Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya
| dc.contributor.author | Gathu, Joan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Odera, Patroba | |
| dc.contributor.author | Waithaka, Edward | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-02-16T09:38:27Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-02-16T09:38:27Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2017-01-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | The demand for energy in Kenya, especially for electricity, is increasing rapidly due to population growth, decentralization of governance, and technological and industrial development. Hydroelectricity, the core source of power, has proved unreliable due to the rapid climate change. In response, the country has ventured into other renewable sources to counter the issues posed by the alternative nonrenewable sources such as unreliability, high costs, and environmental degradation as seen with the use of diesel and kerosene. The purpose of this research is to determine the viability of setting up a large-scale concentrated solar power plantation in Kenya that will assist in stabilizing Kenya’s energy demand and supply as well as increase its affordability. The project is divided into three phases. The first phase conducts an overlay analysis to determine the Kenya’s solar energy potential. The results show that the northern region has the highest potential. The second step involves the creation of an exclusion mask which eliminates the unsuitable land forms and Land Use Land Cover. Based on the results, the best ten sites are situated in Turkana and Marsabit counties. The final phase involves the evaluation of the potential capacity of power that could be generated per square kilometer. The study finds out that the potential varies based on the technologies: parabolic trough, linear Fresnel reflector, or dish systems. | |
| dc.identifier.apacitation | Gathu, J., Odera, P., & Waithaka, E. (2017). Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya. <i>Natural Resources</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27594 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.chicagocitation | Gathu, Joan, Patroba Odera, and Edward Waithaka "Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya." <i>Natural Resources</i> (2017) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27594 | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.citation | Gathu, J.N., Odera, P.A. and Waithaka, E.H., 2017.Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya. Natural Resources, Vol. 8, pp. 1–23. | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.ris | TY - Journal Article AU - Gathu, Joan AU - Odera, Patroba AU - Waithaka, Edward AB - The demand for energy in Kenya, especially for electricity, is increasing rapidly due to population growth, decentralization of governance, and technological and industrial development. Hydroelectricity, the core source of power, has proved unreliable due to the rapid climate change. In response, the country has ventured into other renewable sources to counter the issues posed by the alternative nonrenewable sources such as unreliability, high costs, and environmental degradation as seen with the use of diesel and kerosene. The purpose of this research is to determine the viability of setting up a large-scale concentrated solar power plantation in Kenya that will assist in stabilizing Kenya’s energy demand and supply as well as increase its affordability. The project is divided into three phases. The first phase conducts an overlay analysis to determine the Kenya’s solar energy potential. The results show that the northern region has the highest potential. The second step involves the creation of an exclusion mask which eliminates the unsuitable land forms and Land Use Land Cover. Based on the results, the best ten sites are situated in Turkana and Marsabit counties. The final phase involves the evaluation of the potential capacity of power that could be generated per square kilometer. The study finds out that the potential varies based on the technologies: parabolic trough, linear Fresnel reflector, or dish systems. DA - 2017-01-06 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - Natural Resources LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2017 T1 - Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya TI - Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27594 ER - | en_ZA |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27594 | |
| dc.identifier.vancouvercitation | Gathu J, Odera P, Waithaka E. Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya. Natural Resources. 2017; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/27594. | en_ZA |
| dc.language | eng | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher | Commercial | en_ZA |
| dc.publisher.institution | University of Cape Town | |
| dc.rights | Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) | * |
| dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en_ZA |
| dc.source | Natural Resources | en_ZA |
| dc.source.uri | http://www.scirp.org/journal/nr/ | |
| dc.title | Determination of Suitable Sites for Establishment of Large-Scale Concentrated Solar Power Plants in Kenya | en_ZA |
| dc.type | Journal Article | en_ZA |
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| uct.type.publication | Research | en_ZA |
| uct.type.resource | Article | en_ZA |