A review of the development of Smart Grid technologies

ML Tuballa, ML Abundo - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Energy sustainability and environmental preservation have become worldwide concerns
with the many manifestations of climate change and the continually increasing demand for …

Performance evaluation of stand alone, grid connected and hybrid renewable energy systems for rural application: A comparative review

S Goel, R Sharma - Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2017 - Elsevier
The energy demand across the globe has increased in many folds due to technological
advancement, rapid growth in industries and increase in household energy demand. This …

A techno-economic assessment of hybrid energy systems in rural Pakistan

F Ali, M Ahmar, Y Jiang, M AlAhmad - Energy, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper aims to develop a rural energy system design framework and analyzes the
techno-economic feasibility of potential hybrid energy systems (HES) for rural electrification …

Economic evaluation of hybrid energy systems for rural electrification in six geo-political zones of Nigeria

L Olatomiwa, S Mekhilef, ASN Huda, OS Ohunakin - Renewable Energy, 2015 - Elsevier
Rural electrification improves the quality of life of rural dwellers having limited or non-access
to electricity through decentralized electricity coverage. Since the price of oil is unstable and …

Optimal design and analysis of grid-connected photovoltaic under different tracking systems using HOMER

HZ Al Garni, A Awasthi, MAM Ramli - Energy conversion and management, 2018 - Elsevier
This research contributes to the ongoing discussions about the grid-connected solar
photovoltaic (PV) systems and draws attention to the optimal design by considering various …

[HTML][HTML] Validating the techno-economic and environmental sustainability of solar PV technology in Nigeria using RETScreen Experts to assess its viability

AB Owolabi, BEK Nsafon, JW Roh, D Suh… - … Energy Technologies and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This paper presents a solar energy road map to attract solar energy investors to invest on
clean energy technology from the underutilized and abundant solar energy in the …

A comprehensive review on biomass and solar energy for sustainable energy generation in Nigeria

A Giwa, A Alabi, A Yusuf, T Olukan - Renewable and Sustainable Energy …, 2017 - Elsevier
Nigeria is the most populous country in Africa (7th most populous in the world) and it is
strategic to the realization of the United Nations' Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by …

Current status and future prospects of renewable energy in Nigeria

AS Aliyu, JO Dada, IK Adam - Renewable and sustainable energy reviews, 2015 - Elsevier
Nigeria is faced with chronic electricity crisis that has resulted in the crippling of most sectors
of the economy. It is estimated that only 40% of Nigerians are connected to the national grid …

Analysis of grid/solar photovoltaic power generation for improved village energy supply: A case of Ikose in Oyo State Nigeria

AO Amole, S Oladipo, OE Olabode, KA Makinde… - Renewable Energy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Energy crisis is one of the major challenges confronting African countries. Nigeria is one of
the countries having a high energy deficit in Africa with rural areas being at the receiving …

Techno-economic comparative study of grid-connected PV power systems in five climate zones, China

C Li, D Zhou, Y Zheng - Energy, 2018 - Elsevier
The aim of this paper is to evaluate and compare the techno-economic performance of grid-
connected photovoltaic (PV) power systems for a rooftop solar PV building containing 14 …