Application of Fuel Cell as an Alternative Source of Electricity Generation in Nigeria
Journal Title: American journal of Engineering Research - Year 2019, Vol 8, Issue 1
Abstract
The Nigerian Energy Sector has been struggling to supply electricity in excess to the nation’s population. As a result of this problem, to generate, transmit and distribute electricity has fallen short of the required standard. However, the shortage of electricity supply cannot be placed into a general context. The factors that contribute to this problem include the present state of Nigerian economy, which mainly centres on agricultural production and crude oil extraction. The poor or near absence of physical infrastructure is also identified as a major problem of the power sector. Based on several years of electricity research on the need of the nation, the idea to assess the supply of constant electricity to improve industrial development in Nigeria would greatly benefit the Nigerian energy sector in achieving the nation’s industrial development goals. This paper shows fuel cell model and identifies fuel cell technology application as an alternative means to address the problem of electricity generation in Nigeria. Fuel cells are advantageous because of their high energy efficiency, lower or no emissions, no moving parts and are scalable from mini-watts to mega-watts. The study also shows that making use of a simple fuel cell locally could create employment for the people, and improve the economy through the building of new plants, manufacturing of parts and marketing of equipment
Authors and Affiliations
Revelation J. Samuel, Zekieni R. Yelebe, Blessing Z. Yelebe, Ruth E. Ekperiware Emberru
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