Dr. Mwansa Kaoma

Current research activities

• Involved in an on-going research project called ‘Network of Energy Excellence Development’ whose main goal is to develop research strategies/policies for the deployment of renewable energy technologies in Southern Africa. Funded by EU and ACP (€ 995, 435.59). March 2014 – February 2017. 

Research

• MEng Thesis, Potential Greenhouse gas emissions reduction through production and utilization of biogas from pig manure – case study for Zambia, 2013, University of Zambia.
• BEng Thesis, Parametric Design of a Cross-flow turbine using Solidworks, 2009, University of Zambia

Journal papers

• Kaoma, M. and Yamba, F.D., 2013. Potential Methane Emissions Reduction through Production and Utilization of Biogas from Pig Manure –Case Study for Chongwe, Lusaka and Choma Districts of Zambia. Research Journal in Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2(2)74-79, 2013.http://rjeas.emergingresource.org/articles/POTENTIAL%20METHANE.pdf
• Kaoma, M., Yamba, F.D and Mumba, C., 2012. The influence of animal feed composition on greenhouse gas emissions from pig manure – A case study on three farms from Lusaka, Chongwe and Choma districts of Zambia. Livestock Research for Rural Development, 24 (7), 2012. http://www.lrrd.org/lrrd24/7/kaom24121.htm

 Conference papers

• Mwansa, K., Mwanza, M., Zulu, A., Muya, M., Ngendo, D.M., Mpanga, S., Katende, J., Kelebopile, L., Oladiran, T., Onyango, T., Chisale, P., John, S., Zulu, A.M., Hüneke, M., Kapfhamer, S., Zörner, W., Kgathi, D., Mbaiwa, J.E. and Motsholapheko, M.R., ‘State of renewable energy technologies in Southern Africa ’, Proceedings of the International Conference on Clean Energy for Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries (CESGDC15), Palapye, Botswana, 16-18 September 2015.
• Hüneke, M., Kapfhamer, S., Zörner, W., Zulu, A., Muya, M., Mwansa, K., Ngendo, D.M., Mpanga, S., Mbaiwa, J.E., Motsholapheko, M.R., Kgathi, D., Katende, J., Oladiran, T., John, S., Zulu, A.M., Chisale, P., ‘Paving the way for widespread implementation of renewable energy technologies in the Southern African region’, Proceedings of the International Conference on Clean Energy for Sustainable Growth in Developing Countries (CESGDC15), Palapye, Botswana, 16-18 September 2015.