University of Nigeria, Nsukka
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The process of biogas development in the centre began in 1994 when the centre sent two members of staff to China for a three-month training course in Biogas technology. This, the centre has capability in the design and fabrication of family and commercial bio-digesters...
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The importance of fossil energy resources as a driving force of the economy of the country cannot be over emphasized. The industrial revolution in Europe and America , for instance was enhanced due to the availability of fossil fuels, especially coal and petroleum. Specifically in Nigeria where the proven...
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The Centre has developed a fourteen-year wind data bank (2005-2020) using a CR10X software-based data logger system. This data bank shows wind estimate at 9 metres above the ground. The result depicts that since the performance of wind energy resources is proportional to height, a wind turbine...
Read MoreEnergy demand and supply are the major indices for accessing the level of development and standard of living in a country. The need to explore and harness other sources of energy supply apart from fossil energy sources was exposed by the world energy crises of the 1970s. Although Nigeria is among the countries with abundant fossil fuel reserves, it is not left out in the endeavour to diversify its energy sources...
Due to the ever increasing oil prices, global awareness on climate change, reducing in carbon footprint and the goal of making electricity affordable to every household, solar electricity has exper
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