Okoro, Prince Anthony, Chong, Katie and Röder, Mirjam (2024). Enabling modern bioenergy deployment in Nigeria to support industry and local communities. Biomass and Bioenergy, 190 ,
Abstract
Nigeria intends to rank among the top 20 global economies by 2030 by focusing on industrialisation. However, limiting energy access may slow the rate of industrialisation. Bioenergy integration into Nigeria's energy mix can accelerate the industrialisation agenda due to the co-benefits it offers. We used a disaggregated approach to map agri-residue availability and identify knowledge gaps in agri-residue application to support modern and sustainable bioenergy integration into Nigeria's energy mix. Expert interviews with stakeholders from government departments, small- and large-scale industries, and feedstock producers were used to validate the biomass mapping. The output of the biomass mapping shows that residues from yam, sorghum, wheat, palm, cassava, rice, sugarcane, etc, have knowledge gaps in agri-residue application and they could support the industrialisation agenda of Nigeria. The output of the stakeholder engagement shows that fossil fuels are the main energy source for productive uses in Nigeria. Current waste management practices involve onsite burning and disposal on land. Bioenergy technologies currently deployed in Nigeria are predominantly anaerobic digestion and combustion. Stakeholders have a strong preference for electricity to be the predominant energy vector. However, awareness of modern bioenergy applications and technologies was limited even though Nigeria's Energy Masterplan supports the efficient use of biomass to generate clean heat, electricity and biofuel for industrial, transport and household applications. Based on these findings, we have developed a suite of novel bioenergy case studies to support biomass integration into Nigeria's energy system.
Publication DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biombioe.2024.107403 |
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Divisions: | College of Engineering & Physical Sciences > Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI) |
Funding Information: | This work is part of Prince Anthony Okoro’s PhD research, funded by the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission United Kingdom. I would like to thank all the stakeholders that participated in the expert interview. I would also like to thank my supervisors: Mi |
Additional Information: | Crown Copyright © 2024 Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (https://reativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | Biomass and bioenergy,Nigeria,Stakeholder engagement,Techno-economic and socio-economic assessment,Forestry,Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment,Agronomy and Crop Science,Waste Management and Disposal |
Publication ISSN: | 1873-2909 |
Last Modified: | 09 Dec 2024 09:17 |
Date Deposited: | 04 Oct 2024 12:35 |
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PURE Output Type: | Article |
Published Date: | 2024-11 |
Published Online Date: | 2024-09-28 |
Accepted Date: | 2024-09-21 |
Authors: |
Okoro, Prince Anthony
Chong, Katie Röder, Mirjam ( 0000-0002-8021-3078) |