This question stems from the fact that Nigeria has over 20 Electrical Engineering departments that have not provided the Nigerian society with a sustainable, environmental friendly option to curb its electricity problems.
What "electricity problems" you actually meant? does it mean there is not enough electricity for the country? or does it mean the electricity produced by Nigeria is not really clean yet? or does it mean those EE departments are not producing enough electrical engineers to work on electricity sector so that the industry will be doing a good job? or does it mean there are electricity thefts in the country? Different types of problems require different solutions, but that does not mean that those EE departments can solve all those problems.
Jeremy Lin, I truly appreciate your interest in the above question. Yes, there is electricity in the country though it isn't enough and it isn't clean due to the use of generators which cause noise and air pollution. What I meant was, the EE departments should rise up and innovate clean and available electricity options. The purpose of a University is to offer solutions to societal problems.
Clement Ngun ,
Translating academic effort to actual innovation is a very complex subject even if you answer Jeremy Lin 's very insightful suggestions for disambiguation. I would try to narrow down not just on Lin's points but also on what are the institutions inputs and outputs. I would then select one or two outputs at most and focus on how they are being transferred to private industry then try to trace them to inputs and "processing" within the institutions. Evaluation of the end result from industry adds additional complexity since the problem may reside in industry.
Clement, thanks for clarifying your question. I would say, though that, universities can only do so much!! Government has a major role to play, along with public private companies, with the goal of boosting cleaner energy. It takes a lot of strong mind, resources, and effort to reach the goal you want to reach. All these goals should come from top echelon of the country!!
For example, the government of Nigeria can set the renewable energy goal of say 20% by 2025 or 30% by 2030, like done by some states in the US. Then, government should do its best to achieve those goals. Where there's a will, there's a way; on the flip side, where there's no will, there's no way!!
Thank you very Jeremy Lin for your contribution. Jeremy Lin can you also share a non-governmental approach which could be applied in tackling the problem with good examples that have been a success?
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