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Performance characterisation of a husk powered system for rural electrification in Uganda.
(Makerere University, 2014)
This dissertation reports on the performance characterisation of a 32 kWe gasification power plant connected to an isolated electric grid in Tribogo Village, Muduuma Parish in Mpigi District. The system was installed as a ...
Optimization of the economic dispatch model for off-grid hybrid power systems with renewable energy in Uganda.
(2020-12-03)
Economic Dispatch (ED) involves serving the least cost energy to the load. The subject of economic dispatch is a challenging task which gets more complicated with the variability of the inputs or determinants. The traditional ...
Thermal characterization and modeling of woody biomass gasification for small-scale combined heat and power application
(Makerere University, 2014)
World over, small-scale CHP systems are undergoing rapid development, and are emerging on the market with promising prospects for the near future. The choice of a suitable CHP system is driven by the need and local conditions ...
Calorific characterization of faecal sludge and its use as fuel: A case study of Kampala
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Using faecal sludge (FS) as a fuel to provide energy for industry could help to solve both the
sanitation challenge and reliance on unsustainable or expensive fossil fuels. This research
aimed at testing the viability ...
Development of sustainable framework models for private sector investments in renewable energy mini-grids
(Makerere University, 2020-10-16)
Uganda’s largest population lives in rural areas, where most people still lack access to electricity. The government of Uganda has set ambitious targets to provide universal access to electricity for the country by 2040. ...
Improvement of the water scrubbing technology for biogas upgrading.
(Makerere University, 2014-11)
Biogas is a renewable energy resource comprising of mainly methane, carbon dioxide, and hydrogen sulphide. Its range of uses can be increased by removing hydrogen sulphide and enhancing methane content by removal of carbon ...
An assessment of hydrokinetic potential in the Maputo Basins, Mozambique
(Makerere University, 2016-10)
In Mozambique, access to modern energy services in the form of electricity has been limited to
most of rural population. 6% of the rural areas are electrified, the country is large with widely
dispersed mostly rural ...
Architecture and materials implications on energy efficiency in buildings
(Makerere University, 2014)
Materials and architecture have a big effect on the energy consumption of buildings. Poor architecture and material selection has led to an increase in energy demand for buildings hence Energy efficiency has become the key ...
The effect of using upgraded biogas on generator performance
(Makerere University, 2018-08)
Uganda is experiencing an energy crisis especially in the agro processing subsector of the economy. This is partly due to the small distribution network of the generated hydroelectric power which makes it inaccessible by ...