A Review of Onshore and Offshore Wind Energy Potential in Nigeria

2nd International Conference on Engineering for Sustainable World

Adedipe, O.^1 ; Abolarin, M.S.^1 ; Mamman, R.O.^1

Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Infrastructure, Process and Engineering Technology, Federal University of Technology, Minna, Nigeria^1

关键词: Fossil fuel sources;    Off-shore wind energy;    Offshore winds;    Onshore winds;    Small scale wind turbines;    Wind energy technology;    Wind farm;    Wind speed;   

Others  :  https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1757-899X/413/1/012039/pdf
DOI  :  10.1088/1757-899X/413/1/012039

来源: IOP

【 摘 要 】

As a result of continued growth in demand for energy in Nigeria and the need to augment fossil fuel sources with renewable energy, this paper review research trends on Offshore and Onshore wind energy potentials in Nigeria, for possible power generation. Researches on development and design of small scale-wind turbine as well as their application for small-scale electrification were also discussed. This paper further examined the suitability of different geographical zones in Nigeria for offshore and onshore power generation, using results of prior researches and also stressed that Wind Energy Technology (WET) is widely underutilized in Nigeria. Several factors militating against this development were briefly highlighted and some suggestions were raised for future work within the realm of wind energy technology.