Assessment of utilization of wind energy resources in Nigeria.
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The study critically reviews the prospects and challenges of utilizing wind energy resources for power
generationinNigeria.Thevariousinitiativesbygovernmentsandresearchersweresurveyedandthe
nation isfoundtositinthemidstofenormouspotentialforwindharvestforpowergeneration.Thefar
northernstates,themountainousregionsanddifferentplacesofthecentralandsouth-easternstates
wereidentifiedasgoodareas for wind harvest together with theoffshoreareasspanning from Lagos
through Ondo,Ogun,Cross-Rivers to Rivers states along the Atlantic Oceaninthe south–south.Despite
this great potential and huge prospect,the country is found to still suffer from serious energy crises due
to heroverdependenceonhydropowerwhichalsoissusceptibletoseasonal variation in the amount of
water levels at dams.There is yet to be committed wind energy project for power generationon-going
in the country.Several challenges bedeviling the development and utilization of wind energy resources
were identified and suggestions high lighted to help pull the nation out of this lingering energy crisis
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T Technology (General), TJ Mechanical engineering and machinery