This thesis is a study on how Mutanda Eco-Community Centre (MECC) in the south western part of Uganda can harness the solar energy at their disposal using photovoltaic as compared to the using of conventional energies in producing the needed electricity at the centre and the impacts on climate change. Since the centre is used in education on climate change mitigation and adaptation measures, it is expected that anything the centre does or uses with regards to energy ought to come from renewable sources such as wind, solar, thermal and biomass. Electricity has been a great challenge because there is no access to the national electricity grid. Since there is much abundance of solar irradiation in the entire country, solar poses as a potential sustainable energy since it is a renewable energy and has the greatest environmental benefits. The objective is in two categories: to determine how feasible the photovoltaic technology is in Kisoro and its application at MECC and to analyse the effects on climate change with comparison with non-renewable sources of energy. To determine the above, both qualitative and quantitative methods were used. Results from the studies through the use of simulation method (PVGIS-5) indicate that Kisoro, where the centre is located, has solar irradiation to harness due to Uganda´s geographical location on the equator. Findings revealed there are feasible governmental and private policies, market for PVs systems, enough players in the Sector and the willingness of the people to adopt and use solar energy, and its markets economic studies do reveal to be the indicators for the feasibility of the technology in Kisoro. Corrections of a few bottlenecks will increase the adoption rate of the photovoltaic systems. An investment of 85,000, 000 UGX will aid a financial benefit of 4,569.40 UGX per each kWh of electricity generated with 3.1years of Energy Payback Time and will prevent environmental pollution when compared with non-renewable energy. Climatic effects are minimal as compared to the other sources of energy. This greenhouse gases emission comes during the production of the PVs, modules and systems. The usage of solar technology possesses a lot of advantages. It is an unlimited source of energy; its maximum usage reduces carbon dioxide emissions. International conflicts of ownership of source of conventional energies are reduced and solar power creates energy security and dependency. / <p>2018-12-07</p>
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:miun-35411 |
| Date | January 2018 |
| Creators | Andoh-Appiah, Benjamin |
| Publisher | Mittuniversitetet, Avdelningen för ekoteknik och hållbart byggande |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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