Publications

Using Satellite Technology to Measure Methane Emissions in Arabian Gulf Countries

Anwar Gasim, Walid Matar, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Srivatsan Anand, Julian Akani Guery

Decision makers need high-quality information on the level of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to take effective climate actions. Of the GHGs, methane can be particularly difficult to measure. Huge discrepancies exist in methane emission estimates at the global, national, and…

Gasim, Anwar

Matar, Walid

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Srivatsan Anand

Julian Akani Guery

Unveiling the Causal Nexus Between Saudi’s Seaborne Trade and Economy: Evidence from an ARDL Model

Springer Link

Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Mohammad Al Telmesani, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The Unfolding Potential of GCC China Collaboration on Critical Minerals

Dongmei Chen, Jianping Ge, Yibo Wang, Ruihua Ren

As a clean energy system begins to be implemented worldwide, the demand for critical minerals is expected to increase dramatically in the coming decades. Thus, demonstrating how mineral collaboration benefits the economy is key to building long-term supply resilience and…

Chen, Dongmei

Jianping Ge

Yibo Wang

Ruihua Ren

Are Automakers Overcharging Consumers for Electric Vehicle Batteries?

Tamara Sheldon, Rubal Dua

Vehicle electrification is a major component of many sustainability goals and frameworks. Research suggests that battery costs account for a large portion of the price premium for electric vehicles (EVs) relative to internal combustion engine vehicles (ICEVs) and that price…

Sheldon, Tamara

Dua, Rubal

KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook

This quarter’s highlights include stagnating quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) oil demand, with a trivial decline of only 8,000 barrels a day (Kb/d), following last quarter’s growth of 1.27 million barrels per day (MMb/d). While significant gains and losses were reported in individual…

Emissions Effect of Financial Development in the GCC: is The Effect Asymmetric?

Springer Link

Fakhri Hasanov

Unraveling the Black Market for Oil: The Complex Web of Phantom Trade and Its Reverberating Effects on Energy Security, Trade Balances, and Social Welfare

Majed A. Al Suwailem, David Soud, Fahad Alyahya

In the energy market, the black market1 for oil embodies the ancient parable of the blind men and the elephant. Just as the blind men each touched a different part of the elephant and experienced only a fraction of its…

Al Suwailem, Majed A.

David Soud

Alyahya, Fahad

Azerbaijan: Energy, Carbon, and Opportunities

Zlata Sergeeva, Colin Ward

At the end of 2023, after prolonged discussions, Azerbaijan was selected as the host country of the 2024 United Nations climate summit, COP29. Like the two preceding hosts of COP28 and COP27, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt, Azerbaijan…

Sergeeva, Zlata

Ward, Colin

Geothermal Energy – A Rising Powerhouse? A Global Technical Review and Applications for Saudi Arabia

Majed A. Al Suwailem, Bez Hoxha, Colin Ward, Abdulrahman Alwosheel

The Earth’s core, which is as hot as the sun, contains a large amount of thermal energy insulated by impermeable rocks. This energy, totaling 15 million zetta joules, dwarfs traditional energy sources such as coal and gas. However, only a fraction…

Al Suwailem, Majed A.

Bez Hoxha

Ward, Colin

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Facilitating the Low-Carbon Hydrogen Market: Opportunities, Challenges, and Pathways

The hydrogen industry is at a turning point, as regulatory frameworks and incentive schemes begin to take shape. However, there are still barriers for market participants to commit to production projects and infrastructure, as they face the chicken-and-the-egg dilemma. The…

Enabling Net-Zero Shipping An Expert Review-Based Agenda for Emerging Techno-Economic and Policy Research

Kannan Govindan, Rubal Dua, Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Prateek Bansal

Net-zero shipping is emerging as a global priority, underscored by the shipping sector’s increasing projected contribution to climate change, making it critical to understand the emerging associated research priorities. We outline key techno-economic and policy research priorities for achieving effective…

Kannan Govindan

Dua, Rubal

Anwar, Ahm Mehbub

Bansal, Prateek

Carbon Capture and Renewable Energy Policies: Could Policy Harmonization be a Puzzle Piece to Solve the Electricity Crisis?

Science Direct

Fateh Belaïd

Long-Term Forecasting Models of Oil Demand Emerging from the Global Petrochemical Sector

MDPI

Raed Al-Mestneer, Carlo Andrea Bollino

Crafting Effective Climate, Energy, and Environmental Policy: Time For Action

Nature

Fateh Belaïd

Saudi Arabia and the Circular Carbon Economy: From Vision to Implementation

Mari Luomi, Hind Aldhuwaihi

This case study shows how the Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) Index can be used to analyze a country’s CCE performance and enablers in a holistic manner and in a comparative context, relative to other countries. Saudi Arabia is an extremely…

Luomi, Mari

Aldhuwaihi, Hind

Understanding the Role of Renewable Energy in Import Demand for Petrochemicals Is the Prevailing Perception More Imagined Than Real?

Fakhri Hasanov, Evar Umeozor, Samar Mohamed

The prevailing perception is that the transition to renewable energy ­will lead to a decrease in demand for hydrocarbons and petrochemicals. The pre­sent work empirically demonstrates that this common sense may be more imaginary than real: it finds evidence that…

Hasanov, Fakhri

Umeozor, Evar

Samar Mohamed

Fueling India’s Mobility Transition: A Life Cycle Perspective on Passenger Road Transport Options

Yagyavalk Bhatt, Michael Samsu Koroma, Jitendra Roychoudhury

The transportation sector is crucial for India’s economic and social development but poses significant environmental and global warming challenges. This study conducts a comprehensive Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) of passenger vehicles in India, evaluating various propulsion technologies and modes of…

Bhatt, Yagyavalk

Koroma, Michael Samsu

Roychoudhury, Jitendra

Gas Demand in the MENA Hydrocarbon- Producing Countries: Recent Trends and Drivers

Sid Ahmed Hamdani

Natural gas has gained significant importance in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, with demand reaching more than 700 billion cubic meters (bcm) in 2022 and increasing by almost 50% compared with a decade ago. Gas demand in the…

Hamdani, Sid Ahmed

Web-Based User Interfaces for Mathematical Models to Support Decisions: The Fuel Distribution Network Optimizer

Nourah Al Hosain, Jaidaa Alidrisi, Amr Alruthai, Walid Matar, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Pavithra Kumar Shetty, Lama Yaseen, Abeer AlGhamdi

Mathematical models provide quantitative analyses that can inform policy decisions. We argue that two attributes can support models’ adoption by policymakers: an intuitive graphical interface and active engagement between modelers and policymakers.

Al Hosain, Nourah

Alidrisi, Jaidaa

Alruthai, Amr

Matar, Walid

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Shetty, Pavithra Kumar

Yaseen, Lama

AlGhamdi, Abeer

Climate and Cost Analysis of SUVs in Saudi Arabia A Life Cycle Analysis Approach

Michael Samsu Koroma, Abdulrahman Alwosheel, Yagyavalk Bhatt

This study is conducted within the framework of the Saudi Vision 2030 agenda to diversify its economy and promote sustainable technologies, specifically examining the life-­cycle ­performance of hybrid and conventional sport utility vehicles (SUVs) in the Kingdom (KSA).

Koroma, Michael Samsu

Alwosheel, Abdulrahman

Bhatt, Yagyavalk