A techno-economic and environmental assessment of residential rooftop solar-Battery systems in grid-connected households in Lagos, Nigeria

Artikel

We developed a techno-economic model to simulate the performance of residential solar-battery systems as a means of reducing the reliance on backup generators in grid connected households in Lagos, Nigeria. We compared the economic and environmental performance of solar-battery systems to the technology options in households that may currently rely on backup generators to supplement unreliable grid service. Our analysis shows that solar-battery systems are economically profitable for households who rely on their backup generators to ensure at least 8-h of reliable service daily. We also show that the solar-battery systems could offer a cost-effective alternative for households intending to increase the level of the electricity services they receive without greater demand from backup generators. Finally, installing the solar-battery system lowers annual air emissions from households by 15 %-87 %. The paper proposes that policymakers provide access to low interest loans to improve the economic attractiveness of solar-battery systems across all the reliability preference levels.

Angaben zum Objekt

• Sprache: Englisch

Verweise und Beziehungen

• Erschienen in: Journal: Development Engineering ; ISSN: 2352-7285 ; Volume: 6 ; Year: 2021 ; Pages: 1-15 ; Amsterdam: Elsevier

Klassifikation und Themen

• Klassifikation: Wirtschaft
• Thema: Air emissions ; Energy economics ; Grid reliability ; Nigerian households ; Residential solar-battery systems

Beteiligte, Orts- und Zeitangaben

• Ereignis: Geistige Schöpfung
• (wer): Udeani, Chukwudi ; Jaramillo, Paulina ; Williams, Nathaniel J.
• Ereignis: Veröffentlichung
• (wer): Elsevier
• (wo): Amsterdam
• (wann): 2021

Weitere Informationen

• DOI: doi:10.1016/j.deveng.2021.100069
• Handle: http://hdl.handle.net/10419/242326
• Letzte Aktualisierung: 10.03.2025, 11:43 MEZ