SISBEAN: Support for Integrated Solar and BioEnergy Access in Nigeria

在这个项目中，我们将整合两项成熟的技术（太阳能光伏发电和废弃生物质生物消化产生的生物甲烷），创建一个24小时全天候供电的微电网，以解决尼日利亚严重缺乏能源的问题。此外，我们正在进行市场分析，并为项目成果的可行和负担得起的部署以及未来在项目之外的扩展制定业务计划。由于阿莫孙村平均每天的电力供应不足6小时（尼日利亚各地都是如此），我们在增加电力供应方面的贡献意味着家庭和商业消费者每年可以节省约140亿美元，用于为14gw的小型柴油和汽油发电机组供电。此外，我们的废物转化能源厌氧消化系统将有助于处理食物和农业废物，否则将污染环境，转化为清洁的可再生能源（24小时），为100万名贸易商和居民提供能源。我们可以获得潜在最终用户的负担能力和ISABET能源平台的社会经济可行性，并将利用ISABET系统固有的废物转化为能源的方法来匹配尼日利亚人的负担能力。这种微电网的智能集成使我们能够准确地测量ISABET的负荷和发电能力，并有效地规划向邻近社区的扩展。然而，新的COVID-19法规和安全协议使我们无法按原计划在尼日利亚伊巴丹阿莫孙中央屠宰场的建筑物内配置设备。这导致额外的预算外费用，用于提供控制和设备室以及将其连接到太阳能和生物能源厂的电缆连接。此外，我们的团队因COVID-19失去了一名关键成员，这导致为项目实施提供专业科学/工程支持的成本意外增加。因此，通过韧性赠款提供的额外资金支持将减少目前在实施太阳能和生物能源组件之间的系统集成方面面临的挑战（由于新冠肺炎导致的搬迁和人员流失）。使用生物甲烷作为汽油的替代品有望改善当地的空气质量，减少氮氧化物和颗粒物。我们将减少尼日利亚对高污染柴油和汽油发电机的依赖。用太阳能发电代替化石燃料发电，我们可以显著减少温室气体排放，尤其是二氧化碳。伊莎贝特系统的可靠电力供应将改善街道和社区照明，从而增强阿莫孙村的安全。

In this project, we are integrating 2 well-established technologies (solar photovoltaic power and biomethane from biodigestion of waste biomass) to create a 24-hours all-weather electricity supply microgrid that will tackle the colossal lack of access to energy in Nigeria. Also, we are conducting market analysis and developing business plans for the viable and affordable deployment of the project outcome and for future scale-up beyond the project.With an average of <6hrs/day of electricity supply in Amosun village (same across Nigeria), our contribution to increasing the supply of electricity means that domestic and commercial consumers can save an estimated $14 billion/year used to power 14 GW of small-scale diesel and petrol generating sets. Furthermore, our waste-to-energy anaerobic digestion system will help to process food and agricultural waste that will otherwise pollute the environment, into clean renewable energy (24hrs) for \>10,000 traders and residence.We have access the affordability of potential end-users and the socio-economic viability of the ISABET energy platform and will leverage on the intrinsic waste-to-energy approach of the ISABET system to match the affordability of Nigerians. The smart integration of this microgrid allows us to accurately measure loading and generation capacity of ISABET and to effectively plan for expansion into neighbouring communities.However, new COVID-19 regulations and safety protocols has prevented us from collocating our equipment within the buildings at the Central Abattoir at Amosun, Ibadan, Nigeria as originally planned. This has led to additional unbudgeted costs to provide a control and equipment room as well as the cabling connections to link it to the solar and bioenergy plants.Furthermore, we have lost a key member of our team to COVID-19 which led to unexpected increased cost for bring on-board specialist scientific/engineering support for project implementation.Therefore, additional financial support through this resilience grant will reduce the current challenges (due to Covid-19 induced relocation and loss of personnel) of implementing the systems integration between the solar and bioenergy components.The use of biomethane as an alternative to gasoil is expected to improve local air quality, with regards to NOx and particulate matter. We will reduce Nigeria's dependence on highly polluting diesel and petrol powered electricity generators. By generating electricity with solar power instead of fossil fuels, we can dramatically reduce greenhouse gas emissions, particularly carbon dioxide (CO2).Reliable electricity supply from the ISABET system will improved street and community lighting which will enhance security in Amosun village.