Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal
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.
digestion of food waste, Journal of Environmental Management, 345, 118785,
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2023.118785
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
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
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
Books
Year Title 2020 Ghimire A., Gyawali R., Lens N.L. P., Lohani S. P. *(2021) Technologies for Removal of Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) from Biogas, Emerging Technologies and Biological Systems for Biogas Upgrading, Elesvier.
https://www.elsevier.com/books/emerging-technologies-and-biological-systems-for-biogas-upgrading/aryal/978-0-12-822808-12018 Lohani S.P.*, Havukainen J. (2018) Anaerobic Digestion: Factors Affecting Anaerobic Digestion Process. In: Varjani S., Gnansounou E., Gurunathan B., Pant D., Zakaria Z. (eds) Waste Bioremediation. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-7413-4_18 2013 Renewable Energy for Sustainable Future, ISBN: 978-1-477554-890, iConcept Press 2013.
https://www.amazon.com/Renewable-Energy-Sustainable-Future-Prasad/dp/1477554890/ref=sr_1_12?dchild=1&keywords=Renewable+energy+for+sustainable+future&qid=1619229222&s=books&sr=1-122012 New Ways of Renewables for Sustainable Buildings – A Thermodynamic Approach, ISBN: 978-3659112973, LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing 2012.
https://www.amazon.de/-/en/Sunil-Prasad-Lohani/dp/3659112976
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