Assessment of Decentralized Electricity Production from Hybrid Renewable Energy Sources for Sustainable Energy Development in Nigeria

TARGET GROUP: HYBRID RENEWABLE ENERGY

OBJECTIVES

·        To develop a sustainable energy system through integration and utilization of energy resources including renewable energy.

SUMMARY

Renewable energy plays a vital role in meeting the needs of both rural and urban areas of the country in terms of sustainable development. The development and proper use of renewable energy should be given high priority, especially now that the issues of climate change and global warming are among the most critical issues discussed by the various governments of the world. Developed and developing countries are now adopting renewables in order to achieve energy sustainability. Clean and environmental friendly energy can only be achieved through the proper utilization of renewable energy technology. The renewable energy resources in Nigeria are as enormous as they are diverse. However, the problem lies with the level of utilization which is very low. Renewable energy technology has great potentials in alleviating the staggering energy situation currently being experienced in Nigeria. Nigeria is endowed with huge amount of both conventional and renewable energy resources. The potentials of renewable energy resources in Nigeria is about 1.5 times that of conventional energy resources in energy terms. Nigeria has abundant reserves of renewable energy sources ranging from solar, hydro, wind to biomass, etc. It is derived from non-fossil and non-nuclear sources in ways that can be replenished while its harvesting, conversion and use occur in a way that helps to avoid negative impacts on the viability and rights of local communities and natural ecosystems. Apart from the non-replenishment of the abundant fossil fuels that are present in the country, there is also the great threat to global climate through the release of carbon dioxide, heavy metals and particulates.

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