Industrial Ecology and Energy Systems
The research conducted in the areas of industrial ecology and energy systems focuses on identifying the sustainability and environmental challenges associated with the industrial production, energy generation and human actions.
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
- SDG-7: Affordable and Clean Energy
- SDG-9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
- SDG-11: Sustainable Communities and Cities
- SDG-12: Responsible Consumption and Production
- SDG-13: Climate Action
- SDG-15: Life on land
Objectives
- Development of novel sustainability concepts
- Identifying and addressing industrial sustainability challenges
- Energy systems modelling, efficiency optimization, storage systems and social transition
- Circular economy practices in the manufacturing industries
- Decarbonizing industrial systems for a cleaner production
- Techno-economic analysis of emerging industrial technologies
- Sustainable business models and entrepreneurship for Tech-Enterprises
National and International Collaborations
- University of Queensland, Australia
- National Taipei University of Technology, Taiwan
- Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- Sustainable Development Policy Institute, Islamabad, Pakistan
- Government College University, Lahore, Pakistan
- School of Interdisciplinary Natural and Engineering Sciences, NUST, Pakistan
Group Head
- Dr Shahbaz Abbas
Other Members
- Dr Yasir Ahmad
- Dr Shujaat Ali
Research Scholar Achievement
- MS Scholar “Farrukh Khattak” successfully secured a PhD position at the Purdue University USA based on his research contributions focusing sustainability in the Aviation Industry (under the supervision of Dr Yasir Ahmad & co- supervision of Dr Shahbaz Abbas)
PhD Theses – Under supervision of Dr Shahbaz Abbas
- Modeling and Optimization of Raw Gas Gathering and Transmission Network
- Achieving Sustainability in Digital Startups
- Development of Sustainability Business Model using Life Cycle Sustainability Assessment for the Steel Industry
- Sustainability Index Development to overcome the challenges of textile industry
- A GIS based Management Strategy using Rooftop Horticulture as an Effective Carbon Sink for Climate Change Mitigation
PhD Theses – Under supervision of Dr Yasir Ahmad
- Optimizing the Techno-Environmental Parameters of Blasting for Rock Fragmentation: A Sustainable Green Mining Approach
MS Theses – Under supervision of Dr Shahbaz Abbas
- Determining the Relationship of Agility, Innovation and Corporate Social Responsibility on the Competitiveness of Telecommunication Service Sector: Mediation of Environmental Management
- Sustainable Urban Communities: Impact of Urban Infrastructure Finance, Pro-Environmental Behavior, Peer to Peer Trading and Energy Efficient Technologies
- Impact of Digital Empowerment, Employee Creativity and Communication between stakeholders towards Social Sustainable Development in the Fast Fashion Industry
- Techno-Economic Assessment of Residential Energy Storage System using Building Energy Modeling
- Development of a Novel 3As Model in achieving sustainability: a system dynamic model
- Technological, Economical, Social and Policy Barriers in the Implementation of Green Hydrogen Storage System: An Agent Based Model
- Determining the impact of Emerging Industrial technologies and Ambidexterity on Organizational Sustainability of Manufacturing Industries
MS Theses – Under supervision of Dr Yasir Ahmad
- Optimizing Gas Management System through Underground Gas Storage Facilities: A Case of Securing Energy Resources in Pakistan
- Optimizing energy consumption of HVAC system in Medium Sized Construction Facilities using Building Information Modeling (BIM)
MS Theses – Under supervision of Dr Shujaat Ali
- Solar potential assessment model using digital twin – machine learning integrated approach for sustainable energy management
- Exploring the role of digital technologies on Firm Performance in the context of Industry 4.0: A comprehensive Approach