Applied Energy, Economics and Environment (AEEE) Research Group
Main research focus and other areas of research interest of the RG: The Applied Energy, Economics and Environment (AEEE) Research Group is a multi-disciplinary energy research group, based in the University of Nigeria. The research focus for the group includes Modelling and Performance Evaluation of Energy Systems, Design and Development of Energy & Process Systems, Condition Monitoring of Energy Systems, Cleaner Productions, Energy Policy Development & Analysis, Energy Management, Environmental Impact Assessment of energy systems, Energy Economics, Energy Financing, Energy Access, and etc.
Title of most recent research project: Thermal analysis of solar energy systems
A maximum of seven (7) other current or completed research projects:
- Life cycle Assessment of Water Production Systems.
- Waste heat recovery in conventional Truck engines.
- Impact of economic policy uncertainty on global retail energy markets.
- Solar Direct Drive Refrigerators.
- Cooking Energy Demand Patterns in Nigeria.
- Solar Energy Policy Appraisal for Nigeria and West Africa.
Name of the Coordinator: Prof. Samuel Ogbonna Enibe
UNN email address of the RG: aeee-researchgroup@unn.edu.ng
UNN email address of the coordinator: Samuel.enibe@unn.edu.ng
Current webpage of the RG:
Phone number of the RG: +2348102475639; +2348063646798
Phone number of the coordinator: +2348063646798
Base Faculty/Institute/Center of the RG: Engineering
Department of the Coordinator: Mechanical Engineering
Headshot of the coordinator
List and brief profiles of members (one paragraph per member) with their UNN website url to their detailed CVs (hyperlinks are OK):
Prof. Samuel Ogbonna Enibe is a Professor of Mechanical Engineering in the University of Nigeria, Nsukka with over three decades of experience from across the world in the engineering field. He obtained his bachelor of Engineering honours degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) in 1982, M.Sc. In Alternative Energy from the University of Reading, England in 1986 and Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1995. His professional career started at the National Centre for Energy Research and Development with parallel appointment in the Department of Mechanical Engineering at University of Nigeria, Nsukka, as Graduate Assistant from1983–1986. (glasshousefarms.org) He has been a Professor of Mechanical Engineering, University of Nigeria, Nsukka, since 2003. He has benefited from several scholarships which include; Scholarship of the United Africa Company (UAC) of Nigeria Plc 1977–1982, British Council Fellowship held for 12 months at the University of Reading, England, 1985–1986,
International Foundation For Science (IFS)/King Baudouin Award (1996),
Joint Fellowship of the Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics (ICTP), Trieste, Italy and the Italian Agency for New Technologies, Energy and the Environment (ENEA) held for 12 months at the Casaccia Research Centre of ENEA in Rome, Italy, 1995–1996, Academic Exchange Fellowship of the African Network of Scientific & Technological Institutions, Nairobi, Kenya held at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana, 2000. He served as Dean, Faculty of Engineering, UNN from 2014 to 2016.
| Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=Mwq_HFkAAAAJ&hl=en |
| Research-gate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Samuel-Enibe |
Prof. Godwin O. Unachukwu is the Deputy Director of the Institute of Climate Change Studies, Energy & Environment, University of Nigeria Nsukka (ICCSEE-UNN); Research Team Lead & Staff – Renewable Energy Systems & Energy Conservation, Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Energy and Power Development (ACE-SPED) University of Nigeria and the Head of Programmes – Energy Policy, Regulation and Management (EPRM) & Management of Technology and Innovation (MoTI) Africa Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power & Energy Development (ACE-SPED). He was a former Acting Director of The National Centre for Energy Research & Development, Energy Commission of Nigeria, University of Nigeria. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria, an MEng in Fuel & Energy Engineering from the University of Port-Harcourt, and a bachelor’s degree in Industrial Chemistry from the University of Nigeria. He teaches the following graduate-level courses: Energy Management, Introduction to Energy Policy and Analysis; Energy Management Systems and Policy in the Industry, Renewable Energy Financing and Portfolio Standards; Green Energy Policy and Planning, Case Studies of Energy Incentive Programmes, and Conceptual and Policy Issues in Sustainability.
Dr. Patrick Udeme-obong Akpan is a Senior Lecturer with the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Nigeria. His expertise covers: design, modelling and thermal performance evaluation of conventional and renewable energy systems and power plants; energy system integration; energy audit; energy management and deployment; measurement and instrumentation; Energy resources and sustainable energy development; refrigeration and air-conditioning systems, and Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of product systems using OpenLCA Software. He has a PhD in Mechanical Engineering (specializing in Power Plant Engineering) from the University of Cape Town in South Africa, an MSc in Process Systems Engineering (specializing in Energy Systems and Thermal processes) from Cranfield University United Kingdom and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Nigeria. He also reviews papers for Scientific and Engineering Journals such as Energy Conversion and Management, Energy, Nijotech, and etc. He has gained proficiency in the use of different engineering softwares in his previous and current research projects. These include: Python, Ansys Fluent, MATLAB, WANDA Transient, Excel, System Advisor Model, Virtual Plant, EPANET etc. His spoken and written English language skills are good
| Google Scholar | https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=2Mm-sJ8AAAAJ&hl=en |
| Research-gate | https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Patrick-Akpan |
Dr. Anthony Orji is a Ph.D holder in Economics and a lecturer at the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka. He is equally an Alumnus of the African Programme on Rethinking Development Economics (APORDE), Johannesburg, South Africa and a former Visiting Scholar to the University of Laval, Quebec, Canada. He has published widely and attended several professional conferences. He is a network member of many research organisations across the globe and has participated in several research projects funded by the following institutions: World Bank (Research on African Migration Project); Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), University of Laval, Quebec-Canada; African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi-Kenya, Centre for Environmental Economics and Policy in Africa (CEEPA) South Africa; African Export and Import (AFREXIM) Bank; GIZ, Germany and many others. His research interests is in Development Economics, Energy Economics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Finance and Resource Mobilization, Cross border flows and Trade, Public Sector Economics, Growth and Poverty Reduction, Gender Economics and Regional Integration and he has published in these areas.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=_i1r_FsAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate Address: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Anthony_Orji2
Scopus Web Address: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=55985171600
Dr. Jonathan E. Ogbuabor is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria, Nsukka (UNN) and Coordinator, Public-Private Partnership at the UNN Centre for Business Development (UNCBD). He is an expert in modeling macroeconomic asymmetries, especially in global energy markets. His expertise also covers the modeling of financial and macroeconomic connectedness. His working experience spans lecturing, banking, credit administration, risk management, and financial reporting and analysis. He holds a PhD in Economics from UNN; an MSc in Economics from the University of York, United Kingdom; an MSc in Economics and an MBA in Banking & Finance both from the Enugu State University of Science & Technology (ESUT), Enugu; and a First Class Honours BSc degree in Computer Science & Statistics from UNN. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN), a member of the Institute of Credit Administration, Nigeria (ICA), and an ICAN certified International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) expert.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=gPdZxbEAAAAJ&hl=en
Research-gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Jonathan-Ogbuabor
UNN web-profile: https://staffprofile.unn.edu.ng/profile/4603
Dr. Onyinye I. Anthony-Orji is a Senior Lecturer at the Social Sciences Unit of the School of General Studies and Department of Economics, University of Nigeria Nsukka. She is a network member of many research organisations across the globe including, Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), University of Laval, Quebec-Canada; African Economic Research Consortium (AERC), Nairobi-Kenya, and many others. She also sits on the Editorial Board of many Scientific Journals. Her research interests is in Development Economics, Energy Economics, Macroeconomics, Monetary Economics, Finance and Resource Mobilization, and and she has published in these areas.
Google Scholar Profile: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=B8Vy- REAAAAJ&hl=en
Research Gate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Onyinye-Anthony-Orji
Scopus Web Address: https://www.scopus.com/authid/detail.uri?authorId=57190408810
Winnie Arazu is a Lecturer in the Department of Economics, University of Nigeria. She obtained a Masters Degree from the same Department in 2019. She has served her Department in various capacities – as Member, National Universities Commission Accreditation Committee; Member, Examinations Committee and presently as the Librarian, a position she has occupied for years. Winnie has work experience in both the Private Sector and presently in the Public Sector. She served in the Private Sector for years where she rose to the position of Personal Assistant to the President/CEO Archive Global Management Ltd. She presently consults for Rotakin Consult of Kontz Engineering Group Ltd.
Research Gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Winnie-Arazu
Google Scholar:
Engr. Chibuzo V. Ikwuagwu is a Lecturer I with the Department of Mechanical Engineering and African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Power and Energy Development. He obtained both his Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees from Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Nigeria, Nsukka. His expertise covers Renewable and New Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency and Modelling, Drying Technology, Fluid Mechanics, Thermofluids and Energy Systems, Green Hydrogen Storage Processes and Numerical Modelling of Heat and Mass Transfer Processes.
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=M1J-Tk0AAAAJ&hl=en
Research gate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Chibuzo-Ikwuagwu
Members Google Scholar Citation & ResearchGate links
10 key publications of the RG from 2019 till date
- Ogbuabor, J. E et al (2023) The asymmetric impact of economic policy uncertainty on global retail energy markets: Are the markets responding to the fear of the unknown? Applied Energy 334, 120671
- Orji, A et al (2022) Socio-Economic Determinants of Cooking Energy Patterns in a Developing Economy: What do Nigerian Data Show?, The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability 18 (1), 69
- Orji, A. et al (2021) Energy demand and cooking energy cost in an oil-rich economy: A new evidence from Nigeria, Studia Universitatis „Vasile Goldis” Arad–Economics Series 31 (1), 1-21
- Ogbuabor, J. E., Orji, A., Anthony-Orji, O. I. (2021) Are anticompetitive behaviours rampant in global retail energy markets? A study of price elasticity, asymmetric price adjustment and rent-seeking, Energy Research & Social Science 70, 101783
- Bamimore, O. T., Enibe, S. O., Adedeji, P. A. (2021) Parametric effects on the performance of an industrial cooling tower, Journal of Thermal Engineering 7 (4), 904-917
- Ozoegwu, C. G. and Akpan, P. U. (2021) A Review and Appraisal of Nigeria’s Solar Energy Policy Objectives and Strategies against the Backdrop of the Renewable Energy Policy of the Economic Community of West African States. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews 143 (2021) 110887.
- Ozoegwu, C. G. and Akpan, P. U. (2021) Solar Energy Policy Directions for Safer and Cleaner Development in Nigeria. Energy Policy Journal 150 (2021) 112141.
- Akpan, P. U. and Fuls, W. F. (2021). Cycling of Coal fired Power Plants: A generic V-TCHR based CO2 emissions factor model for predicting CO2 Energy (20) DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2020.119026
- Thaddaeus, J., Unachukwu, G. O., Mgbemene, C. A., Pesyridis, A., Usman, M., and Alshammari, F. A. (2021), Design, size estimation, and thermodynamic analysis of a realizable organic Rankine cycle system for waste heat recovery in commercial truck engines, Thermal Science and Engineering Progress 22, 100849
- Thaddaeus, J et al (2020) Overview of recent developments and the future of organic Rankine cycle applications for exhaust energy recovery in highway truck engines, International Journal of Green Energy 17 (15), 1005-1021
- Akpan, P. U. and Fuls, W. F. (2019). Application and limits of a constant effectiveness model for predicting the pressure of steam condensers at varying loads. Applied Thermal Engineering 158 (2019) 113779.
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