Abstract
The hybridization of renewable energy resources technology is one of the emerging trends in the area of science and technology. The idea is spreading very wide not only within households but industries because of its numerous benefits such as its ecofriendly nature, cost effectiveness, and accessibility. This paper focuses on reviewing the hybridization of wind and solar energy sources in Nigeria. Wind speeds are considerably low during dry season in Nigeria when the intensity of the sun is very high and shines for a long period of time. The wind is stronger during the rainy season when less sunlight is available. Since the maximum operating time for solar and wind systems occur at different times of the day and year, power generation using wind solar hybrid system is likely to be readily available when needed. Wind and solar hybrid system conversion could be large scale connected to the national grid or small scale for stand-alone systems. Different work carried out by researchers’ shows that if Nigeria can properly harness 40 percent of her renewable energy resources such as wind and solar, the problem of power failure will be a thing of the past in both remote locations and urban areas of Nigeria. It is recommended that government should as a matter of urgency prioritize the generation of electricity through the integration of the various renewable energy resources.
Highlights
Electrical power is one of the most important factors for agricultural, industrial, and economic development of any country
This paper has provided a review of the prospects and difficulties of power system in Nigeria and the benefit of hybridizing the solar photovoltaic and wind energy sources for electricity generation
The irregular nature of solar photovoltaic and wind sources is responsible for the major problem of stand-alone system and grid connected system
Summary
Electrical power is one of the most important factors for agricultural, industrial, and economic development of any country. The increasing threat on the usage of natural gas, coal, and other fossil fuel have propelled scientist and engineers to consider alternative energy sources such as solar photovoltaic, geothermal, biomass, wind and hydro which are the commonly used renewable sources of energy [1]. Extending grid to such remote villages is technically and uneconomical demanding as a result of scattered population, rough landscape, and other basic ecological barrier Most of these remote villages are usually very rich in renewable energy resources, such as wind, solar, hydro energy, and biomass. Stand-alone renewable energy power generation systems in recent years have become a research focus, and some efforts have been made to improve the hybrid energy technologies for inaccessible area power supply. The need to harness Nigeria's huge natural renewable energy resources has become very imperative and paramount to avoid tripping into an electrical power supply disaster [9]
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