Bishal Bharadwaj

Research Fellow and Energy Development Lead

Curtin Institute of Energy Transition

WA School of Mines: Minerals, Energy and Chemical Engineering

Curtin University

Perth, WA, Australia

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Selected Articles

Bharadwaj B., Kambo A., Witt, K., Wade, B., Weder, F. and Ashworth, P. (2024) Shorter message, stronger framing increases societal acceptance for hydrogen, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy

 Kamo A., Wade Belinda, Bharadwaj B. et al. (2024) Stakeholder Engagement: The role of facilitators and gender in ‘opening up’ conversations and enabling, Australasian Journal of Environmental Management  participation. The Australian Journal of Environment Management https://doi.org/10.1080/14486563.2023.2298195

Bharadwaj, B., Kambo, A., Arratia-Solar, A., Ashworth, P., 2023. Awareness of biogas increases its social acceptance. Journal of Cleaner Production 421, 138432. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2023.138432 

Bharadwaj, B., Subedi, M. N., Malakar, Y., & Ashworth, P. (2023). Low-capacity decentralized electricity systems limit the adoption of electronic appliances in rural Nepal. Energy Policy, 177, 113576. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2023.113576 

Bharadwaj, B., Subedi, M. N., & Rai, R. K. (2023). Retailer's characteristics and compliance with the single-use plastic bag ban. Sustainability Analytics and Modeling, 100019.https://doi.org/10.1016/j.samod.2023.100019 

Subedi, M. N., Bharadwaj, B., & Rafiq, S. (2023). Who benefits from the decentralised energy system (DES)? Evidence from Nepal's micro-hydropower (MHP). Energy Economics, 106592. https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eneco.2023.106592 

Bharadwaj B. Weder F., Ashworth P., (2023) More support for hydrogen export than its domestic application in Australia, Humanities and Social Science Communication https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-022-01476-y 

Bishal Bharadwaj et al 2022 Space Matters: reducing energy disparity in Nepal through spatially equitable renewable energy subsidies Environ. Res. Commun. in press https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ac9458   

Lopez, L. Bhardwaj, B., Sales A. D., Khambo, A., Ashworth, P. (2022) Societal acceptance of hydrogen in domestic and export applications in Australia. 

Bharadwaj, B., Y. Malakar, M. Herington and P. Ashworth (2022). "Context matters: Unpacking decision-making, external influences and spatial factors on clean cooking transitions in Nepal." Energy Research & Social Science 85: 102408. 

Bharadwaj, B., et al. (2021). "Why firewood? Exploring the co-benefits, socio-ecological interactions and indigenous knowledge surrounding cooking practice in rural Nepal." Energy Research & Social Science 75: 101932.  

Bharadwaj, B., et al. (2021). "Where is my reusable bag? Retailers' bag use before and after the plastic bag ban in Dharan Municipality of Nepal." Waste Manag 120: 494- 502. 

Bharadwaj B, Rai RK, Nepal M (2020) Sustainable financing for municipal solid waste management in Nepal. PLoS ONE 15(8): e0231933. 

Bharadwaj, B., et al. (2019). "What makes a ban on plastic bags effective? The case of Nepal." Environment and Development Economics 25(2): 95-114.  

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