Publications

Sectoral Employment Analysis for Saudi Arabia

Taylor & Francis

Jeyhun Mikayilov, Fakhri Hasanov, Muhammad Javid

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

Sectoral Investment Analysis for Saudi Arabia

Muhammad Javid, Fakhri Hasanov, Carlo Andrea Bollino, Marzio Galeotti

This study aims to investigate the determinants of short- and long-run investment behavior in Saudi Arabia for eight non-oil sectors. Saudi Arabia is currently proceeding with its historic Vision 2030 reform plan, which aims to significantly increase the private sector’s…

Javid, Muhammad

Hasanov, Fakhri

Bollino, Carlo Andrea

Galeotti, Marzio

Saudi Non-oil Exports Before and After COVID-19: Historical Impacts of Determinants and Scenario Analysis

Fakhri Hasanov, Fred Joutz, Muhammad Javid

The diversification of the non-oil sector, including its exports, is at the core of Saudi Vision 2030. This study investigates Saudi non-oil exports in a novel way. Specifically, it differs from previous studies on this topic owing to its modeling…

Hasanov, Fakhri

Joutz, Fred

Javid, Muhammad

Are Consumers Myopic About Future Fuel Costs? Insights from the Indian two-wheeler market

Prateek Bansal, Rubal Dua, Rico Krueger, Daniel Graham

India has the world’s third highest carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, after China and the United States. The transportation sector is the third largest contributor to carbon dioxide emissions in India, accounting for roughly 11% of all carbon dioxide emissions in 2016. Road transport accounts for around…

Bansal, Prateek

Dua, Rubal

Rico Krueger

Daniel Graham

KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO)

The drivers of this quarter’s significant demand growth will be the reopening of COVID-related shutdowns/behaviors, continued economic recovery and seasonal consumption patterns. We anticipate that the most significant quarter-on-quarter (QoQ) growth will come from the U.S., followed by the OECD…

Sectoral Employment Analysis for Saudi Arabia

Taylor & Francis Online

This study aims to explore the impact of output and wage on labour demand in Saudi Arabia at sectoral level. We applied cointegration and equilibrium correction methods to the time-series data of 10 sectors over 1995–2016 using the demand side…

Fakhri Hasanov, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Moayad H. Al-Rassasi, Mohammed Alabdullah

Role of Energy Efficiency and Distributed Renewable Energy in Designing Carbon Neutral Residential Buildings and Communities: Case Study of Saudi Arabia

Science Direct

The impacts of improving energy efficiency of housing units on designing carbon neutral grid-connected residential communities in Saudi Arabia are evaluated in the study summarized in this paper. The analysis utilizes both PV systems and wind turbines as on-site renewable…

Moncef Krarti, Mohammad Aldubyan

The Pacifying Effect of Energy Dependence on Interstate Conflict: A Large-N analysis

Science Direct

Energy remains essential to all forms of economic and military activity and constitutes one of the most valuable and strategic commodities in international trade. Using the newly released Global Energy Relations Dataset, we assess whether trade in energy resources systematically…

Osman Zeki Gökçe, Emre Hatipoglu, Mehmet Ali Soytas

Trends in Global Solar PV Installation in 2020

Amro Elshurafa

Dozens of governments worldwide have supported, and still support, renewable energy technology deployment, including solar photovoltaics (PV). This has been driven by their ambitions to be energy independent, meet carbon emissions reduction targets, and contribute to their domestic economies through…

Elshurafa, Amro

Measuring to Manage: The Case for Improving CO2 Monitoring and Reporting in Saudi Arabia

Mari Luomi, Thamir Al Shehri, Nicholas Howarth

To support the transition to a circular carbon economy, there is an urgent need to develop robust domestic systems of carbon dioxide (CO2) and greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) monitoring and reporting in the Kingdom. Such systems provide the essential evidence…

Luomi, Mari

Al Shehri, Thamir

Howarth, Nicholas

Beyond Smart Meters

Shahid Hasan, Noura Mansouri, Thamir Al Shehri

Over the last two decades, many countries have installed millions of smart meters to improve the efficiency, reliability, and quality of service in the electric power sector. Compared with traditional meters, smart meters measure consumers’ electricity usage at 5- or…

Hasan, Shahid

Mansouri, Noura

Al Shehri, Thamir

Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer, Report of the Technology and Economic Assessment Panel, Volume 4: Decision XXXI/7 – Continued Provision of Information on Energy-Efficient and Low Global Warming Potential Technologies

Thamir Al Shehri, EE Task Force, UNEP TEAP

In the context of accelerating climate change, cooling demand is also increasing rapidly. If unmanaged, this will result in a vicious circle, with increasing global warming through greater energy consumption combined with the use of higher GWP refrigerants. Addressing access…

Al Shehri, Thamir

EE Task Force

UNEP TEAP

Saudi Arabia’s Clean Hydrogen Ambitions: Opportunities and Challenges

Jan Frederik Braun, Rami Shabaneh

Saudi Arabia is a prime example of a country with an immense potential for clean hydrogen, i.e., hydrogen derived from a production process in which carbon emissions into the atmosphere are avoided, mitigated, or captured and stored.  Fully leveraging clean hydrogen to…

Braun, Jan Frederik

Shabaneh, Rami

Once Consumers Adopt an Electric Vehicle, Do They Go Back?

Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal

The lack of repeat adoption of low carbon technologies has implications for climate change mitigation. In this insight, we explore how many electric vehicle owners dispose of their electric vehicles and do not buy another when purchasing their next car.…

Dua, Rubal

Bansal, Prateek

The Circular Carbon Economy Index – Methodological Approach and Conceptual Framework

Mari Luomi, Fatih Yılmaz, Thamir Al Shehri, Nicholas Howarth

The circular carbon economy (CCE) approach, developed during Saudi Arabia’s G20 Presidency and endorsed by G20 leaders and energy ministers, can be used as a framework for holistic assessments of all available energy and emission management technologies within the confines…

Luomi, Mari

Yılmaz, Fatih

Al Shehri, Thamir

Howarth, Nicholas

Evaluating Access to Riyadh’s Planned Public Transport System Using Geospatial Analysis

Nourah Al Hosain, Alma Alhussaini

The King Abdulaziz Project for Public Transport in Riyadh city is one of the world’s largest urban transit systems being developed. The project aims to meet the demands of the city’s growing urban population while reducing traffic congestion, heavy private…

Al Hosain, Nourah

Alma Alhussaini

Revisiting the Impact of COVID-19 on the Demand for Transport and Gasoline

Nora Nezamuddin, Hatem Al Atawi

The global outbreak of COVID-19 began in March 2020. As of April 2021, the global caseload has reached over 150 million. Governments globally have introduced various measures in an attempt to contain the virus’s spread. These measures have varied in…

Nezamuddin, Nora

Al Atawi, Hatem

Assessing Effects of Renewable Deployment on Emissions in the Saudi Power Sector Until 2040 Using Integer Optimization

Science Direct

Amro Elshurafa, Hatem Al Atawi, Salaheddine Soummane, Frank Felder

Enablers and Disablers to Plug-in Electric Vehicle Adoption in India: Insights from a Survey of Experts

Science Direct

Rubal Dua, Scott Hardman, Yagyavalk Bhatt, Dimpy Suneja