Publications

Designing Transport Policy for Sustainable Freight Movement in Saudi Arabia

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz, Nora Nezamuddin, Abdelrahman Muhsen

Logistics and infrastructure policy will play key roles in Saudi Arabia’s economic diversification and reform efforts. This study provides a quantitative assessment of specific measures related to freight transport, taking into consideration the heterogeneity of urban, regional and inter-regional localities…

Lopez-Ruiz, Hector G.

Nezamuddin, Nora

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Assessing Residential Solar Rooftop Potential in Saudi Arabia Using Nighttime Satellite Images: A Study for the City of Riyadh

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz, Jorge Blazquez, Michele Vittorio

Saudi Arabia is developing utility-scale solar power projects as a first step toward diversifying its electricity generation mix, currently based almost entirely on crude oil, refined oil products and natural gas. The Saudi National Renewable Energy Program aims to substantially…

Lopez-Ruiz, Hector G.

Blazquez, Jorge

Vittorio, Michele

Estimating Saudi Arabia’s Regional GDP Using Satellite Nighttime Light Images

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz, Jorge Blazquez, Fakhri Hasanov

The increasing availability of data from technologies such as mobile phones, satellites and connected devices means that there are many new possible sources of economic data. This study analyzes the potential use of nighttime light images from satellites to provide…

Lopez-Ruiz, Hector G.

Blazquez, Jorge

Hasanov, Fakhri

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

Estimating Freight Transport Activity Using Nighttime Lights Satellite Data in China, India and Saudi Arabia

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz, Nora Nezamuddin, Abdelrahman Muhsen

This paper focuses on the methodology for estimating total freight transport activity (FTA) for three countries  — China, India and Saudi Arabia  — with the objective of building on current state-of-the-art transportation modeling in three key areas: Studying the relationship…

Lopez-Ruiz, Hector G.

Nezamuddin, Nora

Muhsen, Abdelrahman

Improving speed and frequency in the European rail system

Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

Potential impacts on accessibility and consumer surplus of improvements of the European railway system

Transportation Research Procedia

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

PREDIT 4/Groupe 06 Recherche: Enjeux spatiaux, économiques et politiques des scénarios de mobilité durable à l’horizon 2050

Ministere de l'Ecologie, Direction de la Recherche et des Affaires Scientifiques et Techniques

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

Quantifying the effects of sustainable urban mobility plans

Joint Research Centre, European Commission

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

Macromotives and microbehaviors: Climate change constraints and passenger mobility scenarios for France

Transport Policy

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

Is the concept of a green economy a useful way of framing policy discussions and policymaking to promote sustainable development?

Natural Resources Forum

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

La voie étroite du «facteur 4» dans le secteur des transports: quelles politiques publiques, pour quelles mobilités?

Recherche Transports Sécurité

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz

Comment satisfaire les objectifs internationaux de la France en termes d’émissions de gaz à effet de serre et de pollution transfrontières?

Ministere de l'Ecologie, Direction de la Recherche et des Affaires Scientifiques et Techniques

Hector G. Lopez-Ruiz