Welcome to the bio-based energy laboratory at Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kathmandu University, Dhulikhel, Nepal. As concerns about rising fossil fuel prices, energy security, indoor air pollution, and climate change increases, renewable energy can play a key role in producing local, clean and inexhaustible energy to supply growing demand for cooking fuels, electricity, heat and transportation fuels. The bio-based energy sources could be one of the major renewable energy sources to meet demand for access to clean, safe and sustainable domestic energy services for over two billion people who lack these services. It may also serve to meet demand for electricity and transportation fuels.

[February 10, 2012]

Dr. S. Dasappa of Combustion Gasification and Propulsion Laboratory (CGPL) from Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore, INDIA and Director of Bio-based and Green Energy Laboratory Dr. Bivek Baral and Mr. Sunil Prasad Lohani, Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering Department, Kathmandu University had a meeting at Kathmandu on 10 February 2012. The meeting purpose was to extend the possible collaboration between two institutions for research and academic exchange.