Publications

Peer Reviewed Journal

Shrestha, S., Aryal, N., Ghimire, A., & Lohani, S. P. (2025). Evaluation of biomethanation process with intermittent hydrogen purging. Next Energy, 8, 100325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nxener.2025.100325
 
Poudel, P., Neupane, N., Chaudhary, Y., Devkota, S., Lohani, S.P., & Uprety, B. (2025). Hybrid renewable energy system optimization to mitigate climate vulnerability of Nepal’s run-of-river hydro grid. Journal of Energy Storage, 129,117311 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2025.117311
 
Anderson, T., & Lohani, S.P. (2025). Determining diffuse solar irradiance: A comparison of single and multiparameter separation models for Nepal. Journal of Solar Energy Engineering,1–18. https://doi.org/10.1115/1.4068814
 
Shaw, T.K., Raghuvanshi, S., & Lohani, S.P. (2025). Climate – Adaptive anaerobic digestion of food waste in household digesters: Insights from extreme temperature conditions. Renewable Energy, 246, 122890. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2025.122890
 
KC, A. K., Mainali, B., Ghimire, A., Adhikari, B., Lohani, S. P., & Baral, B. (2025). Role of vernacular architecture in enhancing the environmental sustainability of the building sector.  Energy for Sustainable Development, 86, 101695. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2025.101695
 
Lohani, S. P., Shrestha, R. P., Shrestha, M., Rinta-Kiikka, H., & Tissari, J. (2025). Rethinking clean cooking solutions: Assessing the impact of subsidy and distribution modality on improved cook stove programs in Nepal. Energy Research & Social Science,123,104027. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2025.104027
 
Shrestha, R. P., Mainali, B., Mokhtara, C., & Lohani, S. P. (2025). Bearing the burden: Understanding the multifaceted impact of energy poverty on women. Sustainability, 17(5), 2143. https://doi.org/10.3390/su17052143
 
Bhatta, G., Lohani, S. P., KC, M., Bhandari, R., Palit, D., & Anderson, T. (2025). Harnessing solar PV potential for decarbonization in Nepal: A GIS based assessment of ground-mounted, rooftop, and agrivoltaic solar systems for Nepal. Energy for Sustainable Development, 85, 101618. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101618
 
Mandal, S., Adhikari, A., Chaulagain, A., Thapa, A., Gautam, S. M., Lohani, S. P., & Uprety, B. (2024). Techno-enviro-economic assessment of hydropower-driven decarbonization pathways for Nepalese cement industry. Journal of Environmental Chemical Engineering, 114729. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jece.2024.11472
 
Jha, N. K., Lohani, S. P., Khatiwada, D., Pradhan, P., & Shakya, S. R. (2024). Assessing greenhouse gas emissions and decarbonization potential of household biogas plant: Nepal’s case study. Energy for Sustainable Development, 83, 101592. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2024.101592
 
KC, D., Lohani, S. P., Shrestha, P., & Xue, C. (2024). Expert perspective on technological choice for cooking energy transition in Nepal. Clean Energy, 8(4), 40–48. https://doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkae035
 
Timilsina, M. S., Chaudhary, Y., Shah, A. K., Lohani, S. P., Bhandari, R., & Uprety, B. (2024). Syngas composition analysis for waste to methanol production: Techno-economic assessment using machine learning and Aspen plus. Renewable Energy, 228, 120574. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2024.120574
 
Jha, N. K., Mainali, B., & Lohani, S. P. (2024). Strategy for Circularity Enhancement in Bioeconomy Sector: A Case Study from Biogas Sector of Nepal. Circular Economy and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s43615-024-00402-5
 
Shaw, T. K., Rajendran, D. K., Raghuvanshi, S., & Lohani, S. P. (2024). Evaluating the influence of calcined eggshells and ultrasonication in the Co-digestion of avoidable and unavoidable Food Waste and OLS regression analysis of the reactor system. Journal of Cleaner Production, 465, 142789. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2024.142789
 
Lohani, S. P., Shaw, T. K., Shrestha, S., Dhungana, B., Jha, N. K., Chen, H., Mohamed, A., Cheng, S., & Raghuvanshi, S. (2024). Household biogas technology in the cold climate of low-income countries: a review of sustainable technologies for accelerating biogas generation. Progress in Energy, 6(3), 032003. https://doi.org/10.1088/2516-1083/ad407f
 
Lohani, S.P., Acharya, Renisha, Shrestha, Poushan, Shrestha, Sundar, Manisha, K. C., Pradhan, Prajal (2024): Sustainable biogas production potential in Nepal using waste biomass: A spatial analysis – Sustainable Development. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2937
 
Shaw, T. K., Rajendran, D. K., Raghuvanshi, S.*, & Lohani, S. P. (2024). Anaerobic co-digestion of unavoidable and avoidable food-waste with addition of eggshells and applied kinetic studies. Materials Today: Proceedings, October 2023. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matpr.2023.11.138
 
Cheng S.*, Lohani S.P.*, Rajbhandari U.S., Shrestha P., Shrees S., Bhandari R., Jeuland M.,( 2023): Sustainability of large-scale commercial biogas plants in Nepal, Journal of Cleaner Production,  139777,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.139777
 
Sedai A.*, Dhakal R., Koirala P., Gautam S., Pokhrel R., Lohani S.P., Moussa H., Pol S. (2023): Renewable energy
resource assessment for rural electrification: a case study in Nepal, International Journal of Low-Carbon
Technologies 2023, 1–13, https://doi.org/10.1093/ijlct/ctad089
 
Shrestha S., Pandey R., Aryal N.*, Lohani S.P.* (2023): Recent advances in co-digestion conjugates for anaerobic
digestion of food waste, Journal of Environmental Management, 345, 118785,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118785  
 
Chen, H., Xu, Q., Cheng, S., Wu, T., Boitin, T., Lohani, S.P., Mang, H.P., Li, Z., Wang, X. (2023): Comprehensive
Analysis and Greenhouse Gas Reduction Assessment of the First Large-Scale Biogas Generation Plant in West
Africa. Atmosphere, 14, 876. https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos14050876 
 
Jiang F., Xiong Y., Xu Q., Lohani S.P., Jiang Z., Zhao Y., Peng X. (2023): Materials, process, and applications in energy
storage systems, Frontiers in Energy Research, 11, 1221873. https://doi.org/10.3389/fenrg.2023.1221873
 

Xu Q., Yang G., Wang C., Liu Z., Zhang X., Li Z., Lohani S.P., Zhao Y., Xiong Y., Ding Y. (2023): Experimental study on
the reinforcement of a gravity heat pipe based on a latent thermal functionally fluid, Energy, 278, 127782,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2023.127782  

Kafle U., Anderson T*, Lohani S. P.* (2023): The Potential for Rooftop Photovoltaic Systems in Nepal, Energies,
16(2), 747. https://doi.org/10.3390/en16020747 

Lohani S.P.*, Gurung P., Gautam B., Kafle U., Fulford D., Jeuland M. (2022): Current status, prospects, and implications of renewable energy for achieving sustainable development goals in Nepal, Sustainable Development, 1-14. https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2392

Bista U., Rayamajhi B., Dhungana B., Lohani S. P.* (2022). Biogas Production by Co-Digestion of Food Waste with Sewage Sludge and Poultry Litter: A Way Towards Sustainable Waste-to-Energy Conversion. Journal of Renewable Energy and Environment, -. doi: 10.30501/jree.2022.333462.1342

Shrestha S., & Lohani S. P.* (2022). CFD analysis for mixing performance of different types of household biodigesters. Clean Energy, 6(2), 325–334. https://doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkac009

Lohani S. P., Pokhrel D., Bhattarai S., & Pokhrel A. K. (2022). Technical assessment of installed domestic biogas plants in Kavre, Nepal. Renewable Energy, 181, 1250–1257. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2021.09.092

Dhungana B., Lohani S. P.*, Marsolek M., (2022). Anaerobic Co-Digestion of Food Waste with Livestock Manure at Ambient Temperature: A Biogas Based Circular Economy and Sustainable Development Goals. Sustainability; 14(6):3307. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14063307

Lohani S. P.*, Dhungana B., Horn H., Khatiwada D., (2021): Small scale biogas technology and clean cooking fuel: Assessing the potential and links with SDGs in low-income countries – A case study of Nepal, Sustainable Energy Technology Assessment, 46, 101301. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.seta.2021.101301

Lohani S. P.* & Blakers A. (2021): 100% Renewable Energy with Pumped Hydro Energy Storage in Nepal, Clean Energy, 5 (2), 243-253. https://doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkab011

Lohani S. P.*, Shakya S., Gurung P., Dhungana B., Paudel D., Mainali B. (2021): Anaerobic co-digestion of food waste, poultry litter and sewage sludge: seasonal performance under ambient condition and model evaluation, Energy Sources Part A: Recovery, Utilization and Environmental Effects, Taylor and Francis group, (In Press). https://doi.org/10.1080/15567036.2021.1887976

Lohani S.P.*, Keitsch M., Shakya S., Fulford D. (2021): Waste to Energy in Kathmandu Nepal – A Way toward Achieving Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable Development, Wiley and Sons, (In Press). https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.2183

Paudel, D., Jeuland M., Lohani, S.P.* (2020): Cooking Energy Transition in Nepal: A Trend Review, Clean Energy, 5, 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1093/ce/zkaa022

Karki A.*, & Lohani S.P. (2020): Techno-Economic Analysis of Solar Water Pumping System for Irrigation in Nepal, Kathmandu University Journal of Science, Engineering and Technology, 14 (2). http://old.ku.edu.np/kuset/vol14_no2/karki_vol_14_No_2_2020.pdf

Dhungana B., Lohani S. P.* (2020): Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste at Varying Operating Conditions, Detritus, 13, 99-105. https://doi.org/ 10.31025/2611-4135/2020.14026

Lohani S. P.*, Khanal S. N., Bakke R. (2020): A Simple Anaerobic and Filtration Combined System for Domestic Wastewater Treatment, Water Energy Nexus 3, 41-45. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wen.2020.03.004

Lohani S. P.*, (2020): Anaerobic Co-digestion of Food Waste with Cow Manure, Iranian Journal of Energy and Environment, 11, 57-60. https://doi.org/10.5829/ijee.2020.11.01.09

Lohani S.P.*, Acharya A., Koirala R., Koirala A., Lamsal B., Khanal S.N., (2020): Anaerobic Codigestion of Food Waste for Maximizing Biogas Production, International Journal of Energy Applications and Technologies, 7 (4), 120-125. https://doi.org/10.31593/ijeat.748982

Maharjan M. K.*, Lohani S. P. (2020): Municipal Solid Waste Management in Nepal: Opportunities and challanges 15 (3), 222-226. https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v15i3.32185

Khadka P.R., Gautam, B., Acharya N., Bhattarai B., Kandel S., Lohani S.P., (2020): Design of solar water pasteurization system with slow sand filtration 15 (3), 178-182. https://doi.org/10.3126/jie.v15i3.32177

Adhikari J.* & Lohani, S.P. (2019): Design, installation, operation and experimentation of septic tank – UASB wastewater treatment system, Renewable Energy 143, 1406-1415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.04.059

Lohani, S. P.*, Wang, S., Bergland, H.W., Khanal, S.N. & Bakke, R. (2018): Modelling Temperature Effects in Anaerobic Domestic Wastewater, Water Energy Nexus 1, 55-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wen.2018.07.001

Lohani, S. P.*, Wang, S., Lackner, S., Horn, h., Khanal, S.N. & Bakke, R. (2016): ADM1 Modelling of UASB treating domestic wastewater in Nepal, Renewable Energy 95, 263-268. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2016.04.014

Lohani, S. P.*, Bakke, R. & Khanal, S. N. (2015): Load Limit of a UASB fed Septic tank treated domestic Wastewater. Water Science and Technology 72, 1455-1461. https://doi.org/10.2166/wst.2015.358

Lohani, S. P.*, Bakke, R. & Khanal, S. N. (2015): A septic tank-UASB combined system for domestic wastewater treatment: a pilot test. Water and Environment Journal 29, 558-566. https://doi.org/10.1111/wej.12154

Lohani, S.P.*, Chhetri, A. & Khanal, S.N. (2015): A simple anaerobic system for onsite treatment of domestic wastewater. African Journal of Environment Science and Technology 9, 292-300. https://doi.org/10.5897/AJEST2014.1848

Lohani, S. P.*, Bakke, R. & Khanal, S. N. (2015): Wastewater Management in Kathmandu, Nepal: Practices and Challenges. Journal of Global Ecology and Environment 3, 179-188. https://www.ikprress.org/index.php/JOGEE/article/view/449

Lohani, S. P.*, Chhetri, A., Adhikari, J. & Bakke,R. (2013): Energy Recovery Potential from Urban Wastewater in Nepal. International Journal of Environment Science and Development 4 (5), 95-99. https://doi.org/10.7763/IJESD.2013.V4.420

Lohani, S. P.* & Baral, B. (2012): Conceptual Framework of National Carbon Mitigation Strategy for Nepal, Low Carbon Economy 4, 54-58. https://doi.org/10.4236/lce.2011.24029

Lohani, S. P.* (2011): Biomass as a source of household energy and indoor air pollution in Nepal. International Journal of Energy and Environment 2, 74-78. http://www.ijee.net/article_64331.html

Lohani, S. P.* (2010): Energy and Exergy Analysis of fossil and heat pump building heating system at different dead- state temperatures. Energy 35, 3323-3331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2010.04.018

Lohani, S. P.* & Schmidt, D. (2010): Comparison of Energy and Exergy Analysis of fossil, ground and air source heat pump building heating system. Renewable Energy 35, 1275-1282. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2009.10.002

Pandey R.*, Uprety B., Lohani S. P. (2021): A Review on the Anaerobic Co-digestion of Food Waste Focusing on the Types of Co-substrate, Influencing Factors and Pretreatment (Under Review)

Conference Presentation and Speech

Lohani S.P.*, Dhungana B. (2020): Seasonal Performance of a Simple Urban Biodigester, Eight International Symposium on Energy From Biomass and Waste, November 16-19, 2020, Venice, Italy.

Dhungana B.*, Lohani. S.P. (2020): Startup of anaerobic digester fed with cattle manure, Eight International Symposium on Energy From Biomass and Waste, November 16-19, 2020, Venice, Italy.

Lohani S. P.* (2020): Co-digestion of Food Waste for Sustainable Energy Production and Waste Management, 15th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES), September 1-5,2020, Cologne, Germany.

Keynote Talk: Lohani, S. P. (2020): Research Experience on Anaerobic Digestion at Bioenergy Laboratory, Kathmandu University, Nepal, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (Chem Conflux 20), Motilal Neharu National Institute of Technology, Feb. 14-16, Allahabad, India.

Dhungana, B.* & Lohani, S. P. (2020): Experience on Anaerobic Digestion of Food Waste at Bioenergy Laboratory, Kathmandu University, Nepal, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (Chem Conflux 20), Motilal Neharu National Institute of Technology, Feb. 14-16, Allahabad, India (Best Oral Presentation).

Pandey, R.*, Dhungana, B. & Lohani, S. P. (2020): Anaerobic Digestion of Goat Manure, International Conference on Energy, Environment and Sustainable Development (Chem Conflux 20), Motilal Neharu National Institute of Technology, Feb. 14-16, Allahabad, India.

Karki A.* & Lohani, S.P. (2019): Solar Water Pumping in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges, 5th Graduate Conference of Environment and Sustainable Development, April 5-6, 2019.

Khadka P. R.*, Gautan B, Acharya N, Bhattarai B, Kandel S, Lohani S.P. (2018): Design of Solar Water Pasteurization System with Slow Sand Filtration, 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technology for Rural and Urban Development, October 29-31, 2018.

Maharjan, K. M.* & Lohani, S.P. (2018): Solid Waste Management in Nepal: Opportunities and Challenges, 4th International Conference on Renewable Energy Technology for Rural and Urban Development (RETRUD-18), October 29-31, 2018.

Devkota, G.*, Lohani, S.P., Fulford, D. (2018): Biogas: Relevant Scales of Design, Uptake and Policy 2018, Fifth International Conference on Development of Renewable Energy Technologies (ICDRET), Kathmandu, Nepal, March 2018.

Lohani, S. P.*, Khanal, S. N. & Bakke, R. (2017): A Simple Anaerobic System for Biogas Production from Domestic Wastewater, Second International Conference on Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development and Design, April 3-5, 2017, Thimpu, Bhutan.

Lohani, S. P.*, Khanal, S. N.& Bakke, R. (2016): ADM1 Modelling for Pulse Feed Mode of UASB Reactor, The Seventh National Conference on Science and Technology, March 29-31, 2016, Kathmandu.

Invited Talk: Lohani, S. P. (2015): Research Priorities in Developing Countries –A Case from Waste Management in Nepal, The World in the 21st Century – Visions of Research, DAAD Alumni Meeting, April 17-19, 2015, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, Munich.

Invited Talk: Lohani S. P. (2014): Greenhouse Gas Emission from Waste Management in Nepal, Third National WASH Training at Kathmandu University, March 2014.

Invited Talk: Lohani S.P (2013) High Rate Anaerobic Digestion for Wastewater Treatment & Biogas Production, Regional WASH Training, Nepal, March 2013.

Lohani, S. P.*, Chhetri, A., Adhikari, J., Bakke, R. & Khanal, S.N. (2013): Start-up of UASB-Septic Tank Combined System at Kathmandu University, Nepal, 11th IWA Conference on Small Water & Wastewater Systems and Sludge Management, October 28-30, 2013, Harbin, China.

Lohani, S. P.*, Satyal, A., Timilsina, S., Parajuli, S. & Dhital, P. (2012): Energy Recovery Potential from Solid Waste in Kathmandu Valley, Second International Conference on the Development of Renewable Energy Technology, 2012, Dhaka.

Pandey, S.*, Baral, B. & Lohani, S. P. Development of Biomass Gasifier for Small Sized Internal Combustion Engines, Rentech Symposium Compendium 1, March 2012.

Lohani, S. P.*, Adhikari, J. & Lama, R. Household Energy Planning for Low Carbon Emission in Nepal -Vision 2030, International Conference on Renewable Energy World—Vision 2030, Poster Presentation, Oldenburg, Germany, 2012.

Lohani, S. P.*, Pandey, S. & Baral, B. (2010): Biogas Generation, Purification & Bottling: A Promising Energy Recovery and Delivery Technology for Nepal, Proceeding Linnaeus Eco-Tech’10, Kalmar, Sweden, 2010

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