Abstract
Satisfying the ever-growing demand for energy in a sustainable, eco-friendly and economical way has been a major challenge of the 21st century. Trends have shown that sustainability, economy and eco-friendliness depends on the deployment of materials which thanks to continued technological innovation, evolves continually. As such, materials, therefore, play a very important role in the quest for this development unequivocal to the fact that the features of our modern industrialization are our escalating extravagance of materials. Globally, the world’s primary energy production is; oil, coal and gas as a major source of environmental pollution not ruling out its short life-span. As such it is imperative for a developing country like Nigeria in the bid to conform to global practice on pollution and secure the future of the energy sector to embark on the quest for sustainable energy. This paper attempts to render the interrelationship between materials and the quest for sustainable energy while highlighting how a country like Nigeria can tap into it as both a solution to current power issues and as recourse for future energy development.
Keywords: Materials; Engineering; Technology; Energy; Sustainability; Advancement.
Author: Okereke Oscar
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Interesting master piece. I like your perspective
Thank you sir.
Nice one. Really very articulate and interesting. Good job 👏🏽 Mesh. Greater heights
Thank you so much. I pray with this all can be done to efface our backdrop
Good job man
Thank you sir.
Nice acticle
Thanks.
This is a really wonderful masterpiece.
Nice one Dear…
Thanks.
This is really a wonderful masterpiece.
Nice one Dear…
Brilliant work, Oscar!
Your work highlights an important truth: that Nigeria should focus on maximizing her strengths. That’s one of the best ways to grow and improve.
Nice one.
Thank you Chibuzor.
great point well。hope the nation considers your point and put it to great use…
Hopefully, we will abide.
Thanks
A very nice research work. Nigeria need great thinkers like you. Keep it up
Thank you sir.
Nice one Oscar. It is very enlightening and well articulated. Keep it up bro.
Thank you sir.
This is really brilliant Oscar.. Keep it up. I wish u success dear…
I appreciate you ma.
This is indeed an amazing research. I hope your voice would be heard out there. Keep it up and keep soaring. Kudos👍
Thanks.
Nice work Mr Oscar.
Can you tell me the
various materials and their interrelationships with sustainable energy and how they can be harnessed
Thank you Woju.
I’ll appreciate it if you read the full work so as to answer your questions with clarity.
Bro, your abstract rocks🤙🏻
Thanks.
Nice work, good job
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) set targets for all nations in the most important areas of human development, as well as environmental protection and sustainability in renewable energy. This viewpoint discusses how materials engineering can contribute to the implementation of SDGs through developing region-specific approaches to sustainable development in Nigeria. Oscar, I must say the abstract is top notch!
It’s our priority.
Really good master piece. Well done Sir.
Very nicely done.
Great prospective!
Nice article.. well done
A job well done Oscar. Nigeria needs more people as you, who would point her towards the right direction.
Thanks.
Really good, weldone🙌
Oscar nice one..u killed it
Great write up. The solution to energy crises is not all about generation but attaining sustainability. Sustainability on the other hand can only be achieved via materials.
This is both expository and a wake-up call to materials engineers in Nigeria regarding their role in the energy sector.
Awesome write up.
Thank you sir.
This article is quite on mark. I have perused the article to learn that the scale of renewable-energy potential is much larger than the public or policymakers realise. I then suggest this article receives extensive attention because it invariably points the needs for even Nigerian government to reinforce its existing initiatives by developing an integrated nenewable-energy plan for sustainable development.
Thank you sir.
Nice work you’ve put up.
How will you view the economic viability of this approach in terms of contributing to the energy need of an “averagely living” Nigerian as against that of the conventional oil and gas, owing to the fact of the steps taken by the oil industry to curb carbon emmisions!
Thank you sir for your kind gesture.
My views on the economic viability of this approach towards affecting the average Nigerian is Paramount.
The Nigerian energy sector is very pivotal to our economic growth making it one of the leading back bone of her prosperity. But, we have therefore limited our sources of energy which affects the Nigerian persons with less in positivity and more of negativity.
Having look through this and therefore, stating these kinds of approaches which is verifiable, we can therefore, increase the sources of energy to affect all which we may term “energy for all”.
This can be achieved thus by us tapping into the various sustainable energy listed.
I hope I was able to to answer your question with clarity?
Nice work bro.
Our country is in dire need of great minds such as yours.
I’m proud of you!!!
Great I must say
Brilliant work👍
Congratulations on this new great leap Sir. The sky is just the take off point for people like you.
Articulate and worthy of note.
Such a nice paper you have here mr. Oscar. however, I believe the conclusion could be made more clear and simple.
Thank you Ukeji.
Now for better clarity of the conclusion, the various stated sustainable energy has serve as a gimmick for us to tap into.
With this energy prosperity will be our watchword.
sustainability of energy sir, is indeed one thing we have to take a great look at in this part of the world. But then sir, how does this affect the country positively on a general term?
good one Oscar
Thank you Frankline.
With regards to the various ways sustainability affect the country positively, the energy sector as stated, is a one of the backbone or rather the major pillar of our economy. but these sector has limited it energy source unaware of the fact that there are various ways to improve sustainability in the energy production. More so, is the fact that sustainability is a key to economical growth/improvement. Cited in the essay is the plans for Nigeria establishing 4 nuclear power plant which is a major established emission-free energy source with low trace of carbon content. The benefit of this type of energy are numerous such as, creation of over a thousand job during construction with many high paying jobs when in operation. Nuclear power plants contributes millions of Naira to both the local and labor economies.
I hope i was able to answer the question with clarity?
Nice job boss
But citing nuclear power we must not forget that nuclear waste is not a toy.
Do you think the nation can control this wastes
Thanks Ilheme.
How can we forget nuclear waste?… Fistly, sophisticated materials are made to contain this nuclear decreasing waste disposal not leaving the fact that nuclear waste can be recycled and re-use as fuel in other nuclear plant.
I hope I answered your question with clarity?
Very nice article..
Good morning brother, I hope you’ve had a good night rest? Reading through the paper, I felt some questions running through my mind and yearning to escape the citadel of my tongue. Being an electric power enthusiast, I couldn’t help but to weave these questions for you:
1. In engineering dogma, we are taught that every project we should chase should be realistic and economic, now tell me how the generation surplus can be utilized in a country like Nigeria, a country which cannot even cope with the burden of the present supply. Is it then realistic?
2. Are you explicitly saying that generation is the power problem of this country? If yes, then how?
Will be waiting for your response brother. Thank you.
Good morning Ahamed..
I had a wonderful night rest, thanks. Hope you did too?
Thanks for your question.
Now:
1. All progressive economies in the world have one thing in common – ability to meet energy demand. One of the reasons why manufacturing sector is suffering is because of inadequate power. Over the years, many international firms have left the country because the country cannot meet their energy requirement. Besides no business wants to make losses in operation. Dangote and the likes have their own power generating plant which is abnormal considering what happens in advanced economies.
Have you ever sat down to calculate how much a road side hair dresser would have made in a day if he/she doesn’t use generator. A visit to popular markets like Aba, Onitsha and Lagos will paint a better picture.
Power is a major factor of production. As such for we to progress, generate enough jobs and help small scale businesses, Nigeria needs to start meeting her energy needs. Fortunately we can rely on renewable energy like solar and wind as we are blessed with the natural resources, but do we have the materials? I will leave that to you.
2. With regards to if power generation is the countries problem? I will say not really, rather our ability to sustain the energy generation. The country is blessed with natural conditions that can meet up to our energy demand. But that’s not the case, it is if we can be able to sustain the energy as well as not hampering the future generations without affecting the economy negativity if more energy generation is established. It’s of this course the horizon of this research was established. The materials engineering perspective of sustainable energy production in Nigeria.
Thanks for the question and I hope I was able to answer with clarity?. Feel free to express your views.
Negatively*
Mr. Oscar.
As we all know, one who ask questions never misses his/her path. I have some intriguing questions to ask:
Don’t you think section 3.1 is meant to be independent and more elaborate?
And what are the empirical approached used in your paper to efface electricity problem in Nigeria.
Oscar, you did a great work, as it speaks volumes of the roles of materials engineers in the power sector. But kindly provide the answers for better clarity.
Thanks Mr Harrison.
A man that don’t ask questions wouldn’t know what a rat will do to his bread (lol!!!).😂😂😅
Now with regards to you questions;
Section 3.1is just a stated opportunity and with the emergence of Nanotechnology which therfore, serve as a gimmick to the stated opportunity.
Sliding through the various sustainable energy stated. It’s is based on verifiable fact.
Take for instance the ESG (enhance geothermal system) which is not available in Nigeria and as cited by Grunt, it can be extablished due to our blessed geothermal areas. Now this is to remind you that my work is based on the interrelationship between materials and sustainable energy which I quote” no materials no energy”. It is therefore now our priority to tap into this for out future can.
I hope I was able to answer your question with clarity. Thanks and feel free to express your views for it will benefit us.
ESG – Enhanced Geothermal System
Our future can*
Nice work👍
Thank you Amaka.
A very wonderful article Oscar! Truly, an Eco-friendly society is one we should all work towards achieving and you have done a great job by enlightening us on it. Well done!
Thank you Anna
Wonderful and interesting essay, straight to the point and elaborate. A job Weldon. Keep it up Oscar.
Thank you for your comment Somto.
This is great work Oscar. The Engineering sector needs people like you.
Thank you Praise.
Wonderful essay, I like this.
Thanks Anthony.
Wow!!
Nice perspective you got here Oscar.
The energy sector is one of the major backbone of the country’s economy and I believe materials play a crucial role to energy. Nigeria therefore, needs to tap into this prospective in other to sustain and advance.
Thank you for your reading…Ifediora
Nice one Oscar. The essay would have a nice ring to it. Wish you excellence
Thanks Martins.
Nice one mesh
Thanks Ma’am.
Lovely work Oscar 👌
Thanks Steven.
An intelligent piece, nice one
Thank you Ma.
What a magnum opus. I follow with your ideas
Thanks Mr Arinze.
This is such a wonderful paper. Nigeria has all the potential she needs to excel in every sphere. Efficient management and effective leadership will bring out the potentials in us. I hope that great minds like you and the many others really passionate about the sustainable growth of this country get opportunities and ideas to influence and build the spheres of our beloved nation.
Thank you Precious for reading the work.
This is an amazing piece, great work.
Thanks Mr Adekunle.
Well done sir..
Although I never expected less from you
Thanks Chiamaka
An interesting article
Thanks Mr Richard
Good job
Thank you Josephine.
Hi oscar, great paper. I am very passionate about renewable energy as a primary driving force for solving Nigeria’s electric power challenge. One of the primary renewable energy abundant in supply is solar enargy and its primary harnessing tool are Solar PV systems. These are semi-conductor materials which currently is not produced anywhere in Nigeria. How do you advise we develop the capacity to manufacture this all-important component?
Thank you Mr. Benson for reading the work. With regards to the question stated;
No country is blessed with all the minerals needed to manufacture all the part of most electronics. United states of America and most European countries depend on China for rare earth metals used in electronic devices. DR Congo is a major supplier of cobalt used in making lithium ion batteries yet they don’t have a battery factory. Same goes with Australia and Chile with regards to lithium. However, what some of these countries like China did is to look at what they have and import the rest.
As such, I will advocate that that a mineral exploration mapping be carried out to know what we have and what needs to be sourced from other countries. Nigeria is blessed with a lot of undiscovered mineral deposits.
Secondly, one of the primary factors for voyage into solar energy is abundant supply of sun which thank God, we have in the North. Few years back, the government proposed the production of solar panels in a research institute at Abuja. If my facts are right, they even trained some people. Today, I don’t know if the dream is still alive. Queensland in Australia has about 300 days of sunlight and to tap into this, the government subsidized solar installation making it easy for people to go and get one.
We have the capacity to produce, but we need to know what we have, what to import and train manpower to produce the solar panels as well as encourage people to buy solar panels by subsidizing the price.
Thank you.
Hi oscar, great paper. I am very passionate about renewable energy as a primary driving force for solving Nigeria’s electric power challenge. One of the primary renewable energy abundant in supply is solar energy and its primary harnessing tool are Solar PV systems. These are semi-conductor materials which currently is not produced anywhere in Nigeria. How do you advise we develop the capacity to manufacture this all-important component?
The importance of renewable energy can’t be over emphasize.
Nigeria bas a country needs to buy the idea fast as possible.
Thank you very much for your comment Jude.
Well done, Oscar!
Please, explain your second statement: “Trends have shown that sustainability, economy and eco-friendliness depends on the deployment of materials which thanks to continued technological innovation, evolves continually.”
Secondly, kindly discuss energy efficient building in the light of renewable energy.
Thanks!
Thank you Mr. Akpan for your review.
With regards to the statement and the questions;
Everyday new and much more improved ways of doing things are developed. We started with poly olefin sourced polymers, but today we are looking for biodegradable and renewable polymers like poly lactic acid (PLA), cellulose based ones, starch etc. Sports cars now used natural fiber reinforced polymer composites as parts of the vehicle. In the energy sector, use of fossil fuels is quite common, but is it sustainable? No. So we now look for more sustainable options like use of solar, wind, biofuels etc. which are more sustainable and ecofriendly. All these search towards sustainability have one thing in common – material development. Without the deployment of semiconductors, their would be no solar panels today, without the use of lithium based compounds, hand held mobile phones and the dream of electric vehicles will still be mere wishes. Same goes for other areas. Technological advancement is more or less a quest for sustainability and this can only be achieved by deployment of new materials.
Energy efficient buildings are buildings that produce the energy they consume. Solar panels are there to supply electricity during the day, batteries are there to supply at light but overall the building is designed to consume the least amount of energy possible. Thus the architecture is also important especially with regards to the lightening of the house and ventilation.
Wow! This is nice
Thanks Kaycee.
Wow! This is nice. Keep it up
Still on it…
1. Energy is seen as the major challenge in the 21st century. Meeting Nigeria’s demands for new energy sources in a sustainable way, not leaving behind the eco-friendly conditions will require the action of bringing resources into effective action of orders of magnitude more renewable energy system than are available currently. Known to us is that, the word the world’s energy economy is built upon a base of metals, and the sustainable energy economy is more critically dependent
on a wider array of metals than the current one. It is essential that the materials necessary to implement these potentially game-changing technologies
are readily available to the diverse industries engaged in those markets.
2. Materials have increased the energy efficiency of today’s buildings in several ways including Low emissivity glass, significantly lowering the initial investment costs for heating and cooling, compact fluorescent lighting and light emitting diodes (LEDs), reducing lighting
costs and heat loads, Cool roofs, saving energy, high efficiency fiberglass insulation. Areas of further research and development square measures-many opportunities exist for materials advances to reduce the energy use and atmospheric emissions attributed to the building sector. The energy and cost performance of walls, roofs, windows, mechanical systems, and on-site renewable electrical and thermal systems can all be improved through advances in materials. Phase change materials capable of storing or releasing large amounts of
energy in the walls, floor and roof, thereby saving energy and smoothing the thermal profile, optical materials and photonic crystals potentially enabling optical engineering using structured inorganic nanomaterials to positively influence the solar gain and provide long term durability, electrochromic, suspended particle and liquid crystal glasses responding to occupants and external conditions to actively control both light and solar gain.
Thanks.
In as much I would have loved to positively criticize some tangible points, the paper’s abstract pinned me. Indeed, what a way to display your intellectuality and experience in research work, Oscar.
Albeit, after critically highlighting your tone behind this work, I discovered that you are focused more on the things our researchers and material scientists are perhaps ignorant about. How materials’ unique properties are interwoven with sustainable energy which is an important rudiment that drives the economy of any nation forward.
Now, how can Nigeria, Africa’s giant, move ahead with this?
Oscar has diligently done justice. Kudos!
Wow!! Thank you Mr. Dike for stopping by.
A very nice piece. I like how R&D was specifically highlighted in this write up. It is the way forward and we need to enhance engineering materials by research.
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