adoption of SPVSs are made.

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Investigating the Determinants of the Adoption of Solar Photovoltaic Systems—Citizen’s Perspectives of Two Developing Countries

2022

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“…The direct utilization of this energy is made possible by photovoltaics (PVs), which utilise the sun's photons to strike surfaces and transport electrons (photo-electric effect). When the sun's energy is focussed on heating water or enclosed areas (solar collectors), it is possible to refer to this indirect method as concentrating solar power (CSP) [13].…”

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Overview of the Benefits and Drawbacks of Renewable Energy in Nigeria

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2022

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Fossil fuels (crude oil, natural gas, coal, and lignite) have historically been Nigeria's main energy source. Unfortunately, all of these factors combined with additional factors—including an increase in industrial activity, an increase in national population, and worldwide climate changes—could no longer support us. As a result, our houses and businesses now face significant energy demands. There must be a different source of energy that is not exhaustible in order to keep up with the rush. Given that Nigeria is a resource-rich nation, the article aims to provide an overview of renewable energy, list its benefits and drawbacks, and make recommendations for how to use it more effectively in order to compete favorably with other nations.

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“…Basic meteorological variables like temperature, vapour pressure, and atmospheric pressure, etc. directly or indirectly affects most of these aforementioned conditions on the long-term, and understanding their trends will go a long way in identifying the gaps in the knowledge for the regions in study (Agbo et al 2021a;Dagang et al 2021).…”

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Comparison of Mann–Kendall and Şen’s innovative trend method for climatic parameters over Nigeria’s climatic zones

2022

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Creating innovative ways for the identification of trends is a very vital part of atmospheric studies. Different climatic locations present their unique variations, calling for the dynamism of trend analysis. In addition to the widely adopted Mann-Kendall (MK) trend test, the new Şen's innovative trend analysis (ITA) method has been applied to analyze the trends of refractivity related (atmosphere pressure -AP, vapour pressure -VP, ambient temperature -T) and equivalent potential temperature -EPT related parameters (mixing ratio of air -R, absolute temperature at the lifting condensation level -TL, potential temperature -PT). This analysis was perfomed using 40 years' data (1981 -2020) from 4 stations from each climatic zone of Nigeria (Calabar -Tropical monsoon, Ibadan -Tropical Savannah, Kano -Warm semiarid climate, and Kukawa -Warm desert climate). The MK trend test identified monotonic (entirely increasing or decreasing) trends for specific parameters across the climatic locations; the Şen's ITA method was important in the identification of trends even for parameters that showed non-monotonic variations. Other comparisons between both methods were outlined and explained; correlation heat maps were used to show the relationship between all parameters for each climatic location, describing the effect of climate on the variations of these parameters. The low, medium and high values revealed from the Şen's ITA method can be informative for telecom and renewable energy applications, guiding engineers and system designers to understand the trends within range of values for a particular climatic parameter.

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Solar energy: A panacea for the electricity generation crisis in Nigeria

Cited by 56 publications

References 52 publications

Investigating the Determinants of the Adoption of Solar Photovoltaic Systems—Citizen’s Perspectives of Two Developing Countries

Investigating the Determinants of the Adoption of Solar Photovoltaic Systems—Citizen’s Perspectives of Two Developing Countries

Overview of the Benefits and Drawbacks of Renewable Energy in Nigeria

Comparison of Mann–Kendall and Şen’s innovative trend method for climatic parameters over Nigeria’s climatic zones

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