Mechanical & Energy Systems Engineer · Freiburg, Germany
I trained as a mechanical engineer at Kathmandu University and now study Sustainable Systems Engineering (M.Sc.) at the University of Freiburg. My work sits where building energy, thermal systems and data analysis meet: from monitoring district heating networks to studying how heat pumps behave on a changing grid.
The question behind my M.Sc. research, in its simplest form: a heat pump’s emissions are the grid’s carbon intensity divided by its COP. Move both and compare with a condensing gas boiler.
Assumes 201 g CO₂ per kWh of natural gas burned and a boiler efficiency of 95%. Direct emissions only. The research itself uses hourly, regional grid data, including PV and CHP.
40% less than a gas boiler (212 g). At this COP, gas only wins on a grid above 635 g/kWh.
Energy systems work in Freiburg, and the mechanical engineering projects that came before it.
Energy systems · INATECH · Ongoing
Monitoring and evaluating thermal performance and energy consumption in district heating systems. Building Python pipelines for data cleaning and benchmarking to assess heat delivery, supply-temperature dynamics and network heat losses.
Read the case studyM.Sc. project · University of Freiburg
A regional study for Germany of how temporal grid carbon intensity, seasonal PV surplus and combined heat and power shape the operational emissions of heat pumps, and when they actually beat fossil heating.
Read the overviewFrom my B.E. in Mechanical Engineering at Kathmandu University: thermal systems, machine design and structural analysis.
Feb 2025 – present
INATECH, University of Freiburg
Monitoring and evaluating energy consumption and system efficiency in district heating systems. Python-based data processing, building energy performance analysis and thermal system benchmarking.
Jan 2023 – May 2023
Himal Refrigeration and Electrical Industries
Assisted in designing, installing and maintaining HVAC systems. Hands-on experience with central air conditioning, refrigeration systems and field engineering.
May 2018 – Feb 2025
ROE Network
Co-founded ROE Network to support educational growth and community engagement in Nepal. Led content development, community building and organisational strategy.
2024 – present
University of Freiburg
Energy systems, building performance, thermal engineering and sustainable infrastructure. Current research: heat-pump emissions under variable grid CO₂ intensities.
2018 – 2023
Kathmandu University
Thermodynamics, fluid mechanics, mechanical design, CAD in SolidWorks and structural analysis (FEA).
Writing is part of how I think: energy policy, buildings and climate, and engineering topics.
Nepal sits atop 83,000 MW of hydropower potential, yet the average Nepali uses less electricity than someone in sub-Saharan Africa. An investigative look at who benefits from Nepal’s rivers.
Read the articleA dynamic material flow analysis of the global lead-acid battery cycle, with EV scenarios to 2040. With Arun Bansal.
A decade after the 2015 Gorkha earthquake: resilience, risk monitoring and what still needs to change.
Whether it is about energy systems, a research collaboration or anything else, I would like to hear from you.
