تحولات قطاع الكهرباء Policy Instruments & Market Uncertainty: Exploring the Impact on Renewables Adoption هورهي بلازكوز, نورا نظام الدين Policymakers have a variety of financial tools to foster the deployment of renewables. Our study explores how these policy instruments impact a private investor’s behavior, and the resulting differences in the adoption of renewable technology as well as costs to… هورهي بلازكوز نورا نظام الدين
Opportunities & Challenges in Reforming Energy Prices in GCC Countries The recent fall in oil and natural gas revenues has brought renewed attention to domestic energy pricing issues among GCC governments. Fuel and feedstock prices are typically set below world market prices to support domestic energy-intensive activities such as petrochemicals…
الإنتاجية والتنويع الاقتصادي Policymakers Guide to the Various Ways of Calculating Energy Productivity أنور قاسم The existence of multiple approaches to calculating energy productivity, with its resulting diverse outcomes, makes it difficult to draw meaningful comparisons between economies and monitor their progress over time. To understand better the implications of this, we conducted a systematic… أنور قاسم
Beyond the end-consumer: how would improvements in residential energy efficiency affect the power sector in Saudi Arabia? Energy Efficiency Energy efficiency in buildings has garnered significant attention in Saudi Arabia. This paper outlines the potential effects of higher residential efficiency on electricity load profiles in the Kingdom. It further presents the associated benefits that could have been realized by… وليد مطر
مستقبل النقل والطلب على الوقود Drivers of Transportation Fuel Demand The transportation sector accounts for about 25 percent of all energy consumed worldwide and lightduty vehicles constitute the largest portion of this. Policy has a significant role in increasing vehicle fuel efficiency and expanding the reach of alternatively fueled vehicles.
تحولات قطاع الكهرباء Challenges for Widespread Renewable Energy Deployment هورهي بلازكوز, بالتازار مانزانو Part of the policy strategy to avert the worst outcomes of global climate change is a transition to low carbon energy on an unprecedented scale. In particular, strong incentives are in place to promote the competitiveness of renewable energy technologies,… هورهي بلازكوز بالتازار مانزانو
مستقبل النقل والطلب على الوقود A Case Study of BEV Adoption in the US روبال دووا The adoption of energy-efficient technologies is a key factor in improving energy utilization. The ways in which consumers make their decisions – incorporating non-economic factors – is critical to understanding the pace and depth of adoption. We present a way… روبال دووا
تحولات قطاع الكهرباء Renewable Energy: Lessons from the EU Experience Reducing reliance on fossil fuels in the generation of electricity through supporting wind turbines, solar cells and other renewable technologies has been a key objective of the European Union (EU) for more than a decade. Between 2004 and 2013, the…
Modeling Residential Electricity Demand in the GCC The Gulf region has seen rapid population and economic growth over the past few decades, changing the landscape of the area, raising living standards and enabling millions to increase their consumption of essential services such as water and electricity. These…
تحولات قطاع الكهرباء Can Adoption of Rooftop Solar PV Panels Trigger a Utility Death Spiral? إقبال عجالي, رولاندو فوينتس, فريدريك ميرفي The growing penetration of distributed energy resources (DER) such as solar and wind power is causing major changes in the electricity market. One key concern is that existing tariffs incentivize ‘free riding’ behavior by households, which leads to a cycle… إقبال عجالي رولاندو فوينتس فريدريك ميرفي
Evaluating the economic viability of solar-powered desalination: Saudi Arabia as a case study International Journal of Water Resources Development This article constructs a cost calculator to estimate the economic competitiveness of solar-powered desalination in Saudi Arabia. Solar desalination is defined as a plant that obtains solar energy from a closed system. This is done to focus the investigation on… Christopher Napoli, برتراند ريو
مستقبل أسواق الغاز الطبيعي The Impact of Low Oil and Gas Prices on Gas Markets: A Retrospective Look at 2014-15 رامي شبانة In the past year, global gas prices have dropped significantly, albeit at unequal paces depending on the region. All else being equal, economists would suggest that this should have generated a positive demand response. However, “all else” was not equal.… رامي شبانة
Turkey and the EU: Energy, Transport and Competition Policies إيمري هاتيبولو This book is the product of a research project on Turkey-EU relations launched at the time when Turkey’s accession talks were coming to a standstill. The purpose of this project, carried out by a team of faculty members from Central… إيمري هاتيبولو
تحولات قطاع الكهرباء Solar Photovoltaic Toolkit عمرو الشرفاء, شهد البردي This data set compiles capital costs (CAPEX) and levelized cost of energy (LCOE) data for the solar photovoltaic (PV) technology by year and country and presents the data in an interactive manner. Although, the data set contains information that dates… عمرو الشرفاء شهد البردي
مستقبل أسواق الغاز الطبيعي How Will Natural Gas Adapt to the New Price Environment? During the period 2011-14, buyers – particularly in Europe and Asia – argued that high natural gas prices had been the main obstacle preventing the fuel from fulfilling its promise and increasing its share in the primary energy mix. Key…
مستقبل أسواق الغاز الطبيعي LNG Markets in Transition: The Great Reconfiguration آن صوفي كوربيو آن صوفي كوربيو
Do population age groups matter in the energy use of the oil-exporting countries? Economic Modelling This study examines the impacts of the population age groups of 20-34, 35-49, 50-64 and 65-79 on the per capita energy use of the oil-exporting countries of Commonwealth Independent States: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Russia employing the modified-STIRPAT framework. Considering that… فخري حاسانوف
أسواق الطاقة الإقليمية Step by Step: The Reform of China’s Energy Economy China has become a regional powerhouse, a middle-income country and home to the world’s largest middle class. Its GDP has grown from $400 billion in 1971 to more than $13 trillion in 2012 (purchasing power parity, 2005 US$). The government…
مستقبل أسواق النفط العالمية Substitutes for Liquid Fuels – Outlook in a Low Oil Price Environment The case for alternatives to gasoline and diesel was historically built on economic concerns; that the world might be running out of oil, which would then become prohibitively expensive. More recently, the argument has been refocused around carbon abatement and…
