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show that a real utilizable wind energy reserve at 10 m height may vary
from 8 MWh to 51 MWh per year in Yola and Jos, respectively, and as
high as 97 MWh yearly in Sokoto at 10 m height value increase. To a very
relative extent, existing findings show evidence of possible exploitable
wind energy in Nigeria. But no single evidence exists to show that wind
energy is currently a source of power generation in the country. The
first and only efforts to harness wind energy manifested in the 1960s,
when a few stand-alone wind energy plants were installed in 5 northern
states mainly to power water pumps and a 5 kW wind power conversion
machine for power supply at Sayyan Gidan Gada, Sokoto State.
67
7.3.4 Biomass
The nature of biomass resources makes it a likely enviable RES globally. They are extremely low in carbon emissions and cost-effective,
comparing it with other renewable technologies. Biomass can also make
a large proportion of energy resources mix. Electricity, liquid biofuels
and biogas from a variety of biomass feedstock depend on a wide assemblage of practices taken.
68 There are a wide variety of biomass resources
in Nigeria, making it a highly studied zone for biomass production
potential. These resources can be grouped as ‘agricultural resources, crop
resources, forestry resources, urban wastes and other wastes’.
69 Urban
wastes and other wastes could be industrial and non-industrial wastes as
well as a large chunk of wastes from rural areas. The good news, however,
is that wastes of any kind remain an important feedstock for clean energy
generation. The daily biomass production in Nigeria is around 227,500
tons, which could possibly make up 6.8 million m 3 of biogas.
70 But in a
67 CE Nnaji, CC Uzoma and JO Chukwu, ‘The Role of Renewable Energy Resources in Poverty
Alleviation and Sustainable Development in Nigeria’ (2010) 3 Continental Journal of Social
Sciences, 31–37.
68 Juliet Ben-Iwo, Vasilije Manovic and Philip Longhurst, ‘Biomass Resources and Biofuels
Potential for the Production of Transportation Fuels in Nigeria’ (2016) 63 Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews, 172–192.
69 Ibid.
70 GET.invest (n 25).
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show that a real utilizable wind energy reserve at 10 m height may vary
from 8 MWh to 51 MWh per year in Yola and Jos, respectively, and as
high as 97 MWh yearly in Sokoto at 10 m height value increase. To a very
relative extent, existing findings show evidence of possible exploitable
wind energy in Nigeria. But no single evidence exists to show that wind
energy is currently a source of power generation in the country. The
first and only efforts to harness wind energy manifested in the 1960s,
when a few stand-alone wind energy plants were installed in 5 northern
states mainly to power water pumps and a 5 kW wind power conversion
machine for power supply at Sayyan Gidan Gada, Sokoto State.
67
7.3.4 Biomass
The nature of biomass resources makes it a likely enviable RES globally. They are extremely low in carbon emissions and cost-effective,
comparing it with other renewable technologies. Biomass can also make
a large proportion of energy resources mix. Electricity, liquid biofuels
and biogas from a variety of biomass feedstock depend on a wide assemblage of practices taken.
68 There are a wide variety of biomass resources
in Nigeria, making it a highly studied zone for biomass production
potential. These resources can be grouped as ‘agricultural resources, crop
resources, forestry resources, urban wastes and other wastes’.
69 Urban
wastes and other wastes could be industrial and non-industrial wastes as
well as a large chunk of wastes from rural areas. The good news, however,
is that wastes of any kind remain an important feedstock for clean energy
generation. The daily biomass production in Nigeria is around 227,500
tons, which could possibly make up 6.8 million m 3 of biogas.
70 But in a
67 CE Nnaji, CC Uzoma and JO Chukwu, ‘The Role of Renewable Energy Resources in Poverty
Alleviation and Sustainable Development in Nigeria’ (2010) 3 Continental Journal of Social
Sciences, 31–37.
68 Juliet Ben-Iwo, Vasilije Manovic and Philip Longhurst, ‘Biomass Resources and Biofuels
Potential for the Production of Transportation Fuels in Nigeria’ (2016) 63 Renewable and
Sustainable Energy Reviews, 172–192.
69 Ibid.
70 GET.invest (n 25).