Assessment of Environmental Impact of Power Generation in Banking Industry

著者

  • Ani Vincent Anayochukwu University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • Emetu Alice Nnene University of Nigeria, Nsukka
  • Ani Emmanuel Onyeka University of Nigeria, Nsukka

キーワード:

environmental pollutions、 diesel generator、 simulation、 Nigeria

要旨

Energy consumption of using diesel generators to power banks is a contributor to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. This paper presents an assessment of environmental impact of power generation in banking. HOMER-optimization and simulation software tool was used to study the environmental impact of banks powered by diesel generators. The environmental impact of powering banks with diesel generators was assessed by quantifying the emissions generated in terms of pollution and the impact in terms of environmental cost. Based on the simulation result of emissions from diesel generator and presented here (29.23 t of carbon dioxide (CO2), 0.07 t of carbon monoxide (CO), 0.01 t of unburned hydrocarbons (UHC), 0.01 t of particulate matter (PM), 0.06 t of sulfur dioxide (SO2), and 0.64 t of nitrogen oxide (NOX)), it has shown that there is a strong case to prove the environmental impact of using diesel in powering banks.

著者略歴

  • Ani Vincent Anayochukwu、 University of Nigeria, Nsukka
    Department of Electronic Engineering
  • Emetu Alice Nnene、 University of Nigeria, Nsukka
    Department of Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Ani Emmanuel Onyeka、 University of Nigeria, Nsukka
    Department of Accountancy

発行日

2013-04-23

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