Wind Power Potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa

Mas’ud, Abdullahi Abubakar; Wirba, Asan Vernyuy; Ardila-Rey, Jorge Alfredo; Muhammad‐Sukki, Firdaus; Jaramillo-Duque, Álvaro; Bani, Nurul Aini; Munir, Ahmad

doi:10.3390/en10040443

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“…Consequently, the π (a, b) and π (b, a) values can be broken down into components corresponding to the economic (Ec), social (So) and environmental (En) criteria. For the component corresponding to the economic criteria, the preference index is described by formula (6), and the formulas for the social and environmental criteria are analogous.…”

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Using the PROSA Method in Offshore Wind Farm Location Problems

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Abstract:Wind is the most used renewable energy source (RES) in the European Union and Poland. Due to the legal changes in the scope of RES in Poland, there are plans to develop offshore wind farms at the expense of onshore ones. On the other hand, the success of an offshore wind farm is primarily determined by its location. Therefore, the aim of this study is to select offshore wind farm locations in Poland, based on sustainability assessment, which is an inherent aspect of RES decision-making issues. To accomplish the objectives of this research, PROSA (PROMETHEE for Sustainability Assessment) method, a new multi-criteria method is proposed. Like PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization METHod for Enrichment Evaluation), PROSA is transparent for decision makers and is easy to use; moreover, it provides the analytical tools available in PROMETHEE, i.e., the sensitivity and GAIA (Geometrical Analysis for Interactive Assistance) analyses. However, PROSA is characterized by a lower degree of criteria compensation than PROMETHEE. Thus, it adheres in a higher degree to the strong sustainability paradigm. The study also compared the solutions of the decision problem obtained with the use of PROSA and PROMETHEE methods. The compared methods demonstrated a high concurrence of the recommended decision-making variant of location selection, from methodological and practical points of view. At the same time, the conducted research allowed to confirm that the PROSA method recommends more sustainable decision-making variants, and that the ranking it builds is less sensitive to changes in criteria weights. Therefore, it is more stable than the PROMETHEE-based ranking.

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“…This represents 70% and 40% of the installed capacity of all RES [2,4], respectively. At the end of 2015, the installed capacity of wind power plants around the world was equal to 432 GW [5], and, in 2016, it was already 456 GW [6].…”

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“…To further encourage investments in the renewable power segment, the Renewable Energy Research and Development division of the NERC have developed the renewable energy Feed-in-Tariff (REFITS) that are included in the Multi Year Tariff Order (MYTO) II issued in January 2012 [33]. The Federal Government has set a 10% target for renewable energy usage until 2017 while a 20% target has been set for the year 2020.…”

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An Examination of the Implementation of Existing Policies on Renewable Energy in Nigeria: How Effective?

Daudu¹,

Idehen²

2021

JPEE

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Renewable energy utilisation is presently at its infancy in Nigeria despite its nation and global relevance. This paper attempts an examination of renewable energy policies aim of finding out how relevant and effective they have been in the Nigeria energy mix. Research shows that the implementations of these renewable policies are not fully effective as a result of several constraints, such as the lack of a supporting legislation, inadequate funding, and absence of a regulatory agency to oversee the development of renewable energy sources. Presently only policies exist for renewable energy in Nigeria. The absence of an effective legislation in renewable energy may hinder the efficient and full utilization of renewable energy in Nigeria. This paper argues for the enactment of an enabling renewable energy law as well as the establishment of a renewable energy agency saddled enforcement of the law, so as to hasten the rapid development and growth of renewable energy utilisation in Nigeria.

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“…The climate is composed of a wet season and a dry season (Ayonghe and Ntasin, 2008). Mount Bamboutos hills offer favorable conditions for electricity production with wind speeds reaching 15 m/s (Mas'ud et al, 2017). With 25 million inhabitants, Cameroon faces a big problem of access to electricity.…”

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Comparison of numerical methods in estimating Weibull parameters to install a sustainable wind farm in mount Bamboutos, Cameroon

Gouajio

Kapen

Yémélé

2021

IJESM

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to evaluate the wind energy potential of Mount Bamboutos in Cameroon by comparing nine numerical methods in determining Weibull parameters for the installation of a sustainable wind farm. Design/methodology/approach By using statistical analysis, the analysis of shape and scale parameters, the estimation of the available wind power density and wind direction frequency distributions, the objective of this paper is to compare nine numerical methods in estimating Weibull parameters for the installation of a sustainable wind farm in Mount Bamboutos, Cameroon. Findings The results suggested that the minimum and maximum values of the standard deviation occurred in the months of May and November 2016, respectively. The graphical method appeared to be the most effective method with the maximum value of variance and minimum values of chi-square and RMSE. The scale factor parameter values indicated that Mount Bamboutos hills were a potential site for electricity generation. The analysis of wind power density showed that it reached the maximum and minimum values in February and September, respectively. The wind direction frequency distributions showed that the prevailing wind directions were North-East. Originality/value The wind energy potential of Mount Bamboutos in Cameroon was performed by using nine numerical methods. Therefore, it could be effective to have a prediction model for the wind speed profile. The analysis of wind power density showed that it reached the maximum and minimum values in February and September, respectively. The wind direction frequency distributions showed that the prevailing wind directions were North-East.

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Wind Power Potentials in Cameroon and Nigeria: Lessons from South Africa

Cited by 32 publications

References 36 publications

Using the PROSA Method in Offshore Wind Farm Location Problems

Using the PROSA Method in Offshore Wind Farm Location Problems

An Examination of the Implementation of Existing Policies on Renewable Energy in Nigeria: How Effective?

Comparison of numerical methods in estimating Weibull parameters to install a sustainable wind farm in mount Bamboutos, Cameroon

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