Energy savings opportunities at the University of Nigeria, Nsukka

2010 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 2-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
Godwin Ogechi Unachukwu
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Living Standards ◽  
University System ◽  
Infrastructural Development ◽  
Policy Awareness ◽  
Marginal Improvement ◽  
The University ◽  
Higher Institutions

This paper examines the potential for energy savings in Nigerian higher institutions with particular reference to the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. Electricity consumption and cost profiles for a period of 10 years indicate a steady rise attributable to marginal improvement in staff living standards, increasing students’ enrolment, infrastructural development, preponderant use of inefficient electrical appliances and increasing business activities within the community. Investigations show that about 51% of the total electricity consumption occurs in staff housing units, 16% in students’ hostels and the balance in academic and public buildings on the campus. An internal energy policy, awareness creation and establishment of an energy management unit in the University system are some of the measures that can guarantee good savings. This paper estimates electricity savings potentials of 10-20% in Nigerian higher institutions through well articulated and vigorously pursued energy efficiency programmes in the system.

Economic Efficiency Of Implementation Of Lighting control In Public Buildings

2021 ◽  
pp. 19-25
Author(s):  
Alexander B. Myshonkov ◽  
Artem V. Atishev
Keyword(s):  
Energy Savings ◽  
Experimental Studies ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Average Energy ◽  
Economic Feasibility ◽  
Qualitative Assessment ◽  
Motion Sensors ◽  
Capital Costs ◽  
Lighting Control ◽  
The University

The article is devoted to the description of experimental studies of the possibility of increasing the energy efficiency of the lighting installation (LI) through the use of motion sensors. Data on possible energy savings are needed to conduct economic calculations – to estimate the payback period of capital costs for the implementation of a lighting control system (LCS). A quantitative and qualitative assessment of the economic feasibility of creating or developing an LCS is based on calculating and analyzing the costs required for its implementation and comparing the costs with the results obtained during its implementation. The results of the functioning of the LCS can be expressed by such a value as the percentage of possible energy savings, expressed in terms of the ratio of electricity consumption after the introduction of the LCS to the consumption of electricity before its implementation. In this work, this coefficient was determined experimentally. The experiment was carried out in public building – in the laboratory and educational building of the university. A corridor of one of the floors was chosen as the object of the study. For the research, a data collection system based on a digital microcontroller was used; infrared motion sensors were usedas presence sensors. The results of the experiment showed that the presence of people in the corridor varies during the day, by days of the week, from month to month. Studies have shown that, on average, energy savings when using motion sensors in the on / off mode of lamps is at least 50 %. With an increase in the delay time for turning off the luminaires after the motion sensor is triggered, the energy saving decreases from 66.5 % to 48.5 %. When using the standby lighting mode during the absence of people, the savings are reduced from 66.5 % (with the lamps turned off due to lack of movement) to 21.9 %.

scholarly journals Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Energy Use at the University of Almeria (Spain)

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (11) ◽  
pp. 5843
Author(s):  
Mehdi Chihib ◽  
Esther Salmerón-Manzano ◽  
Mimoun Chourak ◽  
Alberto-Jesus Perea-Moreno ◽  
Francisco Manzano-Agugliaro
Keyword(s):  
Energy Consumption ◽  
Energy Use ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Energy Performance ◽  
Energy Sector ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
University Buildings ◽  
The University ◽  
The Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused chaos in many sectors and industries. In the energy sector, the demand has fallen drastically during the first quarter of 2020. The University of Almeria campus also declined the energy consumption in 2020, and through this study, we aimed to measure the impact of closing the campus on the energy use of its different facilities. We built our analysis based upon the dataset collected during the year 2020 and previous years; the patterns evolution through time allowed us to better understand the energy performance of each facility during this exceptional year. We rearranged the university buildings into categories, and all the categories reduced their electricity consumption share in comparison with the previous year of 2019. Furthermore, the portfolio of categories presented a wide range of ratios that varied from 56% to 98%, the library category was found to be the most influenced, and the research category was found to be the least influenced. This opened questions like why some facilities were influenced more than others? What can we do to reduce the energy use even more when the facilities are closed? The university buildings presented diverse structures that revealed differences in energy performance, which explained why the impact of such an event (COVID-19 pandemic) is not necessarily relevant to have equivalent variations. Nevertheless, some management deficiencies were detected, and some energy savings measures were proposed to achieve a minimum waste of energy.

scholarly journals ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY FOR EXISTING TYPICAL CAMPUS BUILDINGS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

2016 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Azzam Ismail ◽  
Karam M. Al-Obaidi ◽  
Raha Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Energy Management System ◽  
Consumption Cost ◽  
Estate Property ◽  
The University

A very large component of the maintenance cost of any real estate property is the electricity consumption cost. The electricity consumption cost of a 700-acre university campus in Malaysia would reach an overall yearly operating expenditure of nearly RM 1 billion. Knowing this fact, the University of Malaya’s (UM) top management has conducted many projects at various scales to address energy efficiency (EE), including the replacement of old and inefficient mechanical and electrical (M&E) equipment and the installation of new EE technologies around the campus. In enhancing the overall EE effort, an energy management system is required to ensure that a calculated EE plan can be implemented and audited after it is completed to improve the overall sustainability of UM. Therefore, this study presents the formulation of an Energy Management System (EMS) for UM based on the ASEAN Energy Management Scheme (AEMAS) methodology. Results show that with the full support of the top management of the university, the EMS can be implemented with at least a 5% electricity consumption reduction per year. The formalization of the EMS is the most important step in ensuring any marked reduction in electricity consumption campus-wide.

scholarly journals Residential House Solar Modelling through Electrical Energy Audit

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (01) ◽  
pp. 121-127
Author(s):  
K.Ganesh and K.Kanimozhi
Keyword(s):  
Energy Management ◽  
Energy Savings ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Electrical Energy ◽  
Residential Area ◽  
Residential Home ◽  
Energy Audit ◽  
Effective Measure ◽  
Electricity Bill ◽  
Residential House

Reducing electricity consumption in commercial buildings is important in addressing the growing concerns of global warming, atmospheric quality and energy security. Energy audit is a proven effective measure for energy savings through identification of energy management opportunities for improvement by means of buildings. The energy study of various sector of commercial, industrial and residential area indicates that 5 to 20% of the energy can be saved. The power auditing is done in a residential home and concluded with suitable recommendations on solar modeling with ETAP tocutt off electricity bill resonablly. From our Energy audit we prove that we can save upto 2358 units yearly.

scholarly journals ENERGY EFFICIENCY POLICY FOR EXISTING TYPICAL CAMPUS BUILDINGS IN THE UNIVERSITY OF MALAYA

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Muhammad Azzam Ismail ◽  
Karam M. Al-Obaidi ◽  
Raha Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Energy Efficiency ◽  
Energy Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Electricity Consumption ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Top Management ◽  
Energy Management System ◽  
Consumption Cost ◽  
Estate Property ◽  
The University

A very large component of the maintenance cost of any real estate property is the electricity consumption cost. The electricity consumption cost of a 700-acre university campus in Malaysia would reach an overall yearly operating expenditure of nearly RM 1 billion. Knowing this fact, the University of Malaya’s (UM) top management has conducted many projects at various scales to address energy efficiency (EE), including the replacement of old and inefficient mechanical and electrical (M&E) equipment and the installation of new EE technologies around the campus. In enhancing the overall EE effort, an energy management system is required to ensure that a calculated EE plan can be implemented and audited after it is completed to improve the overall sustainability of UM. Therefore, this study presents the formulation of an Energy Management System (EMS) for UM based on the ASEAN Energy Management Scheme (AEMAS) methodology. Results show that with the full support of the top management of the university, the EMS can be implemented with at least a 5% electricity consumption reduction per year. The formalization of the EMS is the most important step in ensuring any marked reduction in electricity consumption campus-wide.

Doctoral Training of Psychology Students in France

2003 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christine Roland-Lévy
Keyword(s):  
Doctoral Programs ◽  
Psychology Students ◽  
Doctoral Training ◽  
University System ◽  
The Third ◽  
Conducting Research ◽  
The University ◽  
Psychology Doctoral ◽  
Phd Programs ◽  
Phd Program

Abstract: The aim of doctoral programs in psychology is to help students become competent psychologists, capable of conducting research and of finding suitable employment. Starting with a brief description of the basic organization of the French university system, this paper presents an overview of how the psychology doctoral training is organized in France. Since October 2000, the requisites and the training of PhD students are the same in all French universities, but what now differs is the openness to other disciplines according to the size and location of the university. Three main groups of doctoral programs are distinguished in this paper. The first group refers to small universities in which the Doctoral Schools are constructed around multidisciplinary seminars that combine various themes, sometimes rather distant from psychology. The second group covers larger universities, with a PhD program that includes psychology as well as other social sciences. The third group contains a few major universities that have doctoral programs that are clearly centered on psychology (clinical, social, and/or cognitive psychology). These descriptions are followed by comments on how PhD programs are presently structured and organized. In the third section, I suggest some concrete ways of improving this doctoral training in order to give French psychologists a more European dimension.

THE INSTRUMENT TO MEASURE ENGLISH PROFICIENCY OF THE PROSPECTIVE EMPLOYEES: BETWEEN TOEFL AND TOEIC

2018 ◽  
Vol 2 (01) ◽  
Author(s):  
Besin Gaspar ◽  
Yenny Hartanto
Keyword(s):  
University Students ◽  
Proficiency Test ◽  
English Proficiency ◽  
Job Applicants ◽  
First Year ◽  
University Graduates ◽  
Recruitment Process ◽  
New Employees ◽  
The University ◽  
Higher Institutions

Recently the university students are required by their institutions to have the TOEFL score in the fisrt year or in the last year of their study before graduation. Some other higher institutions require their students to submit TOEIC, not TOEFL, before graduation. Companies, in the recruitment process, require the applicants to submit TOEFL score to show their level of English proficiency. The first question is which one is more appropriate for job applicants in the compay: TOEFL  or TOEIC. Another question for university students before graduation is whether to have TOEFL  in the first year or in the last year before graduation. This article aims at answering the two questions raised. The first part will give an overview of various versions of TOEFL  and  TOEIC  and the second part proposes the appropriate English proficiency test  for the recruitment process for new employees and for the university graduates, that is, TOEIC for the company  and TOEFL  for universities  and  colleges. 

Hindrance to the Integration of e-learning Adoption in Nigerian Universities

GIS Business ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 14 (5) ◽  
pp. 21-28
Author(s):  
Abasiama G. Akpan ◽  
Chris Eriye Tralagba
Keyword(s):  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Case Study Research ◽  
University Education ◽  
Learning Approach ◽  
University System ◽  
Electronic Learning ◽  
E Learning ◽  
Nigerian University ◽  
The University

Electronic learning or online learning is a part of recent education which is dramatically used in universities all over the world. As well as the use and integration of e-learning is at the crucial stage in all developing countries. It is the most significant part of education that enhances and improves the educational system. This paper is to examine the hindrances that influence e-learning in Nigerian university system. In order to have an inclusive research, a case study research was performed in Evangel University, Akaeze, southeast of Nigeria. The paper demonstrates similar hindrances on country side. This research is a blend of questionnaires and interviews, the questionnaires was distributed to lecturers and an interview was conducted with management and information technology unit. Research had shown the use of e-learning in university education which has influenced effectively and efficiently the education system and that the University education in Nigeria is at the crucial stage of e-learning. Hence, some of the hindrances are avoiding unbeaten integration of e-learning. The aim of this research is to unravel the barriers that impede the integration of e-learning in universities in Nigeria. Nevertheless, e-learning has modified the teaching and learning approach but integration is faced with many challenges in Nigerian University.

The Indian University in a Comparative Perspective

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
N.R. Madhava Menon
Keyword(s):  
Higher Education ◽  
Competitive Advantage ◽  
Higher Education Institutions ◽  
Knowledge Society ◽  
Comparative Perspective ◽  
Policy Changes ◽  
University System ◽  
Current State ◽  
The World ◽  
The University

The purpose of looking at Indian universities in a comparative perspective is obviously to locate it among higher education institutions across the world and to identify its strengths and weaknesses in the advancement of learning and research. In doing so, one can discern the directions for reform in order to put the university system in a competitive advantage for an emerging knowledge society. This chapter looks at the current state of universities in India and highlights the initiatives under way for change and proposes required policy changes.

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