The study examined solar photovoltaic demand split and fuel wood usage reduction in Eriti and Oke-Agunla villages, that were among the pilot sites for solar electrification programs in the western ecological region of Nigeria. It used questionnaire techniques to elicit informatio...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v5i130141
Aims: To investigate the prospects or potentials of acoustic energy harvesting in Nigeria as well as highlight technical problems and socio-economic obstacles. Study Design: The study re-examined existing data, noise levels and noise power, from road traffic, aircraft, industrial...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v5i130139
Aim: To study the effects of different sizes of groundnut shell on biogas and methane yields using batch reactor at mesophilic temperature. Place and Duration of Study: The laboratory experiment was carried out at the Laboratory of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, Lado...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v5i130140
In this work, dry forms of waste newspaper pulp, untreated wood dust and treated wood dust were used at varying weight proportions to fabricate composite panels which thenafter served as test samples. With increase in the content of either the untreated wood dust or the treated w...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v5i130138
Ethanol, water and ethanol/water mix were used to directly liquefy Detarium senegalense bark at 500°C for 15 min. Ethanol/water mix at 50/50% weight by weight showed synergistic effect on biomass direct liquefaction, and was found to be the most effective solvent for the liquefac...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v5i130137
Improper waste management and disposal in major cities of Malawi transpires to be one of the major environmental setbacks as waste remains uncollected and usually disposed in open dump sites. Such waste emits greenhouse gases (GHGs) into the atmosphere that contribute to global w...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i430136
Waste materials such as periwinkle shells (PS) and waste cooking oil (WCO) were considered as heterogeneous catalyst and renewable feedstock for biodiesel production respectively in line with the current search for alternatives of the environmentally unfriendly and gradually depl...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i430135
This paper determined the impact of community biogas plant implemented by rural development academy in rural areas of Bogura, Bangladesh. Data were collected by structured questionnaire having open and closed form questions. Researchers collected data with the help of BCS health...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i430134
Aims: This study analysed and compared the amount of voltage, current and power generated in a piezoelectric system from human foot beats. Study Design: The study was an experimental study which made use of piezoelectric materials together with human loads (weights) from the foot...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i430133
Pipelines have been recognized to be one of the most effective means of transportation in any oil producing state. It however has its technicalities, hence the provision of regulations and guidelines for their operation. Nigeria as an oil producing state has been operating with p...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2020/v4i430132