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Lozano, Lorafe F.

Assistant Instructor
Chair

iedept@usc.edu.ph
lflozano@usc.edu.ph

Degrees

B.S. Industrial Engineering, University of San Carlos, 2002
M.Engg. Industrial Engineering, University of San Carlos, 2015
D.Eng. Energy Engineering, University of San Carlos, 2021

Research Interests:

Renewable energy, energy access, rural electrification, energy policy, system dynamics, GIS, HOMERPro, sustainability, sustainable development

List of publications:

  1. Camarillo, M.E.C.; Radomes, A.; Lozano, L.. Exploring Policy Interactions: A System Dynamics Study on Sustainable Household Waste Management in Rural Municipality. Nature Environment and Pollution Technology. 2026, https://doi.org/10.46488/NEPT.2026.v25i02.D1846.
  2. Tejero-Dakay, I.; Lozano, L.; Ferolin, R.. Enucleating the student support and services needs in higher education: the application of Kano analysis as a strategic tool. International Journal of Educational Management. 2024, https://doi.org/10.1108/IJEM-03-2023-0154.
  3. Supapo, K.R.M.; Lozano, L.; Tabañag, I.D.F.; Querikiol, E.M.. Untangling the impact of socio-demographic factors on energy consumption: Why is energy access difficult to achieve in off-grid island communities?. Energy for Sustainable Development. 2022, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2022.07.005.
  4. Supapo, K.R.M.; Lozano, L.; Tabañag, I.D.F.; Querikiol, E.M.. A Backcasting Analysis toward a 100% Renewable Energy Transition by 2040 for Off-Grid Islands. Energies. 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/en15134794.
  5. Supapo, K.R.M.; Lozano, L.; Tabañag, I.D.F.; Querikiol, E.M.. A geospatial approach to energy planning in aid of just energy transition in small island communities in the Philippines. Applied Sciences Switzerland. 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/app112411955.
  6. Lozano, L.; Querikiol, E.M.; Taboada, E.B.. The viability of providing 24-hour electricity access to off-grid island communities in the philippines. Energies. 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14206797.
  7. Lozano, L.; Taboada, E.. Applying user-perceived value to determine motivators of electricity use in a solar photovoltaic implementation in a philippine island. Sustainability Switzerland. 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/su13148043.
  8. Lozano, L.; Taboada, E.B.. The power of electricity: How effective is it in promoting sustainable development in rural off-grid islands in the philippines?. Energies. 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/en14092705.
  9. Lozano, L.; Taboada, E.B.. Elucidating the challenges and risks of rural island electrification from the end-users’ perspective: A case study in the Philippines. Energy Policy. 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2021.112143.
  10. Lozano, L.; Taboada, E.B.. Demystifying the authentic attributes of electricity-poor populations: The electrification landscape of rural off-grid island communities in the Philippines. Energy Policy. 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2020.111715.
  11. Lozano, L.; Querikiol, E.M.; Abundo, M.L.S.; Bellotindos, L.M.. Techno-economic analysis of a cost-effective power generation system for off-grid island communities: A case study of Gilutongan Island, Cordova, Cebu, Philippines. Renewable Energy. 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.renene.2019.03.124.

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