1. Comparative study of life cycle carbon emission from photovoltaic and wind power systems: A case study of Kano.
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Kunya, B. I., Alhassan, Y., Auwal, S. T., Ibrahim, A., Muaz, N. M., Ibrahim, M. A., Gidado, A. Y., and Jacqueline, L.
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PHOTOVOLTAIC power systems , *ENERGY consumption , *RENEWABLE energy sources , *ELECTRIC power production , *CARBON cycle - Abstract
A photovoltaic system (PVS) and a wind power system (WPS) are two attractive renewable energy systems for addressing the rising demand of energy in the world and reduction of poisonous emissions of GHG produced by fossil fuel energy generation plants that are hazardous to the environment. Kano state of Nigeria has both wind and solar energy potentials for electricity generation, but installation of the same particular size of PVS and PVS in terms of their power rating in the location, one could not Know which among the two systems could make the environment safer in terms of carbon pollution. This is what this study is all about; it is a comparative study of life cycle carbon emission from PVS and WPS in kano state of Nigeria. In the study, each system has 5kW power generation rating for the emissions estimate. The LCCE of a PVS is determined and compared with that of a WPS. The LCCE of the PVS is 8725 kg CO2 and is greater than that of the WPS (8006 kg CO2). Thus, WPS has lower LCCE in Kano by 8.24 % than using PVS with the same power rating considered in this study. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2024
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