The Economics of Offshore Wind-Based Hydrogen Production in Saudi Arabia Ahmed Al-Balawi, Shahid Hasan, Amro Elshurafa Offshore hydrogen production from offshore wind energy is gaining global attention as an appealing solution for scaling up green hydrogen production. The technoeconomic feasibility of integrating offshore wind into hydrogen production has been explored in various regions, but no comprehensive… Ahmed Al-Balawi Hasan, Shahid Elshurafa, Amro
Electric Vehicle Battery Chemistry Evolutions: Critical Mineral Implications Timothy Laing, Tetsuo Morikawa, Michael Koroma, Ahmed Al-Balawi, Abdulrahman Alwosheel The energy and transport transition will require a wider volume and range of materials than the systems that it is replacing. This has become an increasingly important topic across both the government and private sectors over the last decade. A… Laing, Timothy Tetsuo Morikawa Michael Koroma Ahmed Al-Balawi Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
Electricity Sector Transitions Assessment of the Potential of Floating Offshore Wind Turbines in the Red Sea Ahmed Al-Balawi, Nora Nezamuddin, Frank Felder, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Amro Elshurafa Floating offshore wind turbines (FOWTs) have recently gained traction and are being installed in several regions of Europe and Asia. These turbines use the same technology as typical offshore wind turbines but are not directly anchored to the seabed. Instead,… Ahmed Al-Balawi Nezamuddin, Nora Felder, Frank Muhsen, Abdelrahman Elshurafa, Amro
Modeling Green Hydrogen Production Using power-to-x: Saudi and German Contexts Science Direct Khalid Alhadhrami, Ahmed Al-Balawi, Shahid Hasan, Amro Elshurafa
Electricity Sector Transitions Revitalizing Relationships for the Clean Energy Souk Jitendra Roychoudhury, Ahmed Al-Balawi, Amro Elshurafa, Marie Petitet The GCC countries have been trading for millennia, and energy transition offers new opportunities to revitalize existing trade relationships and form new partnerships driving growth through innovation. Read More Here Roychoudhury, Jitendra Ahmed Al-Balawi Elshurafa, Amro Marie Petitet
The Cost of Green Hydrogen Production in Saudi Arabia and Germany: A Model-Based Approach Khalid Alhadhrami, Ahmed Al-Balawi, Shahid Hasan, Amro Elshurafa With over seventy countries setting net-zero commitments by or around mid-century, low-carbon hydrogen (H2) is expected to play a pivotal role in the decarbonization of the global economy, especially sectors less dependent on electricity, which are often termed as hard-to-abate… Alhadhrami, Khalid Ahmed Al-Balawi Hasan, Shahid Elshurafa, Amro
Electricity Sector Transitions Recent Developments and Trends in Cybersecurity in the Power Sector Ahmed Al-Balawi, Frank Felder, Muhammad Khurram Khan The power sector is a crucial component of critical national infrastructure, and its continuous and resilient operation underpins the socioeconomic prosperity of any nation. Energy security is a priority in many regions of the world, as it is essential for… Ahmed Al-Balawi Felder, Frank Muhammad Khurram Khan
Electricity Sector Transitions Can Hybrid Solar Projects Pave the Way for Concentrated Solar Power Development? Ahmed Al-Balawi Hybrid renewable energy systems combine two or more technologies that complement each other to generate clean and stable power output. These systems could be two renewable energy systems (e.g., solar and wind) or renewables with storage (e.g., with battery or… Ahmed Al-Balawi
Electricity Sector Transitions The Crisis in Electricity Prices in Europe: Context and Key Insights Ahmed Al-Balawi, Fateh Belaïd The cost of electric power in Europe is soaring. After a steady rise in 2021, prices spiked in the first half of 2022 following the post-COVID-19 economic recovery. Day-ahead wholesale electricity prices increased more than threefold on average in 2021… Ahmed Al-Balawi Belaïd, Fateh
Electricity Sector Transitions Status of Global Concentrated Solar Power Installations Ahmed Al-Balawi Concentrated solar power (CSP) is a type of renewable energy that uses mirrors to concentrate solar irradiation onto a receiver and convert it into heat. The heat can then be used directly or indirectly for thermal or electrical applications. CSP… Ahmed Al-Balawi
Electricity Sector Transitions Reliability Implications of Unexpected Tripping of Inverter-Based Resources Ahmed Al-Balawi, Khalid Alhadhrami A recent KAPSARC Instant Insight examined the reliability crisis in electric power grids, and proposed policy measures that can mitigate these risks (Felder 2022). The specific causes for these severe outages and blackouts differ, but the causes of greatest concern… Ahmed Al-Balawi Alhadhrami, Khalid
