On December 15, 𝗥𝗦𝗘𝗟, 𝗞𝗨 successfully organized an international project dissemination workshop at the Himalaya Drishya Resort, Dhulikhel. This event was part of the “𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 – 𝗥𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘄𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗘𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 (𝗲-𝗥𝗘𝗘𝗧)” project, a 𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 between 𝗞𝗨 and the 𝗜𝗻𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘁𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝘀𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗧𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘁𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗰𝘀 (𝗜𝗧𝗧), 𝗧𝗛 𝗞ö𝗹𝗻, 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆, 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 by the 𝗚𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗰𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗶𝗰 𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 (𝗗𝗔𝗔𝗗). The workshop began with an opening remarks by 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳. 𝗥𝗮𝗺𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗕𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗶 𝗼𝗳 𝗧𝗛 𝗞ö𝗹𝗻, who provided a comprehensive overview of the e-REET project. He highlighted the project’s vision of strengthening academia by integrating renewable energy into higher education, aligning academic programs with economic transition goals and…

On October 17, the 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐄𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 (𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋) of 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐊𝐔) hosted a workshop on “𝐓𝐞𝐜𝐡𝐧𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐨𝐜𝐢𝐨-𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐑𝐞𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐞 𝐈𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐨𝐫 𝐀𝐢𝐫 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥” at Hotel Himalaya, Lalitpur, in collaboration with the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 (𝐔𝐄𝐅) and 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐡𝐮𝐯𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐂𝐃𝐄𝐒-𝐓𝐔). The event is part of 𝐒𝐦𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐇𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐬-𝐍𝐞𝐩𝐚𝐥 project, funded by the 𝐌𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐢𝐠𝐧 𝐀𝐟𝐟𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐬 of 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝. With 𝟒𝟒 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬, the workshop highlighted innovative approaches to mitigating indoor air pollution and promoting cleaner energy for rural households. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢 the lead of 𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐋 and one of the 𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬 of the project, opened the program with official remarks, emphasizing the urgent need for…

On September 29, 2024, the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (RSEL) organized a project dissemination workshop for the project titled “Demonstrating the Applicability of Modified Prefabricated Household Floating Drum Biodigester”, funded by EnergizeNepal (NORAD). The workshop gathered 33 stakeholders and participants from Nepal’s biogas sector to discuss the outcomes of the project, including a sustainability study of household biogas plants in Nepal and the role of prefabricated floating biogas systems in advancing clean cooking energy. The event commenced with an insightful project overview by Prof. Sunil Prasad Lohani, the lead of RSEL, followed by a detailed presentation on the project outcomes by Mr. Poushan Shrestha. During the workshop, representatives from…

On September 16, 2024, the Renewable and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (RSEL) successfully hosted the “𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬” as a part project “𝐀𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐢𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐄𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐒𝐲𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬 (𝐀𝐂𝐂𝐄𝐒𝐒)”. The project was funded by 𝐄𝐑𝐀𝐒𝐌𝐔𝐒+ and the 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧, in collaboration with 𝐊𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐮 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐊𝐔), 𝐏𝐮𝐫𝐛𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐥 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 (𝐏𝐔), the 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐮 (𝐔𝐓𝐔) in 𝐅𝐢𝐧𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝 and 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐧 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐲 & 𝐑𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 in 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐍𝐞𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐬. There were over 𝟓𝟎 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐩𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 from various countries to discuss the pedagogical approaches in climate change education across Nepal. 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐟. 𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐚𝐝 𝐋𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐢, Lead of RSEL at KU, initiated the workshop with welcome…

The RSEL , Kathmandu University in collaboration with the Renewable Energy Confederation of Nepal (RECON) successfully organized a seminar on “Biogas, Biomass, and Waste Management” on March 28, 2024. This event, part of the NORPART-funded Re-Tech project, brought together 45 stakeholders deeply invested in exploring Nepal’s renewable energy potential.   Assoc. Prof. Rajan Thapa of USN shared insights into the latest academic research on biomass gasification and offered collaboration to aid Nepal. Dr. Sunil Lohani, lead at RSEL, provided insights into the academic research on biogas at RSEL and the current research landscape in Nepal’s biogas sector. Dr. Lohani requested that the government and private sector collaborate with relevant research…

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (RSEL), Kathmandu University successfully organized a two-day international workshop on “Energy Transition for Sustainable Development” from January 7th to 8th, 2024 as part of a joint project “Sustainable Energy Engineering Doctoral Program (SEED)” in collaboration with Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Linnaeus University (LNU) and Lund University (LU) in Sweden, TERI School of Advanced Studies (TERI SAS), India and Universidad Mayor de San Simón (UMSS) in Bolivia funded by Swedish Research Council. The main objective of the workshop was to bring together professionals working in renewable and sustainable energy across academia, government, non-government, and private sectors. Nearly 50 participants from two different countries, Nepal, and…

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (RSEL), Kathmandu University, recently organized a two-day international workshop on ‘Research/Problem-Based Education for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Development’, in collaboration with the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka, and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh. The main aim of the workshop was to bring different professionals working in the renewable and sustainable energy field from academia, government, non-government and private sectors in one place and intensely discuss and share experiences on the opportunities and challenges of renewable and sustainable energy development, technology transfer, and possible ways to strengthen research-based education emphasizing the circular economy. The workshop was…

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Laboratory (RSEL), Kathmandu University is organizing a two-day international workshop on “Research/Problem Based Education for Renewable and Sustainable Energy Development”, from 6th -7th December 2022, in collaboration with the University of South-Eastern Norway (USN), University of Sri Jayewardenepura (USJ), Sri Lanka, and Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST), Bangladesh. The workshop is a part of the Norwegian Partnership Programme for Global Academic Cooperation (NORPART) 2021 project- “Instituting of research-based education systems for the development of renewable energy technology in the circular economy (2022-2026)” funded by The Norwegian Ministry of Education and Research (MER) and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA). The main aim of this…

On 21st October 2022, Prof. Dr. Ramchandra Bhandari (ITT, TH Köln) and Prof. Dr. Sunil Prasad Lohani (Lead-RSEL, KU) along with their research team updated on the e-REET project progress and had a discussion on way forward for successful conduction of the project. The team had extensive discussions on how the research project could contribute for energy-intensive agriculture sector in Nepal. The project partners with their team also visited a small-scale Mushroom farm and Bee farm located at Sangha, Dhulikhel. The field visit provided useful insights on the current agriculture practice of Nepal, technologies in use and the gap in agri-technologies research in Nepal and how academia could contribute to…

The 2 days workshop on – “energizing higher education-Renewable Energy for Economic Transition (e-REET)” on October 20 – 21, 2022, organized by Institute of Technology and Resources Management in the tropics and Subtropics (ITT), TH Köln, Germany, and Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal has been successfully conducted. As a part of the collaboration, Prof. Dr. Ram Chandra Bhandari from TH Köln and Prof. Dr. Sunil Prasad Lohani from Kathmandu University is leading this project, which is funded by the German Academic Exchange Program (DAAD). The workshop was attended by 30 participants representing from government, private sector, and academia on 20th October 2022.The program commenced with welcome remarks and a workshop introduction…