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Atul Kumar

Atul Kumar
Atul Kumar
Professor
Centre/School/Special Centre
Centre for the Study of the World Economy
School of International Studies
Room No
302, SIS - II
Email
atulkumar@jnu.ac.in
Personal Webpage
https://jnu.ac.in
Qualifications

Ph.D. (Energy Studies) 2005, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi

Areas of Interest/Specialization
  • Energy transition
  • Modelling of energy-economy-environment interaction
  • Energy, climate change and development linkages
  • Techno-economic analysis of clean energy technologies
  • Energy systems analysis
Experience
  • Professor, Energy Studies Programme, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University (Since December 2020)
  • Professor, Department of Energy and Environment, TERI School of Advanced Studies (Earlier known as TERI University), New Delhi, India (2018-2020)
  • Associate Professor, Department of Energy and Environment, TERI University, Delhi (2015-2017)
  • Fellow, Modeling and Scenario Building Area, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi (2008-2015)
  • Prince Claus Chair Professor on Developing and Equity, Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands (May 2012- July 2012 &  March 2011-May 2011)
  • Associate Fellow, Modeling and Economic Analysis Area, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi (2006- June 2008)
  • Research Associate, Modeling and Economic Analysis Area, The Energy and Resources Institute, New Delhi (2005 - 2006)
Awards & Honours
  • Prince Claus Chair Professor on Development and Equity 2010-2012, Utrecht University, the Netherlands.
  • Member of Technical Advisory Committee of Experts to provide guidance for the preparation of India's Long-Term Low Greenhouse Gas Emissions Development Strategy for submission to the UNFCCC constituted by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India (2022)
  • Member of Modelling Subgroup on Climate Change of the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Government of India (2006-2009).
International Collaboration/Consultancy
  • Research collaboration with Institute of Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ)
  • Research collaboration with Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Jakarta, Indonesia
  • Research collaboration with Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague, the Netherlands
  • International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg, Austria
  • Research collaboration with Research collaboration with Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
  • Research collaboration with The Energy for Growth Hub, Washington, DC USA.
Best Peer Reviewed Publications
  • Dioha M.O., Kumar A. (2020). Exploring sustainable energy transitions in sub-Saharan Africa residential sector: The case of Nigeria, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review. 117:109510
  • Sehjpal R., Ramji A., Soni A., Kumar A. (2014). Going beyond incomes: Dimensions of cooking energy transitions in rural India. Energy. 68(1):470–477.
  • Palit D., Malhotra R., Kumar A. (2011). Sustainable model for financial viability of decentralized biomass gasifier based power projects. Energy Policy 39(9):4893–4901
  • Kumar A., Kandpal T.C. (2005). Solar drying and CO2 emissions mitigation: Potential for selected cash crops in India. Solar Energy. 78(2):321–329.
  • Kumar A., Purohit P., Rana S., Kandpal T.C. (2002). An approach to the estimation of the value of agricultural residues used as biofuels. Biomass and Bioenergy. 22(3):195–203.
Recent Peer Reviewed Journals/Books
  • Ram N.K., Raman P., Khan A., Kumar A. (2023). Financial viability of hydrogen-enriched gas produced adopting air-steam gasification for power generation: A detailed comparative study and sensitivity analysis with air gasification systems, Bioresource Technology Reports. 22:101387
  • Palit D., Kumar A. (2022). Towards convergence of central grid and decentralised electricity solutions – Assessment of Indian rural electrification cases using a socio-technical framework, Energy for Sustainable Development. 71:27-53
  • Palit D., Kumar A. (2022). Drivers and barriers to rural electrification in India – A multi‐ stakeholder analysis, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Review. 166:112663
  • Dioha M.O., Kumar A. (2020). Exploring the Energy System Impacts of Nigeria's Nationally Determined Contributions and Low-Carbon Transition to Mid-Century, Energy Policy. 144:111703.
  • Dioha M.O., Kumar A. (2020). Sustainable energy pathways for land transport in Nigeria, Utilities Policy. 64:101034