In this commentary, we discuss the impact of renewable energy penetration on end-user electricity prices driven by the observed development in European countries since 2000. We conclude with a discussion on how Saudi Arabia is benefiting from its development of renewable energy.
The KAPSARC Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis (KTAB) is an open-source modularized platform that assembles negotiation and bargaining models through analyzing collective decision-making processes.
KTAB focuses on how and why particular decisions are made to better understand the outcomes.
The KOMO team presents you with this detailed quarterly outlook report on supply, demand, challenges, and prices for the second quarter of the year 2021.
What Lessons Can KSA Learn From the Texas Blackouts?
Our recent episode of KAPSARC’s Kingdom of Energy podcast discusses the lessons Saudi Arabia could learn from the blackouts in Texas. It also looks into how to possibly lessen their frequency and severity.
The RCEP and Its Potential Impact on Saudi Regional Exports
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) was formed in November last year. The RCEP’s scope and schedule of tariff reduction are less aggressive than some of the other regional free trade agreements; however, it will have a significant impact on regional trade and investment flows.
Our eleventh episode of KAPSARC’s Study Summaries Podcast discusses the challenges created by the light tight oil (LTO) crude production boom that transformed the landscape of the whole U.S. oil and gas sector across the entire oil value chain.
Renewable energy (RE) technologies are viewed as a critical means of reducing power sector-related emissions. Using mixed-integer optimization, we evaluate the…
Amro Elshurafa, Hatem Al Atawi, Salaheddine Soummane, Frank Felder
The Indian transportation sector is going through a massive transition, especially the light-duty vehicle (LDV) sector. Policymakers consider the electrification…
As a response to recommendations from the “Energy Open Data Ecosystem, Policy Scenario Models & Tools” workshop series organized by KAPSARC since 2018, IEF and KAPSARC have jointly examined KAPSARC data and modeling resources to improve energy balance compilation with Saudi Arabia as a case study. The project successfully identified key opportunities and challenges in improving existing energy balances compiled by reputable international organizations.
This model represents a spread option-based formulation that adds a locational dimension to the conventional storage theory and is based on the prices of crude oil at two different locations, factoring in costs of storage and transportation, and the time required to transport oil between them.
This methodology offers a viable alternative to the traditional cost of carry approach; it can also estimate implied convenience yields and the shadow price of inventories, aiding commodity trading strategies.
The three key drivers of inventories—the cost of carry, convenience yield and spread option value—are estimated for eight primary international crude oil storage hubs located at major seaports using daily data from December 21, 2015 to January 25, 2019.
Saudi Arabia aims at transforming its hydrocarbon resource-rich economy into a sustainable and diversified one over the coming decade. With this goal in mind, the Vision 2030 initiative introduces a set of complex socio-economic transformation targets. As a result, diversification is expected to significantly change the sectoral composition of the economy, with the manufacturing and service sectors becoming further pillars of sustainable growth. This tool allows for a medium-term impact analysis based on relevant IOT with updated inter-industry flows and technical coefficients matrix.
The KAPSARC Energy Data Portal is available to anyone seeking energy data for research. It is designed to enable users to better understand energy, including energy economics and energy policies.
The portal is updated regularly to include new data sets with the aim of expanding the scope of coverage as well as keeping the information current. Data sets can currently be exported in CSV, JSON, EXCEL formats or accessed using API for use in mobile and web applications.
The KAPSARC Transport Analysis Framework (KTAF), is a tool for estimating freight transport activity and measuring the impact of transport policy measures using freely available global data sources, satellite images and nighttime lights.
Our methodology offers a solution to inadequate data access and allows for scenario building in policy planning for transportation. This approach allows for quick estimation of the effects of policy measures and economic changes on transportation activities at a global level.
The application is available in both Arabic and English. For more detail on the methodology supporting the KTAF web application, refer to the download section of the help page.
This app has been inspired by the fuel substitution witnessed in Japan after the Fukushima disaster, which saw 50 GW of nuclear capacity go offline. Natural gas, coal and petroleum products were used to replace nuclear power. We developed this calculator to estimate what volume of a given fuel would be needed to generate the same power of the displaced or substituted fuel.
KAPSARC Datahub is an open source platform designed to manage energy model open data and it’s versions, provides features to make API calls on any version of the open data you will need to consume from your modeling environment. Datahub helps to delineate open data management function from your model development. Manage open data in datahub, develop model in modeling ecosystem and call open data when needed
The Kingdom has begun to diversify its economy, changing its resource use and creating new development opportunities. This initiative assesses the opportunity costs of Saudi energy resources to…
This initiative aims to advance the understanding of passenger transport energy demand using a network analysis of future passenger transport activity, starting from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. It also…
This initiative analyzes energy market integration among Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the implications of China’s changing energy demand, energy policies and security strategies for Saudi Arabia. It also…
This initiative will investigate emissions-reduction policies to provide options to Saudi policymakers as they implement the Paris Agreement and prepare to negotiate the new nationally determined contributions. It…
This initiative investigates what role oil can play in an environmentally sustainable future energy and feedstock mix. It also considers the extent to which the Kingdom needs to…
This initiative explores the potential of Saudi Arabia’s consumption, domestic supply, and natural gas trade in the global context. It will provide a roadmap for a functioning, competitive…
This initiative explores the role of electric power in the energy transition and investigates how the transition will affect the global supply of and demand for electricity. How…
In an interconnected world, national economies and societies are vulnerable to global energy price shocks and disruptions to energy systems. This initiative will explore policies that can help…
This research aims to assess the opportunity costs of Saudi energy resources, to inform Saudi Arabia’s economic decision-making. It will also help shape a framework for evaluating public…
This initiative focuses on the relationship between employment and sustainable economic growth in Saudi Arabia, and the determining factors that lead to business growth and job creation. It…
This webinar aims to address the challenge of plastic waste facing our world today and will focus on opportunities for preventing the leakage of waste into the natural environment. Speakers will shed light on the issue from a global perspective, highlighting the primary sources of plastic waste, the major waste hotspots, the opportunities to re-think […]
When compared with conventional fuels, solar and wind are gaining shares in the power mix as they become cost-competitive. Saudi is planning to increase the share of renewables in its future generation mix.
Read more about it in this Commentary: kapsarc.org/research/publi…https://t.co/r95pjii3MB
12:00 - June 16, 2021
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هل ترغب في معرفة إمكانات النفط الصخري خارج أمريكا الشمالية ومعلومات عن حوض الجافورة؟
يتناول #كابسارك في ملخص ورشة عمل صدر حديثًا موارد النفط الصخري على مستوى العالم، ودور شركة أرامكو في تطوير الأصول غير التقليدية في المملكة.
اكتشف المزيد:
kapsarc.org/ar/research/pu…https://t.co/d6yLyRAn7X
16:00 - June 15, 2021
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On June 24, #KAPSARC President Adam Sieminski will be moderating a webinar session hosted by @TheSaudiAEE entitled ‘The Impact of Global Energy Transitions on Oil Producing Countries.’
12:26 - June 15, 2021
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قارن #كابسارك في دراسة حديثة بين الأسواق الرئيسة للمركبات الكهربائية، وهي أسواق الصين والولايات المتحدة الأمريكية وتسع دول أوروبية في الفترة ما بين عامي 2010 و2017، وذلك لمعرفة دور الإعانات المالية في تشجيع استخدام المركبات الكهربائية.
16:00 - June 14, 2021
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As seen in the figure below, Saudi Arabia’s data center electricity rate is among the most competitive globally when compared with other electricity tariffs for data centers.
Check out this paper for more on cloud computing trends from around the world: kapsarc.org/research/publi…https://t.co/ikeVetDC5g
12:00 - June 14, 2021
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بعد جمع بيانات 55 دولة للأعوام من 2000 وحتى 2010، يستنتج تعليق حديث من #كابسارك ارتفاع أسعار الكهرباء كلما زادت حصة إنتاج الطاقة الشمسية وطاقة الرياح في توليد الطاقة في بلد ما.
استكشف تطور الأسعار الحقيقية للكهرباء السكنية في 55 دولة: kapsarc.org/ar/research/pu…https://t.co/2rndsNS464
13:12 - June 13, 2021
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In the context of the transition to cleaner energy resources, the discussion about shale is opportune.
During one of #KAPSARC’s workshops, participants provided meaningful insights about future shale developments.
Would shale impede or accelerate the global energy transition?
10:00 - June 13, 2021
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Saudi Arabia plans to lower - or even eliminate - liquid fuels power generation through diversifying its energy mix. There are three main drivers for this.
Read more on the role of renewables in reducing emissions in Saudi here: kapsarc.org/research/publi…https://t.co/20e1UoszRC
12:30 - June 12, 2021
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يعد معدل تعريفة الكهرباء في مركز البيانات في المملكة من بين أكثر المعدلات تنافسية دوليًا.
اعرف المزيد في ورقة تحليلات البيانات من #كابسارك التي توضح تعريفات الكهرباء الصناعية والمستقبل المحتمل لمراكز البيانات على مستوى العالم:
kapsarc.org/ar/research/pu…https://t.co/CogQaxxQ4o
13:00 - June 11, 2021
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بالتزامن مع استهداف رؤية 2030 الاعتماد على الغاز والطاقة المتجددة بشكل كامل لتلبية احتياجات المملكة المستقبلية من الطاقة، يقدم #كابسارك أول دراسة من نوعها لتقييم آثار تقاعد الوقود السائل من قطاع الطاقة السعودي حتى عام 2040 والآثار البيئية لهذا التحول.
#KAPSARC president @Adam_Sieminski speaking to @CNBC about the role of #OPEC and the opportunities for conversation in setting the #Oil prices.
رئيس #كابسارك آدم سيمنيسكي يتحدث عن دور #اوبك والفرص التي تتيحها المحادثات في تحديد أسعار #النفط.
https://cnb.cx/2Xuk8xn
3 Months, 14 Days Ago
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شارك #كابسارك كشريك معرفي في الندوة التاسعة لمنتدى الطاقة الدولي، والتي ينظمها بالتنسيق مع #اوبك وكالة الطاقة الدولية لمناقشة مستقبل #الطاقة، حيث أدار رئيس المركز جلسة بعنوان “وجهات النظر حول آفاق مستقبل الطاقة بين صنّاع القرار والخبراء على المدى القصير والمتوسط والطويل”
3 Months, 15 Days Ago
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#kapsarc participated as a knowledge partner at the 9th #IEA #IEF #OPEC Symposium on #Energy Outlooks. As KAPSARC President @Adam_Sieminski moderated a session entitled “Key Stakeholder and Industry Views on Short-, Medium-, and Long-Term Energy Outlooks”.
3 Months, 15 Days Ago
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By moving toward #energy transition, #technology affords a lot of opportunities to reduce or eliminate the #greenhouse gas footprint of existing energy sources. Explore how the #energy_transition will transform the shape and geography of energy demand over the coming years and what the new global #energy system could look like by reading the new #kapsarc workshop brief, “Adaptive Strategies in the Low Carbon Energy Transition”:
https://bit.ly/2TjejDA
3 Months, 16 Days Ago
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ملخص ورشة عمل #كابسارك يلقي الضوء على تطورات قطاع #الكهرباء في #السعودية مثل: النمو في استخدام التقنيات الجديدة والتغيير في الأسعار بجانب نماذج الأعمال الجديدة، للمزيد باللغة العربية
https://bit.ly/2EhprqZ
3 Months, 16 Days Ago
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توفر #التكنولوجيا فرصاً متعددّة لدعم مفهوم "تحولات الطاقة" عن طريق الابتكارات الداعمة لتخفيض أثر #الغازات الدفيئة في مصادر الطاقة الحالية أو الحدّ منها، ملخص ورشة عمل #كابسارك بعنوان " دور النفط في التحول لطاقة منخفضة الكربون" يكشف كيف سيغير مفهوم تحولات الطاقة من شكل وجغرافية الطلب على منتجات #الطاقة في السنوات القادمة، وكيف ستكون هوية نظام #الطاقة العالمي الجديد: https://bit.ly/2GYlkmE
3 Months, 16 Days Ago
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A new #kapsarc workshop brief sheds lights on likely developments in the #electricity sector in #SaudiArabia and the wider #MENA region, including the growth of new technologies, changes in network pricing and new business models. To learn more, take a look at ‘Integrated Approaches to Decentralized Electricity Transitions’:
https://bit.ly/2NiASmt
3 Months, 23 Days Ago
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“Construction is not the ending for the building it’s the beginning, and #kapsarc is my amazing journey” DaeWa Kang from Zaha Hadid architects said.
“The most powerful thing is to notice the impact of the building on the employees productivity” David Richards #kapsarc project Technical Design Director from Arup Group mentioned.
وخلال المحاضرة ذكر المعماري ديوا كانج من مكتب زها حديد أن "العمارة ليس نهاية البناء بل البداية، والمشاركة في بناء #كابسارك كان بمثابة الرحلة الممتعة"، وأشار ديفد ريتشارد مدير تصميم مشروع #كابسارك من مجموعة اروب إلى أن من أكثر الأمور إلهاما هو ملاحظة تأثير المبنى على إنتاجية الموظفين مستقبلا”!.
3 Months, 25 Days Ago
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500+ architect professionals and general audience have gathered at #kapsarc to learn about sustainability buildings during the lecture about “KAPSARC Building: an iconic design and more”. #kapsarc president Adam sieminski delivered a speech about the center’s role in facing energy challenges and its achievements.
قرابة 500 متخصص في التصميم والهندسة اجتمعوا في #كابسارك للتعرف على مفهوم الأبنية المستدامة خلال محاضرة “مبنى كابسارك: إبداع التصميم وأكثر، حيث تحدث آدم سيمنيسكي رئيس #كابسارك عن دور المركز في التصدي لتحديات الطاقة وأهم إنجازاته.
3 Months, 25 Days Ago
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KAPSARC seeks a passionate early career researcher to carry out data analysis and data management work as part of its research team. The successful candidate will contribute to KAPSARC’s objective to ensure research projects result in high quality and actionable policy options.
#hiring #freshgraduate #economics #enegy #research #thinktank
#saudiarabia
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