Publications

Cost, Emission, and Macroeconomic Implications of Diesel Displacement in the Saudi Agricultural Sector: Options and Policy Insights

Amro Elshurafa, Hatem Al Atawi, Fakhri Hasanov, Frank Felder

The Saudi agricultural sector relies on diesel for irrigation, which is provided to farmers at a much lower price than the average global price, implying significant opportunity costs. With the aid of soft-coupled power and macro-econometric models, we assess the…

Elshurafa, Amro

Al Atawi, Hatem

Hasanov, Fakhri

Felder, Frank

One Year After the Texas Blackout: Lessons for Reliable and Resilient Power Systems

Marie Petitet, Frank Felder, Khalid Alhadhrami

In February 2021, Texas experienced an extreme cold snap causing a dramatic electricity blackout that left millions of households without electricity, resulting in over 200 fatalities and economic damages of approximately $100 billion. The Texas blackout has been used to…

Marie Petitet

Felder, Frank

Khalid Alhadhrami

Policy Responses to the Reliability Crisis in the Power Grid

Frank Felder

From China, Europe, Central Asia, India and to the United States, there is a reliability crisis in electric power grids. Why are power grids so brittle and what should policymakers do?

Felder, Frank

Cross-seasonal Fuel Savings from Load Shifting in the Saudi Industrial Sector

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

Load shifting, that is, moving demand from peak to off-peak hours, is an important type of demand response. It can reduce the overall operating costs of a power system and improve the reliability of the power grid. This study estimates…

Soummane, Salaheddine

Elshurafa, Amro

Al Atawi, Hatem

Felder, Frank

Achieving Renewable Energy Targets Without Compromising the Power Sector’s Reliability

Amro Elshurafa, Frank Felder, Nezar Alhaidari

Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Energy has set ambitious renewable energy goals. Although the Kingdom’s current energy mix is dominated by conventional energy (>95%), it aims to draw 50% of its energy from renewable sources by 2030. Currently, the Kingdom enjoys…

Elshurafa, Amro

Felder, Frank

Nezar Alhaidari

Renewables, Reliability and Efficiency in Electricity Markets

Frank Felder, Marie Petitet

The choice to use electricity markets to transition to an ultra-high renewable electricity sector depends on whether a high level of reliability and efficiency can be achieved. This study presents a reliability, resiliency and adaptability policy framework for a liberalized…

Felder, Frank

Marie Petitet

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

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

Assessing the Role of Renewables in Reducing Emissions in the Saudi Power Sector Using Mixed-Integer Optimization

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

Renewable energy (RE) technologies are viewed as a critical means of reducing power sector-related emissions. Using mixed-integer optimization, we evaluate the extent to which renewable energy reduces carbon emissions in the Saudi power sector.

Elshurafa, Amro

Al Atawi, Hatem

Soummane, Salaheddine

Felder, Frank

What Texas Tells Us About Lessening the Frequency and Severity of Electricity Blackouts?

Frank Felder, Hatem Al Atawi

On Monday, February 12, approximately three million homes and businesses in Texas lost power due to an unusual winter storm that simultaneously increased electricity demand and decreased supply. This was not the first time; Texas had a similar incident due…

Felder, Frank

Al Atawi, Hatem

Find all our research in one place

31 Results

Recent search

Saved search

Sign in and save

Sign in

Haven’t got a MyKapsarc account yet? Sign up

Fill in the information to download