EUBCE 2024 - Prince Anthony OKORO - Modern Bioenergy Deployment Opportunities for Nigeria

Modern Bioenergy Deployment Opportunities for Nigeria

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This research developed suites of novel bioenergy case studies to support the energy and agricultural sectors of Nigeria. In a first step, we used expert interviews with stakeholders from government departments, small- and large-scale industries, and feedstock producers in Nigeria to identify current bioenergy applications and preferences of bioenergy deployment. A qualitative content analysis showed that the current bioenergy deployed in Nigeria is dominated by anaerobic digestion and combustion technologies. Furthermore, stakeholders have a strong preference for electricity to be the predominant energy vector. There was a limited awareness of other modern bioenergy applications and technologies even though Nigeria’s Energy Masterplan supports efficient use of biomass to generate clean heat, electricity and biofuel for industrial, transport and household applications. Based on these finding, we have developed a suite of novel bioenergy case studies together with the stakeholders to support biomass integration into the energy system of Nigeria. We will present the results of an in-depth study of the techno-economic and socio-economic benefits of the bioenergy case studies.

P. A. Okoro, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham., Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM
K. Chong, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham., Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM
M. Röder, Energy and Bioproducts Research Institute (EBRI), Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham., Birmingham, UNITED KINGDOM