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Peer-reviewed articles, conference papers and applied research from the EnJEL team across engineering, information technology and sustainability.

Research areas

Engineering

Reaction kinetics and catalysis, multiphysics and process simulation, membrane separations, solar mini-grids and biogas systems.

Information Technology

Privacy-preserving computation, cybersecurity and fraud detection, cloud architecture, and national-scale energy data platforms.

Sustainability

Techno-economic analysis, clean energy access, precision agriculture and the water–energy–food nexus.

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Journal article Sustainability · IT Published

Machine learning-assisted innovative charging strategy for e-mobility in rural communities operated by redundant energy on solar PV mini-grids

G. Mensah, R. Opoku, F. Davis, G. Y. Obeng, O. Kornyo, D. Marfo, M. Addai, J. Damptey, S. D. Wetajega

Energy Conversion and Management: X (Elsevier), 2026 · doi.org/10.1016/j.ecmx.2026.101591

View abstract: Machine learning-assisted innovative charging strategy for e-mobility in rural communities operated by redundant energy on solar PV mini-grids
Journal article IT Accepted

A hybrid framework of differential privacy and secure multi-party computation for privacy-preserving entity resolution

J. M. Mensah et al.

Computers & Security (Elsevier), 2025 · doi.org/10.1016/j.cose.2025.104603

View abstract: A hybrid framework of differential privacy and secure multi-party computation for privacy-preserving entity resolution
Journal article IT · Security Published

Enhancing AMI network security with STI model: a mathematical perspective

O. Kornyo, B. T. Partey, M. Asante, K. Owusu-Agyemang, E. O. Opoku, W. Asiedu, P. C. Addo, M. Dorgbefu, J. Damptey, S. A. Muntaka

Internet of Things (Elsevier), 2024 · doi.org/10.1016/j.iot.2024.101244

View abstract: Enhancing AMI network security with STI model: a mathematical perspective
Manuscript Engineering Pre-submission

A closed-form effective-catalyst model for predicting the optimum potassium carbonate loading from feedstock acid value in biodiesel production

P. Boakye, J. M. Mensah et al. · KNUST, New Mexico Tech, University of Western Ontario

Target: Chemical Engineering Journal (Elsevier) · Paper 1 of a ten-paper programme on unsupported K₂CO₃ catalysis

Manuscript Engineering Drafted

Ion-pair carbonate methanolysis–neutralisation (IP-CMN) model for active-catalyst speciation in K₂CO₃-catalysed transesterification

P. Boakye, J. M. Mensah et al.

Target: Fluid Phase Equilibria

Manuscript Sustainability Drafted

Techno-economic analysis of biodiesel production with unsupported K₂CO₃: feedstock-specific break-even prices and market-access constraints

J. M. Mensah, P. Boakye et al.

Finds a 7–18× NPV gap between local and global pricing scenarios

Manuscript Sustainability In preparation

First-year field performance of the 35 kWp Onaa PV–battery mini-grid in Ghana

J. M. Mensah et al.

Target: Energy for Sustainable Development · Yield, performance ratio and loss decomposition

Conference paper IT · Sustainability Oral presentation

Lenz: an AI-driven agricultural drone for precision spraying and crop disease detection in Ghana

J. M. Mensah et al.

International Conference on African Development (iCAD 2025)

Conference paper Sustainability Oral presentation

Ghana GOALS: employment opportunities in green technologies and sustainable energy

J. M. Mensah et al.

International Conference on African Development (iCAD 2025)

Applied research IT · Energy In progress

HANEP: harmonising Kenya’s 47 county energy plans into the Integrated National Energy Plan

J. M. Mensah and NGDA team, with EPRA and DTU Skylab

Next Generation Digital Action (NGDA) Challenge 2026

Manuscript Engineering Data collection

The GC–MS inlet as a microreactor: kinetics and selectivity of β-keto ester chemistry

J. M. Mensah with collaborating chemists

Consulting research · kinetic model stage

Applied research IT · Security Completed

Machine-learning detection of mobile-money smishing messages

E. Abotsi

Academic project, KNUST

Research we’ve supported13 theses and papers across six fields, kept confidential View →

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