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Department/Unit/Section: Energy Technology Engineering
Contact Address: 43844-00100 Nairobi
Position: Lecturer
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Area of Specialization: Bioenergy, Energy modeling, Energy Planning and Policy, and Energy Auditing.
ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0874-5395
Google Scholar account: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=MzOM_UEAAAAJ&hl=en 
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Research Publication
Referred Scientific journal papers

  • Kombe EY, Muguthu J. Geothermal Energy Development in East Africa: Barriers and Strategies. Journal of Energy Research and Reviews. 2018.2(1):1-6.
  • Kombe EY. Effect of furnace temperature on the distribution of tar during gasification of Miscanthus.  Journal of Energy Research and Reviews. 2018. 2(1):1-7.
  • Kombe EY, Muguthu J. Assessment of Wind Energy Potential in Great Cumbrae Island using Weibull Distribution. Journal of Energy Research and Reviews. 2019. 2(2): 1-8.
  • Musanga LM, Barasa WH, Maxwell M, Kombe EY. The Impact of air mass on the performance of a Monocrystalline Solar Module in Kakamega. Physical Science International Journal. 2019. 21(2). 1-9.
  • Kombe EY., Lang’at N, Njogu P, Malessa R, Weber C, Njoka F, & Krause U. Numerical investigation of sugarcane bagasse gasification using Aspen Plus and response surface methodology. Energy Conversion and Management. 2022. 254, 115198.
  • Kombe, EY., Lang’at, N, Njogu, P, Malessa, R, Weber, C-T., Njoka, F, & Krause, U. (2022). Process modeling and evaluation of optimal operating conditions for production of hydrogen-rich syngas from air gasification of rice husks using aspen plus and response surface methodology. Bioresource Technology, 361, 127734.
  • Matasyoh IM., Osodo B., Kombe EY., Muguthu J. Characterization, performance evaluation and optimization of wheat straw – bagasse blended fuel pellets. Int. J. Renew. Energy Dev. 2024, 13 (3), 457-465.

Conference proceedings

  •  Kombe EY. Optimization of biomass gasification system for Fischer-Tropsch synthesis. In: Newton Fund Researcher Links Workshop: How Resilient Manufacturing Can Solve the Unemployment Problem in Kenya, 18-21 September 2018, Nairobi, Kenya; p.37.

Research Project Supervision

  • Anne Wambui Nganga – MSc. Renewable Energy Technology ‘’Social Net Present Value of Green Hydrogen and Power-To-X Technologies in Kenya’’ – ongoing.

 Research Interests

  • Renewable energy technologies, Energy modelling and Optimization, Thermal Engineering, Cogeneration, Gasification, Applied Thermodynamics, Data Science and Machine Learning.
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