Publications

A Maritime Sector in Transition – The Role of Saudi Arabia

Nora Nezamuddin, Shahid Hasan, Rolando Fuentes, Michael Samsu Koroma

The maritime sector currently accounts for approximately 2.3% of global CO₂ emissions, with forecasts suggesting that this figure could rise to 10%-13% by 2050 (IMO 2023). This significant increase emphasizes the pressing need for decarbonization to mitigate environmental risks. This…

Nezamuddin, Nora

Hasan, Shahid

Fuentes, Rolando

Koroma, Michael Samsu

How to Create a Hydrogen Market? Lessons from Electricity and Gas Markets on Pricing and Investment Approaches

Shahid Hasan, Rolando Fuentes

To promote low-carbon hydrogen, which is produced in a way that results in no or near-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, for decarbonization, substantial investments are required across the hydrogen value chain. Despite the potential of hydrogen in several applications, various…

Hasan, Shahid

Fuentes, Rolando

A Maritime Sector in Transition – Learning from Other Sectoral Energy Transitions

Nora Nezamuddin, Rolando Fuentes, Michael Samsu Koroma, Shahid Hasan

The maritime sector currently contributes approximately 2.3% of global CO₂ emissions, with projections suggesting that this share could rise to 10%-13% by 2050, highlighting an urgent need for decarbonization. In response to the potentially catastrophic impacts of climate change, there…

Nezamuddin, Nora

Fuentes, Rolando

Koroma, Michael Samsu

Hasan, Shahid

Identifying Leaders in Electricity Innovation Networks Using Twitter (X): A Resource for Policymaking

Rolando Fuentes, Amro Elshurafa

The objective of this study is to map the innovation network in the electricity sector and to identify its pivotal actors to inform policymaking, particularly in Saudi Arabia. This study, which is part of a larger series, aims to identify…

Fuentes, Rolando

Elshurafa, Amro

Charting the Evolution of Electricity Sector Startups: A Methodological Note

Rolando Fuentes

This commentary provides an update on ongoing research on innovation in the electricity sector. This project aims to identify emerging technologies early, anticipate changes, and discern the key drivers and their connections in the innovation landscape. This research can serve…

Fuentes, Rolando

Systematically Mapping Innovations in Electricity Using Startups: A Comprehensive Database Analysis

Science Direct

Rolando Fuentes, Dongmei Chen, Frank Felder

What Innovations Are Chinese Electricity Startups Pursuing?

Rolando Fuentes, Dongmei Chen, Frank Felder

We provide a snapshot of the innovations that Chinese electricity startups are pursuing and compare them with the innovation efforts of their worldwide and Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) counterparts. We contrast types of innovation, technological domains and focuses on megatrends…

Fuentes, Rolando

Chen, Dongmei

Felder, Frank

Accelerating the Just Energy Transition Through Enhanced and Integrated Critical Minerals Supply Chains

T20

Dongmei Chen, Noura Mansouri, Rolando Fuentes

Innovation by Gulf Cooperation Council Electricity Startups: A Global Comparison

Rolando Fuentes, Frank Felder

The electric power sector is the cornerstone for achieving the energy transition goals of economic progress, energy security and environmental improvements. Substantial and timely innovations are necessary to accomplish these goals. In this commentary, we investigate innovations in the electric…

Fuentes, Rolando

Felder, Frank

The Implications for the Power Sector from Innovation by Startup Companies

Rolando Fuentes, Dongmei Chen

We compiled a multi-regional database of 320 startups from 36 countries whose focus is on new technologies in the electricity sector. To reach this number, we performed internet searches with neutral key words such as ‘startups,’ ‘electricity,’ ‘innovation,’ and avoided…

Fuentes, Rolando

Chen, Dongmei

How Can Energy Storage Catalyze the Electricity Policies of Gulf Cooperation Council Members? Issues and Options

Rolando Fuentes, Shahid Hasan, Frank Felder

Saudi Arabia and other Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) members are working in parallel to reform their electricity markets and achieve ambitious renewable energy deployment goals. The motivation for this agenda is multifaceted, and increasing economic efficiency is one of several…

Fuentes, Rolando

Hasan, Shahid

Felder, Frank

Climate and Power System Reliability in the Aftermath of the Texas Blackouts

Marie Petitet, Burcin Unel, Rolando Fuentes, Frank Felder

The February 2021 blackout in Texas underscored the importance of reliable and resilient power systems. In this commentary, we discuss the roles of regulators, markets, fuel and generation supply chains, and interdependent infrastructures, and finds that they need to be…

Marie Petitet

Burcin Unel

Fuentes, Rolando

Felder, Frank

Distribution Networks Tariff Design in the Era of Decentralization: A Business Model Approach

Rolando Fuentes

In this paper we discuss the unexplored two-way relationship between distribution network tariff design and the emergence of new business models in the power sector. Distribution network tariffs have traditionally used a cost accounting method. We suggest, instead, the use…

Fuentes, Rolando

Behavioral Aspects of Energy Transition: A KAPSARC-Energy Systems Catapult (ESC) Joint Methodological Report

Rolando Fuentes, Emre Hatipoglu, Thamir Al Shehri, Matt Lipson, Scott Milne, Simon Pearson

KAPSARC’s work on innovation in electricity transitions has focused on unbundling services in the electricity sector (KAPSARC 2016) and developing the microeconomic foundation for a reliability service. Our research has investigated the experiences of industries resembling the electric power sector…

Fuentes, Rolando

Hatipoglu, Emre

Al Shehri, Thamir

Lipson, Matt

Milne, Scott

Pearson, Simon

Testing the Limits of Electricity Market Design

Rolando Fuentes

We live in an unprecedented time for the energy sector. According to the BP Statistical Review of World Energy 2019, electricity generated from renewable sources is at a historic high, with about 2,500 terrawatthours (TWh) produced in 2018 (Figure 1). This is more…

Fuentes, Rolando

Sector Coupling, Regulatory Convergence and Climate Change

T20

Climate change goals can be met through both the decarbonization of the electricity sector and the electrification of sectors that now use other fuels. However, the electricity sector is navigating major technological disruptions that are changing the essence of its…

Rolando Fuentes, Lester C. Hunt, Baltasar Manzano, Nora Nezamuddin, Juan Jose Montero, Mathias Finger

The ‘IPhone Effect’: The Impact of Dual Technological Disruptions on Electrification

SAGE Journals

Meeting climate change goals requires both the decarbonization of the electricity sector and the electrification of much of the rest of the economy. However, the electricity sector is navigating major disruptions that are changing the regulatory and business landscape. This…

Rolando Fuentes, Lester C. Hunt, Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz, Baltasar Manzano

How does Saudi Arabia’s recent energy performance compare with other G20 countries?

Baltasar Manzano, Rolando Fuentes, Nicholas Howarth

The 68th annual edition of the BP Statistical Review, released recently, is a comprehensive account and analysis of global energy data. Saudi Arabia will be hosting the G20 summit in 2020, and the release of BP’s annual compilation provides a good opportunity…

Manzano, Baltasar

Fuentes, Rolando

Howarth, Nicholas

Using Insurance to Manage Reliability in the Distributed Electricity Sector: Insights From an Agent-Based Model

Rolando Fuentes, Abhijit Sengupta

Our results suggest that consumers would transfer some of the inherent risks of a blackout to the utility for a price lower than their willingness to pay to achieve their desired level of protection, creating economic value. The purchase of insurance would…

Fuentes, Rolando

AS

Abhijit Sengupta

From Vertical to Horizontal Unbundling: A Downstream Electricity Reliability Insurance Model

Science Direct

Rolando Fuentes, Iqbal Adjali