The feasibility of renewable energy sources for pumping clean water in sub-Saharan Africa: A case study for Central Nigeria

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 2220-2226

  Cloutier, Michael ^a   Rowley, Paul ^a  

^a LOUGHBOROUGH UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Borehole; Nigeria; Renewable energy; Techno economic analysis; Water pumping

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL USE; CAPITAL COSTS; CLEAN WATERS; COST EFFECTIVE; FUEL COST; NIGERIA; PUMPING STATIONS; PUMPING SYSTEMS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; SOLAR RESOURCES; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TECHNO-ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; WATER DEMAND; WATER NEEDS; WATER PUMPING; WIND RESOURCES;

COSTS; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; FUELS; HEAVY WATER; POTABLE WATER; PUMPING PLANTS; PUMPS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; WATER RESOURCES; WATER SUPPLY;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

BOREHOLE; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY RESOURCE; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOSSIL FUEL; PUMPING; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WATER DEMAND; WATER SUPPLY;

NIGERIA;

EID: 79952454214     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2010.12.019     Document Type: Article

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