Thesis (Ph.D)--Electrical and Computer Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2009. / Committee Chair: Dr. Ronald Harley; Committee Member: Dr. John Buck; Committee Member: Dr. Miroslav Begovic; Committee Member: Dr. Nigel Hampton; Committee Member: Dr. Rhett Mayor. Part of the SMARTech Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection.

Thesis (doctoral)--Helsinki University of Technology, 2004. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the World Wide Web.

The importance of modern energy services to development is well established and it extends to deploying renewable energy for electricity to address current global challenges such as lack of access to electricity, poverty, environmental degradation and climate change. No doubt, electricity from renewable energy has negative impacts, but it also has benefits over other energy sources, particularly coal, oil and gas. These benefits have included that it is generally environmentally benign, it is vast, free, and supports standalone technologies. Thus avoiding costs associated with expanding the grid network. Hence, the idea that enhanced deployment of renewable energy for electricity can drive sustainable development in countries such as Nigeria, where amidst global concerns about climate change, modern access to electricity is low and energy supply for basic tasks such as cooking and cooling are from energy sources harnessed unsustainably or is itself not sustainable. In addition, other problems in Nigeria include high poverty and unemployment rates, environment degradation, destruction of biodiversity and natural ecosystem, corruption, lack of infrastructure, and dwindling government revenue profiles. Yet, the country has significant energy resources, renewables and non-renewables through which it can presumably meet all its energy needs. Nigeria enacted the Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) in March 2005 to give statutory support to its National Electric Power Policy, (NEPP) which, inter alia, sought to promote expanded access to electricity, with minimum adverse impact on the environment. Given the benefits of renewable electricity, and the policy objectives on electricity development in Nigeria, this thesis examines the ability of Nigeria's Electric Power Sector Reform Act (EPSRA) 2005 to enhance the deployment of renewable energy for electricity and thereby foster sustainable development in the country.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Hong Kong, 2001. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 129-140).

Thesis (M.S.)--Tennessee Technological University, 2009. / Title from title page screen (viewed on Mar. 3, 2010). Bibliography: leaves 84-89.

Thesis (M. Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 2007.

Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

"Dissertation, Humboldt-Universitäte zu Berlin, 2008"--T.p. verso. / Description based on print version record. Includes bibliographical references (p. 209-212) and index.

Thesis (M.S.)--Oregon State University, 2009. / Printout. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 101-102). Also available on the World Wide Web.