Oluwasegun Soliu Muniru, Chika Scholastica Ezeanyanaso, Emmanuel Uzoma Akubueze, Chima Cartney Igwe & Gloria Nwakaego Elemo·Journal of Energy Research and Reviews·2018
The global glycerol market has experienced a surplus in recent decades due to an increase in biodiesel production and thus created a new form of challenge in terms of purification of the crude glycerol. Various techniques have been developed worldwide on purification of crude gly...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129728
The East African Rift is among the most crucial regions of the world endowed with a remarkable geothermal potential. Using current technologies, East African countries have a geothermal power potential of more than 15,000 MWe. Nevertheless, the zone is still at an early stage of...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129722
The study analysed the influence of socio-economic factors of rural household on fuelwood consumption in Orlu Agricultural Zone of Imo State, Nigeria. Specifically, the study described the socio-economic characteristics of the households; determined the quantity (kg) of fuel wood...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129725
A merger of two mature technologies (the nuclear and petroleum industries) has the potential to process water produced from oil and gas operations to drinking quality standards at a reasonable price of $0.30 to $0.40 per 42-gallon barrel. This “RO” process treats the produced wat...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i129721
Biogas production from cow dung for powering a tyre tube was investigated, using a 20litre capacity prototype biogas digester, fabricated in the Lagos state university (LASU) research laboratory. The experiment was batch operated and daily gas yield from the digester was monitore...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2019/v2i229733
The Federation of Electric Power Companies (FEPC) of Japan has long been releasing the detailed financial statements of their member corporations (on their website). We have analyzed the transition of Japan's electric power policy through the business structure of the electric po...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429719
The influence of energy inputs and form of energy on the output level for rice production in Nigeria was investigated. The sensitivity of energy inputs was estimated using the marginal physical productivity (MPP) method and partial regression coefficients on rice yield. Energy re...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429715
Electrical load forecasting is very important for effective planning and management of power system. Accurate load forecasting helps the electrical power company to make some decisions on how to meet up with their consumers’ demand. This paper presents a solution methodology usi...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429717
As a developing country with over 70% external dependence on energy, there is an increasing demand for electricity in Turkey. In this study, energy resources strategies in Turkey have been investigated and the historical development of its energy usage was summarised. Turkey's en...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429711
Given their over reliance on proceeds from the sale of crude oil, fiscal spending in the oil-producing economy are often characterised with some specific challenges mainly due to the uncertainty in the nature of oil price movements in the international crude oil market. Motivated...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i429709
This paper explores the power and capacity planning problems in hybrid energy storage systems (HESS) used in grid-connected solar/wind power systems using statistical analysis and numerical methods. A proper HESS operation and power management system allows for real-time power di...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i39847
SME owners face the problem of unreliable power supply in their routine business operations in Dekina Local government of Kogi State. Capacity installed is not utilized and this affects their performances and economic contribution. This study investigates the influence of unrelia...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i39840
Meeting grid code requirement creates an obligation to smart WTs disconnection following some electrical or mechanical events. Increasing the penetration level of wind turbines (WTs) in different voltage levels of the network have a major effect on this condition. In this regard,...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i39831
The water-in-glass evacuated collectors are made up of parallel circular tubes. They are installed with some inclination angle to the horizontal. The thermal performance of water-in-glass evacuated tube solar water heater heavily depends on weather conditions. The analysis of the...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i39826
The Aim of the Paper is to explore how scientific methods, while strong in principle, can have serious flaws in practice. In focusing on circumscribed aspects of an overall system, science is able to bring a greater level of control over what is under its gaze. Yet imposing orde...
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Research Article10.9734/jenrr/2018/v1i39814