The potential of biodiesel in mitigating the energy crisis in Sub-Saharan Africa energy sectors

M. L. Adekanbi, Banji Titilope Ibukun, Eshiemogie Steve
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As a result of the damaging effects they have on the climate, recent campaigns against fossil fuels, constantly emphasize the need to completely eliminate their use. To this effect, is a pressing need to source for other sources of energy that have the ability to decrease the level of greenhouse gas emissions to the atmosphere. These alternatives have to be easily accessible and should contribute to the industrial expansion of developing regions, especially Sub-saharan Africa. Poor access to electricity is a major challenge that contributes to the retarded state of development of some countries in Sub-saharan Africa, and renewable energy alternatives, such as biofuels, can perfectly solve this oddity. Biofuels possess unique attributes that can help the world attain a state of energy security and energy balance. The depletion of fossil fuels and other factors like technological advancement and current industrial expansion occurring in most countries in Sub-saharan Africa poses a threat to the availability of energy in the region and it is a major setback to the achievement of the United Nation's Sustainable Development Goal 7. Narrowing down to the use of biodiesels, implementing their use can save the continent from a lot of damage and build up a more sustainable energy sector. Massive deployment of Biodiesels into the energy sector of Sub-saharan Africa will not only ease the difficulty in accessing energy, it will also boost the agricultural sector and economy of the countries that constitute the region. This paper reviews the current state of biodiesel in the African sub-saharan region.
生物柴油在缓解撒哈拉以南非洲能源部门能源危机方面的潜力
由于它们对气候的破坏性影响,最近反对化石燃料的运动不断强调需要完全消除它们的使用。为此,迫切需要寻找其他有能力减少温室气体排放到大气中的能源。这些替代办法必须易于获得,并应有助于发展中区域,特别是撒哈拉以南非洲的工业扩张。难以获得电力是导致撒哈拉以南非洲一些国家发展迟缓的主要挑战,而生物燃料等可再生能源替代品可以完美地解决这一问题。生物燃料具有独特的属性,可以帮助世界实现能源安全和能源平衡状态。化石燃料的枯竭和其他因素,如技术进步和当前在撒哈拉以南非洲大多数国家发生的工业扩张,对该地区的能源供应构成威胁,是实现联合国可持续发展目标7的重大挫折。缩小到生物柴油的使用范围,实施它们的使用可以使非洲大陆免受许多破坏,并建立一个更可持续的能源部门。在撒哈拉以南非洲的能源部门大规模部署生物柴油不仅将缓解获得能源的困难,还将促进该地区国家的农业部门和经济发展。本文综述了非洲撒哈拉以南地区生物柴油的现状。
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