Designation: 
Professor and Head
Office Phone: 
(022)-2576-7877
Email: 
a.b.rao@iitb.ac.in
Research Interests: 

Energy and Environment, Technology Assessment, Climate Change Mitigation, Carbon Capture and Sequestration (CCS), Renewables and Energy Efficiency, Energy Policy and Planning, Rural Energy Consumption, Rural Livelihoods

Education: 
  • Ph. D. (2003) Engineering & Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA
  • M.Tech. (1998) Environmental Science.& Engg., IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
  • B.Tech. (1995) Chemical Engineering, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
Courses Taught: 
  • M.Tech. Core courses: TD 607, TD 613, TD 638, TD 899
  • M.Tech. Elective courses: TD 610, TD 619, TD 620, TD 632
  • MDP Core courses: TDO 601, TDO 603
  • MDP Elective courses: TDO 612
Experience: 
  • Head, C-TARA (since May 2019)
  • Institute Chair Professor (since December 2021)
  • Professor (since September 2018)
  • Associate Professor  (07/2012 – 09/2018) & Assistant Professor  (07/2006 – 06/2012) Centre for Technology Alternatives for Rural Areas (CTARA), IIT Bombay.
  • Post Doctoral Fellow  (01/2004 – 01/2006) & Graduate Research Assistant (9/1999 to 12/2003) Department of Engineering and Public Policy, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, USA.
  • Research Engineer (1/1998 to 6/1999) School of Management, IIT Bombay, Mumbai, India
Publications: 
Journal Papers
  1. Katekar V.P., Rao A.B., and V.R. Sardeshpande. “Investigating the kinetic model of rosewater production using a solar energy driven hydrodistillation system”. Next Chem Eng. 2025;1(May):100002. doi:10.1016/j.nxcen.2025.100002
  2. Katekar V.P., Rao A.B., and V.R. Sardeshpande. “Harnessing solar energy for bioresource valorisation: A case study on decentralised rosewater production through solar hydrodistillation”. Bioresour Technol Reports. 2025;32(June):102387. doi:10.1016/j.biteb.2025.102387
  3. Katekar V.P., Rao A.B., and V.R. Sardeshpande. “Evaluation and forecasting of the number of steps and dimensions for stepped solar stills to maximise distillate yield”. Therm Sci Eng Prog. 2025;67(February):104226. doi:10.1016/j.tsep.2025.104226
  4. Joshi, P., Rao, AB, Banerjee R. (2025). “Review of solar PV deployment trends, policy instruments, and growth projections in China, the United States, and India”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 213, 115436, ISSN 1364-0321, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2025.115436
  5. Katekar V.P., Rao A.B., and V.R. Sardeshpande. “The optimum nanomaterial coating for solar thermal device absorber plates: an experimental investigation”. Int J Nano Biomater. 2024;10(4):270-300. doi:10.1504/IJNBM.2024.143831
  6. Katekar V.P., Rao A.B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2024). “Performance enhancement of solar distillation system with hemispherical projections and low-cost coating on absorber plate”. Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part N: Journal of Nanomaterials, Nanoengineering and Nanosystems. 2024; 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1177/23977914241259114              
  7. Katekar V.P. and Rao A.B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2024). “Review of the Contemporary Applications of Cow Urine and its Distillate in Agriculture, Medicine, and Electricity Generation for Sustainable Development.” International Journal of Enhanced Research in Science, Technology & Engineering, 102-127, 3(13). http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4857807
  8. Najeeb, A., Sridharan, S., Rao, A.B., Agnihotri, S.B. and V. Mishra (2024). “Determinants of residential electricity consumption in South, East and South East Asia: A systematic review”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 198, 114400, ISSN 1364-0321. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2024.114400.
  9. Haran S., Rao, A B., and R. Banerjee (2023). “Life cycle energy-carbon-water footprint assessment of an existing coal power plant retrofitted with calcium looping (CaL) based CCS system”, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, vol. 130, 104015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2023.104015
  10. Shinde R., Shivansh, Shastri, Y., Rao A. B., and A. Mondal (2023). “Quantification of climate change-driven water stress on thermal power plants in India”, Computers and Chemical Engineering, 179 (2023) 108454.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108454
  11. Katekar, V. P., Rao, A. B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2023). “A cutting‐edge assessment of recent advancements in essential oils extraction technologies for energy and ecological sustainability: A comprehensive review”, Journal of Food Process Engineering, 46(9), e14414. https://doi.org/10.1111/jfpe.14414
  12. Katekar, V. P., Rao, A. B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2023). “A hydrodistillation-based essential oils extraction: A quest for the most effective and cleaner technology”, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy, 36, 101270. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2023.101270
  13. Katekar, V. P., Rao, A. B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2023). “An experimental investigation to optimise pebbles-based sensible heat storage system: An exploration to improve thermal efficiency of solar devices”, Journal of Energy Storage, 73, 108964. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.est.2023.108964
  14. Katekar, V. P., Rao, A. B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2022). “Review of the rose essential oil extraction by hydrodistillation : An investigation for the optimum operating condition for maximum yield”, Sustainable Chemistry and Pharmacy 29:100783. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scp.2022.100783.
  15. Katekar, V. P., Rao A. B., and V.R. Sardeshpande (2022). “A cleaner and ecological rosewater production technology based on solar energy for rural livelihood”, Clean Circ Bioeconomy 2022; 1:1–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clcb.2022.100022
  16. Haran, S., Rao, A.B., and R. Banerjee (2021). “Techno-economic analysis of a 660 MWe supercritical coal power plant in India retrofitted with calcium looping (CaL) based CO2 capture system”, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, vol 112, 103522. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103522
  17. Haran, S., Rao, A.B., and R. Banerjee (2021). “Techno-economic analysis of a 660 MWe supercritical coal power plant in India retrofitted with calcium looping (CaL) based CO2 capture system”, International Journal of Greenhouse Gas Control, vol 112, 103522, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijggc.2021.103522
  18. Hiloidhari, M., Vijay, V., Banerjee, R., Baruah, D.C. and A. B. Rao (2021). “Energy-carbon-water footprint of sugarcane bioenergy: A district-level life cycle assessment in the state of Maharashtra, India”, Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, vol 151, 111583, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111583
  19. Arranz, A.M., Thomson, R., Zech, S., Hegde, G., Arunachalam, D., and A. B. Rao (2021). “The uneven expansion of electricity supply in India: The logics of clientelism, incrementalism and maximin,”, Energy Research & Social Science, Volume 78, 102126, ISSN 2214-6296, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2021.102126
  20. Hiloidhari, M., Haran, S., Banerjee, R. and A. B. Rao (2021). “Life cycle energy–carbon–water footprints of sugar, ethanol and electricity from sugarcane”, Bioresource Technology, Volume 330, 125012, ISSN 0960-8524, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biortech.2021.125012
  21. Hiloidhari, M., Banerjee, R. and A. B. Rao (2021). “Life cycle assessment of sugar and electricity production under different sugarcane cultivation and cogeneration scenarios in India”, Journal of Cleaner Production, vol 290, 125170., doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2020.125170
  22. Jain, M., Rao, A.B. and A. P. Patwardhan (2021). "Energy cost information and consumer decisions: Results from a choice experiment on refrigerator purchase in India”, the Energy Journal, vol 42, 253-272. doi: 10.5547/01956574.42.2.mjai
  23. Venkatesha, R., Rao, A.B. and S. B. Kedare, (2020). Appropriate household point-of-use water purifier selection template considering a rural case study in western India. Appl Water Sci 10, 124 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13201-020-01207-1
  24. Jain, M., Rao, A.B. and A. P. Patwardhan (2018). "Appliance labeling and consumer heterogeneity: A discrete choice experiment in India”, Applied Energy, vol 226, 15 September 2018, 213-224, doi: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2018.05.089
  25. Jain, M., Rao, A.B. and A. P. Patwardhan (2018). “Consumer preference for labels in the purchase decisions of air conditioners in India”, Energy for Sustainable Development, volume 42, February 2018, 24-31. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2017.09.008
  26. Singh, U., Rao, A. B., and M. K. Chandel (2017). "Economic implications of CO2 capture from existing and upcoming coal-fired power plants in India under various policy scenarios”, Energy Procedia, Vol.114, July 2017, pp.7638-7650. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1896
  27. Akash, A. R., Rao, A. B., and M.K. Chandel (2016). "Relevance of Carbon Capture & Sequestration in India’s Energy Mix to Achieve the Reduction in Emission Intensity by 2030 as per INDCs”, Energy Procedia, Vol.114, July 2017, pp.7492-7503. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.1882
  28. Singh U. and Rao A. B., Techno-economic assessment of carbon mitigation options for existing coal-fired plants in India, Energy Procedia (2016), 90, 326-335, doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.200
  29. Kulkarni, N. and A. B. Rao (2016). “Carbon footprint of bricks manufactured in the clamps of India”, Journal of Cleaner Production, (135), 2016. pp 1396 –1406. doi:10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.06.152
  30. Kulkarni, N., Bhandarkar, U.V., Puranik, B. P. and A. B. Rao (2016). “Experimental determination of thermal properties of alluvial soil”, Heat and Mass Transfer, 1-9, doi: 10.1007/s00231-016-1772-y
  31. Anand S. and A. B. Rao (2016). "Models for deployment of solar PV lighting applications in India, ," Energy Procedia, Vol.90 :, 2016, pp.455-462, (Selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research); doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.212
  32. Singh U. and A. B. Rao (2016). "Techno-economic assessment of carbon mitigation options for existing coal-fired plants in India," Energy Procedia, Vol.90 :,2016,pp.326-335, Selected papers from the 5th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research; doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.11.200
  33. Singh, U., and A.B. Rao (2015). Integrating SO2 and NOx control systems in Indian coal-fired power plants, Decision, 42(2), 191-209.
  34. Pandey, A., Sadavarte, P., Rao, A.B., and C. Venkataraman (2014). “Trends in multi-pollutant emissions from a technology-linked inventory for India: II. Residential, agricultural and informal industry sectors”, Atmospheric Environment (2014), in press accepted manuscript, doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.09.080.
  35. Bhoyar, S. P., Dusad, S., Shrivastava, R., Mishra, S., Gupta, N. and A. B. Rao (2014). “Understanding the impact of lifestyle on individual carbon footprint”, Procedia - Social and Behavioral Sciences 133, 47–60.
  36. Kumbhar, S., Kulkarni, N., Rao, A. B. and B. Rao (2014). “Environmental Life Cycle Assessment of Traditional Bricks in Western Maharashtra, India”, Energy Procedia, 54, 260–269.
  37. Rao, B., Mane, A., Rao, A. B., and V. Sardeshpande (2014). “Multi-criteria analysis of alternative biogas technologies”, Energy Procedia, 54, 292 – 301.
  38. Rubin, E.S., Chen, C. and A.B. Rao (2007). “Cost and Performance of Fossil Fuel Power Plants with CO2 Capture and Storage”, Energy Policy, 35(9), 4444-4454.
  39. Rao, A.B. and E.S. Rubin (2006). “Identifying Cost-Effective CO2 Control Levels for Amine-based CO2 Capture Systems”, Industrial and Engineering Chemistry Research - Special Issue on Carbon Capture, 45(8), 2421-2429.
  40. Rao, A.B., Rubin, E.S., Keith, D.W. and G.M. Morgan (2006). “Evaluation of Potential Cost Reductions from Improved CO2 Capture Systems”, Energy Policy, 34(18), 3765-3772.
  41. Rao, A.B. and E.S. Rubin (2002). “A Technical, Economic and Environmental Assessment of Amine-based Carbon Capture Technology for Power Plant Greenhouse Gas Control”, Environmental Science & Technology, 36 (20), 4467-4475.
  42. Patwardhan, A. and A.B. Rao (1998). “Pollution Prevention: A New Approach to Environmental Quality”. Chemical Industry Digest, Oct/November 1998, India.

Book Chapters

  1. Case study on the dissemination of solar hydrodistillation system for rosewater production - co-authoerd with V.P. Katekar, V.R.  Sardeshpande in “National Symposium on Green Energy Interventions to Support MSME’s in Technology Deprived Areas”. MGIRI, Wardha; 2025:1-13
  2. Water footprints and thermal power generation – co-authored with R. Shinde and Y. Shastri in “Water footprints and sustainable development” edited by Suhaib Bandh, Fayaz Malla, 2024. Elsevier Inc. USA. ISBN: 978-0-443-23631-0, pp. 163–172, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23631-0.00011-X
  3. An Experimental Investigation to Determine the Optimal Nanomaterial for Coating a Solar Thermal Absorber Panel. - co-authoerd with V.P. Katekar, V.R.  Sardeshpande in “Green Energy Technol.” 2024;2:535-552. doi:10.1007/978-981-97-5419-9_46
  4. An Energy-Sustainable Approach of Ginger Rhizomes Hydrosol Extraction Using a Solar Thermal Hydrodistillation System. - co-authoerd with V.P. Katekar, V.R.  Sardeshpande in “Proceedings of ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability”, ES 2024. Vol 1. 2024:1-10. doi:10.1115/ES2024-132177
  5. Solar energy-assisted extraction of bioactive compounds- co-authored with V.P. Katekar and V.R.  Sardeshapnde. in “Application of Emerging Technologies and Strategies to Extract Bioactive Compounds” edited by Paulo Eduardo Sichetti Munekata, 2024, Elsevier Science and Technology Books, Academic Press, pp 199-255
  6. Water footprints and thermal power generation (Chapter 11) – co-authored with R. Shinde and Y. Shastri in “Current Directions in Water Scarcity Research” edited by Suhaib A. Bandh, Fayaz A. Malla, 2024, Elsevier, volume 8, Pages 163-172, ISSN 2542-7946, ISBN 9780443236310, https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-23631-0.00011-X.
  7. A Historical Perspective on the Biofuel Policies in India, co-authored with Kumar, A. in “Greener and Scalable E-fuels for Decarbonization of Transport. Energy, Environment, and Sustainability” edited by Agarwal, A.K., and H. Valera, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-16-8344-2_3
  8. Technology Solutions to Cleaner Coal and Power, in “Future of Coal in India: Smooth Transition or Bumpy Road Ahead?”, edited by Tongia, R., Sehgal, A. and P. Kamboj, 2021, Brookings India, Notion Press, Chennai, pp 431-453
  9. Energy Efficiency Policies in India: Implications for Climate Change Mitigation – co-authored with M. Jain and A. Patwardhan. in “Climate Change Signals and Response” edited by Venkataraman C., Mishra T., Ghosh S., Karmakar S. 2019, Springer, Singapore, pp 289-303
  10. Biodiesel Blending in India—Analysis of National Biofuel Policy. – co-authored with Chigullapalli S. and A. Patwardhan. in “Climate Change Signals and Response” edited by Venkataraman C., Mishra T., Ghosh S., Karmakar S. 2019, Springer, Singapore, pp 247-253
  11. Critical Evaluation of Biodiesel Production Initiatives in India – co-authored with CH Sreenivas and Anand Patwardhan, in “Biofuels: Green House Gas Mitigation and Global Warming - a perspective”, edited by Ashwani kumar et.al, 2017, Springer
  12. Assessment of the Potential of non-plantation biomass as energy resource in India – co-authored with CH Sreenivas and Anand Patwardhan, in “Biofuels: Green House Gas Mitigation and Global Warming - a perspective”, edited by Ashwani kumar et.al, 2017, Springer
  13. RuTAG IIT Bombay Floating Fish cages for livelihood opportunities for tribals in Dimbhe area – co-authored with Rupali S. Khanolkar, & Siddharth Ghosh, in P.M. Pawar, B.P. Ronge, R. Balasubramaniam, & S. Seshabhattar (Eds.), Techno-Societal 2016: Proceedings of the International conference on advanced technologies for societal applications, Spinger International publishing AG, 2018, pp 27-35.
  14. ‘Total Sanitation Campaign’ intervention for a semi urban village through ‘public-people-private’ partnership – co-authored with Manik N. Dive - in the book “Urbanization in Asia: Governance, Infrastructure and the Environment”, edited by Kala S. Sridhar and Guanghua Wan, Springer India, 2014, pp 27-39. 
  15. Electric Power Generation:  Going from “Black” to “Green” - in the book “Climate Change, Society and Sustainable Development: Agenda for Action” compiled and published by Times Foundation, New Delhi - 110 103, 2010, pp 115-123.
  16. Technologies: Separation, Capture and Transportation of CO2, Chapter 2 in the book “Carbon Capture and Sequestration: Integrating Technology, Monitoring, and Regulation” edited by Elizabeth J. Wilson and David Gerard, Blackwell Publishing, 2121 State Avenue, Ames, Iowa, USA, 2007.
Conferences: 
  1. Shinde, R., Shastri, Y., and Rao, A.B., (2025) “Assessing the impacts of climate change on thermal power plants equipped with Environmental Control Technologies (ECTs): Challenges and adaptation measures”, EGU General Assembly 2025, https://doi.org/10.5194/egusphere-egu25-668  
  2. Shinde, R., Shastri, Y., and Rao, A.B., (2024), “Climate change adaptation measures for water stressed thermal power plants in India.” Computer Aided Chemical Engineering, ESCAPE 34-PSE 24, Vol 53, pp 841-846. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-443-28824-1.50141-1 
  3. Katekar, VP, Rao, AB, & and Sardeshpande, VR (2024). "An Energy-Sustainable Approach of Ginger Rhizomes Hydrosol Extraction Using a Solar Thermal Hydrodistillation System." Proceedings of the ASME 2024 18th International Conference on Energy Sustainability collocated with the ASME 2024 Heat Transfer Summer Conference and the ASME 2024 Fluids Engineering Division Summer Meeting. Anaheim, California, USA. July 15–17, 2024. V001T10A009. ASME. https://doi.org/10.1115/ES2024-132177
  4. Katekar, V.P., Rao, A.B., and Sardeshpande, V.R. (2024). “An Experimental Investigation to Determine the Optimal Nanomaterial for Coating a Solar Thermal Absorber Panel”. In: Tatiparti, S.S.V., Seethamraju, S. (eds)., Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 2. ICAER 2023. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. 10.1007/978-981-97-5419-9_46
  5. Buwa, Omkar, Rao, Anand B., & Venkateswaran, Jayendran. (2024). “Navigating the Dynamics of Battery Operations in Off-grid Mini-grids: A Systems Approach”. In Proceedings of the 2024 System Dynamics Conference, Bergen, Norway.
  6. Buwa, O., Rao, A.B., Venkateswaran, J. (2024). “Systemic Approach for Sustainability Assessment of Mini-Grids: A Review and Some Causalities”. In: Tatiparti, S.S.V., Seethamraju, S. (eds)., Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 2. ICAER 2023. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5419-9_42
  7. Gorade, P., Najeeb, A., Rao, A.B. (2024). “Tariff Structures for Residential Electricity Consumption in India: an Analysis of Disparities and Effect on Consumption”. In: Tatiparti, S.S.V., Seethamraju, S. (eds)., Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 2. ICAER 2023. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org//10.1007/978-981-97-5419-9_40
  8. Maske, A.B., Najeeb, A., Rao, A.B. (2024). “Analyzing Trends in Appliance Ownership and the Residential Electricity Consumption in Rural India: A Case Study of Maharashtra State”. In: Tatiparti, S.S.V., Seethamraju, S. (eds)., Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 2. ICAER 2023. Green Energy and Technology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5419-9_41
  9. Joshi, P., Rao, A.B., Banerjee, R. (2024). "Implications of Time of Day Tariff Policy on Residential Consumers with Grid-connected Rooftop Solar PV Systems in Ahmedabad, India." In: Tatiparti, S.S.V., Seethamraju, S. (eds)., Advances in Clean Energy and Sustainability, Volume 2. 9th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), 2023. Green Energy and Technology, Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-97-5419-9_43
  10. Joshi, P., Rao, A., Banerjee, R. (2024). "Review of Solar PV Policy Incentives and Regulations Related to Metering and Billing of Grid-Connected Rooftop PV Systems in Indian States." In Proceedings of Solar World Congress 2023 (pp. 1–10). SWC 2023- ISES Solar World Congress 2023. International Solar Energy Society.
  11. Buwa O., Venkateswaran J., Rao A.B. (2023). “Dynamic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment of Mini-grids: A Proof-of-Concept (2023)” In Proceedings of 36th International Conference on Efficiency, Cost, Optimization, Simulation and Environmental Impact of Energy Systems, ECOS 2023, pp. 3013 – 3024. https://doi.org/10.52202/069564-0270
  12. Buwa, O., Rao, A.B. (2023). “Electricity Access-Development Linkages of Centralised and Decentralised Supply Schemes”. In: Doolla, S., Rather, Z.H., Ramadesigan, V. (eds)., Advances in Renewable Energy and Its Grid Integration. ICAER 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1041. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2283-3_19
  13. Joshi, P., Rao, A.B., Banerjee, R. (2023). "Financial Viability of Rooftop PV Systems in Residential Housing Societies in India." In: Doolla, S., Rather, Z.H., Ramadesigan, V. (eds)., Advances in Renewable Energy and Its Grid Integration. 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER), 2022. Lecture Notes in Electrical Engineering, vol 1041. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2283-3_18
  14. Najeeb, A., Rao, A.B., Agnihotri, S. B., Mishra, V., and Sridharan, S. (2023), "Modelling the Future of Energy: What Are The Present Tools Missing?", Proceedings of Proceedings of the 44th IAEE International Conference, Feb 2023, Saudi Association of Energy Economics, Pages 496-497, ISBN: 9786030449811.
  15. Haran S., Rao A B., and Banerjee R. (2023). “Comparison of different types of coal powerplants in India retrofitted with calcium looping based CCS System”, presented at the 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2022, July 9-12, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2279-6_50
  16. Najeeb, A., Rao, A.B., and A. Sherla. (2023). "To be or not to be a Prosumer: Understanding the Economics of Rooftop Solar PV in India", presented at the 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2022, July 9-12, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2279-6_56
  17. Najeeb, A., Agnihotri, S. B., and A.B. Rao. (2023). "Power play or prudent policy? An analysis of the lifeline electricity scheme in Delhi", presented at the 8th International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2022, July 9-12, 2022. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-2279-6_24
  18. Shinde, R., Shastri, Y. and A.B. Rao (2022). “Quantification of climate change-driven water stress on thermal power plants in India”, (Paper ID – 4494) poster presented at 10th Asian Symposium on Process Systems Engineering (PSE Asia 2022), 11th – 14th Dec, 2022, IIT Madras, Chennai. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compchemeng.2023.108454
  19. Khanolkar, R., Naik, P. and A.B. Rao, "Interventions in Hirda Collection and Processing for Optimal Utilization and Value Addition", paper presented (oral) at the 2nd International Conference on "Rural Technology Development and Delivery" (RTDD-2020) at IIT Madras, March 12-14, 2020
  20. Manjunatha, G.N., Khanolkar, R., and A.B. Rao, " Designing a minor millet De-hulling machine", paper presented (oral) at the 2nd International Conference on "Rural Technology Development and Delivery" (RTDD-2020) at IIT Madras, March 12-14, 2020
  21. Hegde G., Rao A.B., Agnihotri S.B. (2020) Analyzing the Inequality Pathways of Domestic Electricity Consumption in India. In: Singh S., Ramadesigan V. (eds) Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_68
  22. Swami S., Hegde G., Rao A.B., Agnihotri S.B. (2020) How Do Supply-Side Constraints Affect the Rural Residential Feeder Parameters?. In: Singh S., Ramadesigan V. (eds) Advances in Energy Research, Vol. 1. Springer Proceedings in Energy. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-2666-4_49
  23. Haran, S., Rao, A.B. and R. Banerjee "Techno-economic comparison of coal plants in India with conventional and advanced power generation technologies integrated with CO2 capture," paper presented (oral) at the 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies, (GHGT-14), October 21-25, 2018, Melbourne, Australia.
  24. Phadke, P., Rao, A.B., and M. Chandel "Impact of Coal Quality on Post-Combustion CO2 Capture in Indian Coal Power Plants," poster presented at the 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-14), October 21-25, 2018, Melbourne, Australia.
  25. Agrawal, H. and A.B. Rao "Estimating the Potential of Pre-combustion CO2 Capture in Bio-hydrogen, Bio-CNG and Bio-ethanol Production Plants," poster presented at the 14th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-14), October 21-25, 2018, Melbourne, Australia
  26. Swami, S., Rao, A.B. and S.B. Agnihotri (2017). “Trends of electricity supply availability and its implications on rural residential feeders”, (paper number 130) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, December 12-14, 2017. (Received the Best poster award)
  27. Hegde, G., Agnihotri, S.B. and A. B. Rao (2017). “Tracing the Contours of Inequality in Household Electricity Consumption in India”. Paper presented at the 36th International Energy Workshop (IEW), 12-14 July, 2017, University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.  Paper available at: https://events.pnnl.gov/Default.aspx?topic=IEW_2017:_Papers_and_Slides
  28. Jain, M., Rao, A.B. and A. Patwardhan (2017). “Impact of standards and labeling program on consumer discount rate”, Paper presented at the 40th Annual IAEE International Conference, 18-21 June, 2017, at Marina Bay Sands, Singapore.
  29. Hegde, G., Rao, A.B. and S.B. Agnihotri (2017). “Analyzing the Inequality Pathways of Domestic Electricity Consumption in India”, (paper number 394) paper presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, December 12-14, 2017.
  30. Phadke, P., Rao, A.B., and M. Chandel (2017). “Impact of Coal Quality on Post-Combustion, Amine-Based CO2 Capture in Indian Coal Power Plants”, (paper number 357) paper presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, December 12-14, 2017.
  31. Agrawal, H. and A.B. Rao (2017). “Techno-Economic Potential of Pre-Combustion CO2 Capture in Bio-Energy Pathways”, (paper number 341) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, December 12-14, 2017.
  32. Dewan, M.R. and A.B. Rao (2017). “Electricity Planning for Bangladesh under Various Scenarios”, (paper number 202) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, December 12-14, 2017.
  33. Jain, M., Rao, A.B. and A. Patwardhan (2017). “Appliance standards and incremental price of efficiency”, (paper number 373) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2017, December 12-14, 2017.
  34. Rao, A.B., and P.C. Phadke (2017). “CO2 Capture and Storage in Coal Gasification Projects”, presented at the Workshop on Challenges and Opportunities of Underground Coal Gasification in India, UCG 2017; Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi; India; February 13-14, 2017, IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science, 76 (1), art. no. 012011, .DOI: 10.1088/1755-1315/76/1/012011
  35. Swami, S., Rao, A.B. and S.B. Agnihotri (2017). “Multi-Criteria Assessment of Energy Inequality in Maharashtra”. Paper presented at the 4th International Conference and Exhibition on Energy Storage and Microgrids in India, 11-13 January, 2017, Nehru Centre, Mumbai, India.
  36. Khanolkar, R., Rao, A.B., Ghosh, S., (2016). RuTAG IIT Bombay Floating Fish Cages for Livelihood Opportunities for Tribals in Dimbhe Area, presented at Techno-societal 2016: International conference on advanced technologies for societal applications, December 20-21, 2016, SVERI, Pandharpur, Maharashtra, India.
  37. Phadke, P.C., Chandel, M.K., and A. B. Rao (2016). "Feasibility Study of CO2 Mitigation from Coal Power Plants via CCS with Auxiliary Solar Thermal and Biogas," Presented at GETS 2016 http://www.NTPCGETS.com, November 7-9, 2016, New Delhi, paper is available at: http://www.ntpcgets.com/abstract/finalpapers/484.pdf
  38. Akash, A. R., Rao, A. B., and M.K. Chandel (2016). "Relevance of Carbon Capture & Sequestration in India’s Energy Mix to Achieve the Reduction in Emission Intensity by 2030 as per INDCs”, Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-13) -November 14-18, 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  39. Singh U., Rao A. B., and M. K. Chandel (2016). "Economic implications of CO2 capture from existing and upcoming coal-fired power plants in India under various policy scenarios”, Paper presented at the 13th International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-13) - November 14-18, 2016, Lausanne, Switzerland.
  40. Akash, A.R., Rao, A.B., and M.K. Chandel (2015). “Prospects of Implementing CO2 Capture and Sequestration (CCS) in the Proposed Supercritical Coal Power Plants in India” (paper number 466) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, 2015.
  41. Sreenivas, CH, Rao, A.B. and A. Patwardhan (2015). “Assessment of Carbon Mitigation Potential of Biodiesel Pathway” (paper number 443) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, 2015.
  42. Najeeb, A. and A.B. Rao (2015). “Economic And Environmental Assessment of a Rural Micro Grid” (paper number 493) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, 2015.
  43. Kulkarni, N., Bhandarkar, U.V., Rao A.B. and B.P. Puranik (2015). “Experimental Investigation of Heat Loss to the Ground in Clamp Type Brick Kilns” (paper number 477) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, 2015.
  44. Singh, U and A B Rao (2015). “Techno-economic assessment of carbon mitigation options for existing coal-fired power plants in India” (paper number 243) poster presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2015, December 15-17, 2015.
  45. Singh, U. and A.B. Rao (2014). “Prospects of Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) for new Indian thermal power plants", (paper number 02) presented at the National Conference on Advances in Thermal Engineering (AITE2014) to be held at the Indian School of Mines Dhanbad during December 19-20, 2014.
  46. Singh, U. and A.B. Rao (2014). “Estimating the Environmental Implications of Implementing Carbon Capture and Storage in Indian Coal Power Plants” (paper number 71) presented at the International Conference on Advances in Green Energy, 2014 (ICAGE’14), Trivandrum during December 17-18, 2014.
  47. Sreenivas, CH, Rao, A.B., and A. Patwardhan (2014). “Assessment of Carbon Mitigation Potential of Biogas Technology in India”, presented at the 2nd International Conference on Evaluating Climate Change and Development, International Finance Corporation, Global Environmental Facility (GEF – IEO), Washington D.C., 4-6 November, 2014.
  48. Jain, S. and A.B. Rao, (2014). “Comparative assessment of disposable plates from the user and policy perspective” presented at the ISAHP-2014 (International Symposium of the Analytic Hierarchy Process), June 29-July 2, 2014, Washington DC, USA.
  49. Yaparla, D., Rao, A.B. and B. Rao (2014). “Comparison of household level drinking water treatment technology using analytic hierarchy process” presented at the ISAHP-2014 (International Symposium of the Analytic Hierarchy Process), June 29-July 2, 2014, Washington DC, USA.
  50. Rao, B., Mane, A., Rao, A.B. and V. R. Sardeshpande (2013). “Multi-criteria analysis of alternative biogas technologies”, presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2013, organized by DESE IIT Bombay, December 10-12, 2013, Mumbai.
  51. Kulkarni, N. and A.B. Rao (2013). “Specific Energy Consumption in Clamp Type Brick Kilns of Karad, District Satara, Maharashtra, India”, presented at the International Conference on Advances in Energy Research (ICAER) 2013, organized by DESE IIT Bombay, December 10-12, 2013, Mumbai.
  52. Bhoyar, S., Shrivastava, R., Gupta, N., Dusad, S., Mishra, S. and A. B. Rao (2013). “Understanding the Impact of Lifestyle on Carbon Footprint: Comparative study of Urban and Rural Households”, presented at the International Conference on Trade, Markets and Sustainability (ICTMS 2013), organized by Symbiosis Institute of International Business, Pune, February 22-23, 2013.
  53. Rao, A.B., Shelar, M., Jaju, A., Jain C., and R. Jagtap (2013). “Carbon footprint of dairy sector – A case study”, presented at the International Conference on Agriculture and Climate Change, organized by TERI, New Delhi, January 29-30, 2013.
  54. Kuttan, V. and A. B. Rao, (2012). “Selection of Photovoltaic Modules for Off-Grid Rural Application Based on Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP)”, published in the 38th IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC), 2012, pp 002888 – 002893, doi: 10.1109/PVSC.2012.6318191
  55. Yashoda P. and A. B. Rao (2009). “Comparative Study of Biogas Production from Non-edible De-oiled Cake in Monophasic and Biphasic Units”, presented at the National Conference on Energy Security for Rural Development – ESRD 2009, held at Gandhigram Rural University, Dindigul, TN 624302, March 26, 2009.
  56. Anand B. Rao, Chao Chen and Edward S. Rubin (2005). “Identifying cost-effective CO2 control levels for coal-fired power plants”, presented at 4th Annual Conference of Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May 2-5, 2005.
  57. Rubin, E.S., Rao, A.B. and C. Chen (2004). “Performance and Cost of PC, NGCC and IGCC Power Plants With and Without CO2 Capture and Storage” presented at 3rd Annual Conference of Carbon Capture and Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May 4, 2004.
  58. Rubin, E.S., Rao, A.B. and C. Chen (2004). “Performance and Cost of PC, NGCC and IGCC Power Plants With and Without CO2 Capture and Storage” presented at 7th Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC-7), Tucson, AZ, January 21, 2004.
  59. Rao, A.B., Rubin, E.S. and M.G. Morgan (2003). "Evaluation of Potential Cost Reductions from Improved CO2 Capture Systems," Proceedings of the 5th Workshop of the International Test Network for CO2 Capture, Pittsburgh, PA, USA, June 2-3, 2003.
  60. Rao, A.B., Rubin, E.S. and M.G. Morgan (2003). "Evaluation of Potential Cost Reductions from Improved CO2 Capture Systems," Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Carbon Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May 5-8, 2003.
  61. Chen, C., Rao, A.B. and E.S. Rubin (2003). "Comparative Assessment of CO2 capture Options for Existing Coal-fired Power Plants," Proceedings of the Second National Conference on Carbon Sequestration, Alexandria, VA, May 5-8, 2003.
  62. Rubin, E.S., Rao, A.B. and C. Chen (2003). “Performance and Cost of PC and IGCC Power Plants With and Without CO2 Capture and Storage” presented at 6th Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC-6), Tucson, AZ, January 21, 2003.
  63. Rubin, E.S. and A.B. Rao (2002). “Uncertainties in CO2 Capture and Sequestration Costs”, Proc. of Sixth International Conference on Greenhouse Gas Control Technologies (GHGT-6), Kyoto, Japan, October 1-4, 2002.
  64. Rao, A.B. and E.S. Rubin (2002). “CO2 Control Options for Fossil Fuel Power Plants in a Multi-Pollutant Framework” presented at 5th Electric Utilities Environmental Conference (EUEC-5), Tucson, AZ, January 22-25, 2002.
  65. Rubin, E.S., Rao, A.B. and M.B. Berkenpas (2001). “A Multi-Pollutant Framework for Evaluating CO2 Control Options for Fossil Fuel Power Plants”, Proc. of First National Conference on Carbon Sequestration, Washington DC, May 14-17, 2001.
Reports: 
  1. Banerjee, R., Ghosh, S., Jana, A., Mishra, T., Narayanan, K., Parthasarathy, D., Rao, A.B., Venkatraman, C., Chandel, V., Ghimiray, M., Haran, S., Jajal, P., Kapoor, T., Kasthala, S., Kumar, P., Pandey, N., Patil, T., Singh, Neha, Singh, Namita, Som, A., Tibrewal, K., Tundia, K., (2022). Rajasthan State Action Plan on Climate Change 2022, Technical report, Available at https://environment.rajasthan.gov.in/content/dam/environment/Env/Pdf_Files/Draft%20of%20State%20Action%20Plan%20on%20Climate%20Change%202022.pdf
News Articles: 
  1. Rao, A.B. (2009). “Brick-by-brick: Trying out a new, energy efficient and less polluting brick-making technology (Vertical Shaft Brick Kiln - VSBK) in the tribal block of Konkan region” published in volume 1, “Pulse – Science and Technology Magazine of IIT Bombay”.
  2. Banerjee, R. and A.B. Rao (2007). “The ethics of carbon trading”. Economic Times, December 11, 2007, India.

Honorary positions:

  1. IPCC Lead Author: Served as a Lead Author for the Chapter 3 (“Mitigation pathways compatible with long term goals”) in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Assessment Report 6 (AR6) for the Working Group – III (2018-2021)

Patents:

  1. Cow Urine Distillation Apparatus – Patent Number 546149 – Granted (29/12/2022, India) - Filed by Vikrant P Katekar, Anand B Rao, Vishal R Sardeshpande,  
  2. Composite Board based Framework for Bicycle - Patent Number 565615 – Granted (15/05/2024, India) - Filed by Kishori Lal Munshi, Aakaash Singh Chauhan, Chaaruchandra Korde, Anand B Rao

Professional activities:

  1. Ph.D. Thesis Evaluation: IIT Delhi, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Guwahati, IIT Madras, IISc Bangalore, IIT Tirupati, IIT BHU, University of Queensland, Australia
  2. Serving as a RPC member for several students in C-TARA, ADCPS, ESED, CCS
  3. Serve as a reviewer for BIRAC as well as some conferences
  4. Serve as a Reviewer for various journals including Applied Energy; Energy; Journal of Cleaner Production; Environmental Science & Technology; Energy Research & Social Science; Energy for Sustainable Development; Renewable Energy; Energy Reports; Next Research; Energy and Climate Change; Sustainable Energy, Grids and Networks; Particulate Science and Technology; Waste Disposal & Sustainable Energy, Resources, Conservation & Recycling

Ongoing projects:

Sponsoring Agency

Title of project

Period

Co-investigators
(if any)

SEED Center, Technical University, Munich, Germany

Center for Sustainable Energies Entrepreneurship and Development in the Global South - PI

2025-29

Prof. S. Srinivas, Prof. Lina Sonne Vyas

Office of the Principal Scientific Adviser to the Government of India

Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) 2.0 – Co-PI

2023-26

Prof. Amit Arora (PI)

Department of Education, Government of India

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (Regional Coordinating Institute) - PI

2021-26

 

Department of Education, Government of India

Unnat Bharat Abhiyan (Subject Expert Group) - PI

2021-26

 

 

Completed projects:

Sponsoring Agency

Title of project

Period

Co-investigators
(if any)

IoE Cell, IIT Bombay

An Investigation on Solar Mini-grids deployed in Rural Areas in India and Namibia: Sustainability Challenges and A way forward for Efficient Sustainability Assessment - PI

2024-25

Prof. James Katende, NUST, Namibia

SEED Center, Technical University, Munich, Germany

Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship Development (SEED) Center - PI

2020-24

Prof. Rangan Banerjee, Prof. S. Srinivas, Prof. Santosh Gharpure

Technical University, Munich, Germany

Sustainable Energy and Entrepreneurship Development in rural Kashmir (SEED Himalaya) - PI

2023-26

 

Government of Rajasthan, Department of Environment

State Action Plan on Climate Change (SAPCC) for Rajasthan - co-PI

 

2020-22

Prof. K. Narayanan and others

Tribal Development Department, Government of Maharashtra

Promotion of Cage Culture in Maharashtra Using “Floating fish cages for inland waters” designed by RuTAG IIT Bombay - PI

2020-22

 

Department of Science & Technology

Developing Demand Driven Technology for Rural Areas” - Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) IIT Bombay - PI

2018-2021

Head, CTARA

Department of Science & Technology

A systematic large scale assessment for potential of CO2 enhanced oil and natural gas recovery in key sedimentary basins in India (co-PI)

2019-22

Prof. Vikram Vishal (PI)

Along with IIM Ahmadabad, IIT Roorkee, CSIR-NGRI Hyderabad

Department of Science & Technology

Advanced Coal Emission Control Technology (Sub-proposal 3 under the GTWG proposal on Advanced Coal Technology) - PI

2014-2018

Prof. Munish Chandel

Department of Science & Technology

Rural Technology Action Group (RuTAG) - PI

2014-2018

Prof. Amit Arora,

Head CTARA

Department of Science & Technology (under RuTAG)

Modifying Design of De-husking Machine for Minor Millets in Maharashtra - PI

2016- 2019

-

Tata Centre for Technology and Design

Portable water purifiers - PI

2014-15

Prof. Shireesh Kedare

John Deere India Pvt. Ltd., Pune

Environmental Impact Assessment of Farming Operations For Sugarcane And Cotton Crop Cycles (co-PI)

2012-14

Prof. Bakul Rao

Department of Science & Technology

Brain Storming Meeting Technology Watch group of the "Climate Change Programme (CCP) of DST" on 22nd July, 2012 at IIT Bombay (co-PI)

2012

Prof. Anand Patwardhan

SEEPZ Special Economic Zone  Authority

Study on Generation and Management of Electronic Waste for SEEPZ-SEZ, Mumbai (co-PI)

2011

Prof. Bakul Rao

Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India

Occurrence and impacts of climate-related natural hazards Contract (co-PI)

2010-11

Prof. Anand Patwardhan, Prof. N.C. Narayanan,
Prof. Trupti Mishra,
Prof. Subimal Ghosh

International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis

Global Energy Assessment (co-PI)

2008-11

Prof. Anand Patwardhan

RGSTC, Govt. of Maharashtra

Demonstration and assessment of economic viability of new energy efficient and less polluting brick making technology (vertical shaft brick kiln i.e. VSBK) - PI

2008-11

Prof. A.W. Date,
Prof. U.V. Bhandarkar, Prof. B.P. Puranik

IRCC, IIT-Bombay

“Biomass-based decentralized clean energy – A potential solution to the energy problems in rural India: Study of starch-based biogas generation for rural energy needs” - PI

2007-09

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Ph.D Student Details: 
Sr. No. Name of the Student Title of thesis Student’s affiliation
 Completed
1 Anitha Thampi Transition from Centralised to Decentralised Municipal Solid Waste Management: A Case Study of Thiruvananthapuram City, Kerala, India C-TARA
2 Nitin Kulkarni Energy Utilization in Clamp Type Brick Kilns: Field and Experimental Investigation C-TARA
3 Lekshmi Sukumaran Scope of Bamboo as an Alternate Construction Material for Housing in Kerala C-TARA
4 Manisha Jain Consumer Choices in the Purchase and Utilisation of Energy Intensive Appliances Climate Studies
5 Ganesh Hegde Understanding the Rural Electrification Policy Evolution and Residential Electricity Consumption Inequality in India C-TARA
6 Srinath Iyer Assessment of CO2 Capture Technology Options for Existing Coal Power Plants in India Climate Studies
7 Manik Dive Identifying Villages in Transition in Maharashtra for Development Planning C-TARA
8 Afsal Najeeb Modelling Residential Electricity Consumption in India: Theory, Indicators and Bottom-Up Estimation IITB-Monash Academy
9 Chanthingla Horam Perception, Adaptive Capacity, and Barriers: A Multi-dimensional Study of Climate Change Adaptation of Upland Farming Communities in Manipur, India Climate Studies
 In progress
1 Pratik Joshi Deployment of Grid-Connected Residential Rooftop PV Systems in India: A policy-centric analysis ADCPS
2 Vikrant Katekar Development of a Solar Thermal Hydrodistillation System for Decentralised Rosewater Production from Waste Rose Flowers for Creating Rural Livelihoods C-TARA
3 Matrika Ghimiray Socio-economic and Environmental Impact Assessment of Large-Scale Renewable Energy Projects Climate Studies
4 Omkar Buwa Dynamic Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment (D-LCSA) of Mini-grids C-TARA
5 Reshma Shinde Impacts of Climate Change on Power Sector of India Climate Studies
6 Yuvraj Goyal Life Cycle Assessment of CO2 Capture, Transport and Storage Systems in India ESED
7 Haritha Sangola Energy Storage Systems for Sustainable Transition of the Indian Electricity Grid Climate Studies
8 Gaurav Mishra CO2-Enhanced Hydrocarbon recovery as CCUS project: Laboratory and Numerical Investigation Climate Studies
9 Alisha Chandran Climate Resilience of Energy Technologies Dependent on Agricultural and Water Resources Climate Studies
10 Juan Mandy Comparison of Institutional Cooking Energy Systems Relevant to Rural India C-TARA
11 Ramprasad V. Determinants of success in the engagement of persons with disabilities (PwDs) in livelihood ecosystems in India C-TARA
12 Nistha Srivastava Analysing the Energy Transition Pathways in Transportation Sector in India using Bottom-up Modelling Approach IITB-Monash Academy