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An Integrated Framework for Renewable Energy Transition and Climate Resilience in Nepal
Please join our upcoming seminar, featuring Dr Utsav Bhattarai as our respected speaker.
This presentation briefly discusses the development of a comprehensive bottom-up renewable energy transition modelling framework as part of my PhD, taking Nepal as the study area. My research comprises several intertwined components, including extensive policy reviews, hydrological modelling, energy modelling, climate change assessments and the analysis of social perceptions applying bottom-up methods and machine learning, utilizing both primary and secondary data. The findings vary across the different aspects analysed, providing new and interesting insights. Eight first-authored papers were published in D1 and Q1 journals from this research, highlighting strategic pathways for energy security, climate resilience and alignment with UN SGDs 7, 11 and 13.
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Tuesday 30 June 2026 | 12pm – 12.30pm
Online via Teams
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Dr. Utsav Bhattarai is a Lecturer of Water Resources Engineering at the School of Engineering and Technology, CQUniversity. An alumnus of UniSQ (PhD, 2024) he brings two decades of experience across research, consulting, and teaching, focused on real-world problems. His work integrates digital waters hydrology, GIS, energy modelling, big data and machine learning to address complex challenges in analysing the impacts of climate change, water induced disasters and decision support system development. Dr. Bhattarai collaborates with a diverse network of national and international professionals producing over 25 technical reports and working/policy documents, and more than 40 scientific articles in high impact peer-reviewed journals (h-index: 20; 1390+ citations). He also serves as an Associate Editor for the Journal of Hydrology: Regional Studies (Elsevier) and World Water Policy Journal (Wiley).
Email: u.bhattarai@cqu.edu.au
Google Scholar: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=3atyNJUAAAAJ&hl=en
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2164-5663
Please share amongst your networks and if you have any questions, please reach out to the CSAS ROA, via email at CSAS@unisq.edu.au or Professor Tek Maraseni (CSAS Deputy Director and Seminar Moderator) on Tek.Maraseni@unisq.edu.au.
Kind regards,
Centre for Sustainable Agricultural Systems
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