Objectives
- Perform system optimization for application of Synthetic Natural Gas for identified industrial application to transit from traditional carbon-intensive fuels.
- Review existing and emerging low-carbon fuels for thermal applications in Industrial
sectors. - Identify the prospects and limitations of Synthetic Natural Gas as a carbon-neutral fuel for different industrial applications.

Aanan Ghimire
Masters by Research Candidate
aananghimire2@gmail.com
Batch 2022
Expected Outcomes
- Overview of current status and technology of industries using carbon-intensive fuel for
thermal processes. - Model of an optimized Synthetic Natural Gas based heating system.
Supervisors from host and Partner Universities
Associate Professor. Biraj Singh Thapa, Department of Mechanical Engineering
Kathmandu University
Associate Professor. David Robert Emberson, Department of Marine Technology, Norwegian
University of Science and Technology