Renewables: Growth and Trends - KAPSARC

Duration 21:21
Date published June 18 , 2019

EPISODE 02

Dr. Amro Elshurafa, a research fellow at KAPSARC, discusses current trends in renewables, with a particular emphasis on solar PV. In this episode, our guest examines factors that contribute to the fast uptake of solar PV technologies globally and regionally.

Guest

Amro Elshurafa Amro is a research fellow with 15 years of research experience on three continents in the fields of technology and energy. His…

Expertise

Solar PV
renewable energy policy and microgrids

Publications See all Amro Elshurafa’s publications

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Host

Nawaz Peerbocus Nawaz is the program director for Energy Transitions and Electric Power. Before joining KAPSARC, he was chief economist at the…

Expertise

تحولات الطاقة والطاقة الكهربائية

Publications See all Nawaz Peerbocus’s publications

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Transition Risks, Creative Destruction, and Stranded Assets

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