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Lessons From the European Electricity Crisis
Electricity Sector Transitions

Lessons From the European Electricity Crisis

Frank Felder, Marie Petitet

On January 23, 2023, the European Commission initiated a public consultation to reform the European Union’s electricity market (European Commission 2023) on the heels of extremely high wholesale electricity prices in Europe in the last months and days of 2022.…

Frank Felder Felder, Frank
Marie Petitet Marie Petitet
20 February 2023
Bans on the Sale of Gasoline- And Diesel-Powered Vehicles: Why Are Policymakers Favoring Commandand- Control to the Point of Banning, and Does It Send Unintended Policy Signals?
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand

Bans on the Sale of Gasoline- And Diesel-Powered Vehicles: Why Are Policymakers Favoring Commandand- Control to the Point of Banning, and Does It Send Unintended Policy Signals?

Rubal Dua, Prateek Bansal

In recent years, the adoption of command-and-control policies, from mandating sales of zero-tailpipe-emission vehicles all the way to prohibiting future sales of gasoline- and diesel-powered vehicles via tailpipe carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions standards or otherwise, has gained momentum globally in…

Rubal Dua Dua, Rubal
Prateek Bansal Bansal, Prateek
15 February 2023
Spatial Modeling of Bargaining Among Stakeholders in Energy Policy: The Case of Japanese Nuclear Plants
Future of Global Oil Markets

Spatial Modeling of Bargaining Among Stakeholders in Energy Policy: The Case of Japanese Nuclear Plants

Emre Hatipoglu, Brian Efird, Saleh Al Muhanna

This paper evaluates the evolving political will in Japan to restart nuclear power plants to generate electric power, in light of the country’s political and economic developments over the past few years. We apply a model of collective decision-making processes…

Emre Hatipoglu Hatipoglu, Emre
Brian Efird Efird, Brian
Saleh Al Muhanna Al Muhanna, Saleh
15 February 2023
KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO)
Future of Global Oil Markets

KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO)

On the demand side, seasonality tends to play an important role as it keeps oil demand growth stagnating or in decline relative to its previous quarter. However, this quarter will also witness an added layer of downward pressure as several…

8 February 2023
ESG: A Barrier or a Solution to the Oil and Gas Investment Emergency?
Future of Global Oil Markets

ESG: A Barrier or a Solution to the Oil and Gas Investment Emergency?

On September 6, 2022, the workshop “ESG: A Barrier or a Solution to the Oil and Gas Investment Emergency?” was held in conjunction with the Arab Petroleum Investment Corporations (APICORP). This workshop had the following objectives: To continue the campaign to inform…

6 February 2023
Cost, Footprint, and Reliability Implications of Deploying Hydrogen in Off-grid Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: A GIS-assisted Study for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Electricity Sector Transitions

Cost, Footprint, and Reliability Implications of Deploying Hydrogen in Off-grid Electric Vehicle Charging Stations: A GIS-assisted Study for Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Amro Elshurafa, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Frank Felder

We quantify the cost, footprint and reliability implications of using hydrogen in off-grid electric vehicle charging stations (CS) using an optimization model coupled with a geographical information system (GIS) analysis for the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. We also account…

Amro Elshurafa Elshurafa, Amro
Abdelrahman Muhsen Muhsen, Abdelrahman
Frank Felder Felder, Frank
29 January 2023
Capturing the Value From Supply-Side Shocks in the Heavy Crude Market
Future of Global Oil Markets

Capturing the Value From Supply-Side Shocks in the Heavy Crude Market

Philipp Galkin, Jennifer Considine, Evar Umeozor

The Russian-Ukraine conflict and sanctions on Russian crude oil flows have significantly affected world oil markets. Price volatility has increased, flows have been re-directed and there is considerable uncertainty concerning future energy policy. The implications of these changes affect all…

Philipp Galkin Galkin, Philipp
Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
Evar Umeozor Umeozor, Evar
29 January 2023
The Crisis in Electricity Prices in Europe: Context and Key Insights
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 Ahmed Al-Balawi
Fateh Belaïd Belaïd, Fateh
17 January 2023
The G7 Pricing Scheme, an Exercise in Monopsony Power
Future of Global Oil Markets

The G7 Pricing Scheme, an Exercise in Monopsony Power

Carlo Andrea Bollino, Jennifer Considine

High in the Bavarian Alps, at a special security session, G7 leaders set out to devise an ambitious plan to sanction Russian energy sales. The intent was to reduce Russian profits from oil and gas sales, while minimizing the damage…

Carlo Andrea Bollino Bollino, Carlo Andrea
Jennifer Considine Considine, Jennifer
17 January 2023
Alternative Fuels for Saudi Cement Manufacturing with Time-varying Carbon Pricing
Evaluation of Public Investment Projects

Alternative Fuels for Saudi Cement Manufacturing with Time-varying Carbon Pricing

Walid Matar, Doaa Filali

After cement production in Saudi Arabia surged in the first half of the 2010s due to the country’s rapid economic development, it has slowed measurably in recent years as economic growth has declined. This is shown in Figure 1, along…

Walid Matar Matar, Walid
Doaa Filali Doaa Filali
17 January 2023
Stagflation: Should the Oil Industry Worry?
Future of Global Oil Markets

Stagflation: Should the Oil Industry Worry?

Julio Arboleda, Majed Almozaini

Oil is an essential commodity with an almost perfectly inelastic demand, despite its volatile price. In recent months, fuel prices have declined significantly from approximately $120 per barrel (b) at the beginning of June to less than $85/b at the…

Julio Arboleda Arboleda, Julio
Majed Almozaini Almozaini, Majed
9 January 2023
A Macroeconometric Model for Saudi Arabia: A Case Study on the World’s Largest Oil Exporter

A Macroeconometric Model for Saudi Arabia: A Case Study on the World’s Largest Oil Exporter

Muhammad Javid, Jeyhun Mikayilov, Fakhri Hasanov, Fred Joutz

Open Access Brief Introduces the KAPSARC Global Energy Macroeconometric Model for Saudi Arabia Combines cutting-edge econometric methods, a well-established theoretical foundation, and empirical coherence Customizable for different research and policy questions   Click here to read the book

Muhammad Javid Javid, Muhammad
Jeyhun Mikayilov Mikayilov, Jeyhun
Fakhri Hasanov Hasanov, Fakhri
Fred Joutz Joutz, Fred
1 January 2023
Fostering Net-Zero Transition Pathways: The Role of Clean Hydrogen
Regional Energy Markets

Fostering Net-Zero Transition Pathways: The Role of Clean Hydrogen

Salaheddine Soummane, Rami Shabaneh

In early 2022, 80 countries (including Saudi Arabia), representing around 74% of global greenhouse gas emissions, pledged to reach net-zero emissions (NZE) in the coming decades. Achieving these ambitious climate policy objectives requires shifting the energy mix toward existing and…

Salaheddine Soummane Soummane, Salaheddine
Rami Shabaneh Shabaneh, Rami
8 December 2022
Status of Global Concentrated Solar Power Installations
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 Ahmed Al-Balawi
7 December 2022
Insights from India’s Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy
Electricity Sector Transitions

Insights from India’s Journey to Over 100 Gigawatts of Renewable Energy

Shahid Hasan, Yagyavalk Bhatt

This commentary analyzes the key industry developments, policy and regulatory features, prevailing circumstances and challenges related to renewable energy (RE) in India. It also highlights learnings for other countries. As electricity is a concurrent subject as per the Indian Constitution,…

Shahid Hasan Hasan, Shahid
Yagyavalk Bhatt Bhatt, Yagyavalk
7 December 2022
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