Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Saudi Arabia’s Potential to Further Hydrogen Use in the Maritime Sector Nora Nezamuddin, Rami Shabaneh, Ahm Mehbub Anwar The United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 26) in Glasgow focussed on advancing low-carbon fuels to reach emissions abatement targets. The conference also reaffirmed the goals of the Paris Agreement: to secure global net-zero emissions by mid-century and limit the… Nezamuddin, Nora Shabaneh, Rami Anwar, Ahm Mehbub
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Current and Future Trends in Saudi Arabia’s Container Throughput Ahm Mehbub Anwar, Nora Nezamuddin, Rubal Dua, Abdulrahman Alwosheel The maritime sector is a key pillar for the diversification of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s economy, and it has been prioritised by the Saudi government due to its strategic importance. Saudi Vision 2030 has set a target for making… Anwar, Ahm Mehbub Nezamuddin, Nora Dua, Rubal Alwosheel, Abdulrahman
Flight and Passenger Flows in Saudi Arabia Nora Nezamuddin, Abdelrahman Muhsen The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) has four major international airports. They are King Khalid International Airport (RUH), King Abdulaziz International Airport (JED), King Fahd International Airport (DMM) and Prince Muhammed Bin Abdulaziz International Airport (MED). Before the COVID-19 pandemic,… Nezamuddin, Nora Muhsen, Abdelrahman
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand 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
Impact of Sea-Level Rise and Extreme Events on Infrastructure Development in Global Trade and Logistics Supply Chain T20 The rise in global sea levels and extreme events directly challenge the international freight infrastructure. This is particularly important considering the significance of sea-borne trade in international commerce and that key logistics and trade centers are located near coastal areas.… Aris Christodoulou, Athena Roumboutsos, Nora Nezamuddin, Lama Yaseen, Franklin Konuah, Thierry VaneIslander, Christa Sys, Anna Laura Petrucci, Hande Demirel
Ensuring that Covid-19 Recovery Policies Support the Transformation to a Climate Neutral Society T20 Governments worldwide have pledged trillions of dollars for economic recovery from the crisis triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic. Without a targeted approach, these recovery programs can lead to a lock-in of high-carbon technologies. This would block the transformation toward climate… Axel Michaelowa, Abdelrahman Muhsen, Nora Nezamuddin, Mohammed Dabboor, Sonja Butzengeiger, Amm Quamruzzaman
The Impact of the Coronavirus Lockdown on the Electricity Sectors in Saudi Arabia and India Yagyavalk Bhatt, Anushree Majumdar, Nora Nezamuddin Currently, an estimated third of the global population is under some form of government-imposed lockdown measure aimed at curbing the spread of COVID-19. These lockdown measures have had various negative economic effects and could decrease electricity demand (Business Insider 2020).… Bhatt, Yagyavalk Majumdar, Anushree Nezamuddin, Nora
The Impact of COVID-19 on Transport and Gasoline Demand Hatem Al Atawi, Nora Nezamuddin, Abdulelah Darandary In the last few months, the world has experienced the negative effects of COVID-19. The outbreak, which started as an epidemic concentrated in China, quickly spread to become a global pandemic. As of May 12, 2020, there have been over… Al Atawi, Hatem Nezamuddin, Nora Darandary, Abdulelah
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand 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
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand Saudi Arabia Imports by Major Customs Ports (2014 – 2018) Nora Nezamuddin Saudi Arabia’s top three import destinations are the Jeddah Islamic Port, the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and the King Khalid International Airport with 29%, 20% and 12% of the total value of imports in 2018, respectively. The total value… Nezamuddin, Nora
Sector Coupling, Regulatory Convergence and Climate Change T20 Climate change goals can be met through both the decarbonization of the electricity sector and the electrification of sectors that now use other fuels. However, the electricity sector is navigating major technological disruptions that are changing the essence of its… Rolando Fuentes, Lester C. Hunt, Baltasar Manzano, Nora Nezamuddin, Juan Jose Montero, Mathias Finger
Future of Transport and Fuel Demand 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
Economic policy instruments and market uncertainty: Exploring the impact on renewables adoption Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews The success of any renewable policy can be measured through three parameters: total cost, aggregate installed capacity of renewable technology deployed over the lifetime of the policy and speed at which renewables are adopted. Using these three parameters, this study… Nora Nezamuddin, Tamim Zamrik, Jorge Blazquez
The renewable energy policy paradox Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews Carlo Andrea Bollino, Rolando Fuentes, Nora Nezamuddin
Assessing the cost of renewable energy policy options – A Spanish wind case study Renewable Energy This paper assesses the cost effectiveness of wind energy policy options by using a cost–benefit analysis approach. In comparison with other studies, the main contribution of this paper is the use of real financial and operational information of 318 wind… Patrick Bean, Jorge Blazquez, Nora Nezamuddin
Foreword to the special issue: Renewables and diversification in heavily energy subsidized economies Energy Journal [No abstract available] Carlo Andrea Bollino, David Hobbs, Lester C. Hunt, Nora Nezamuddin
Electricity Sector Transitions The Renewable Energy Policy Paradox Jorge Blazquez, Carlo Andrea Bollino, Rolando Fuentes, Nora Nezamuddin One major avenue for policymakers to meet climate targets is by decarbonizing the power sector, one component of which is raising the share of renewable energy sources (renewables) in electricity generation. However, promoting renewables in liberalized power markets creates a… Blazquez, Jorge Bollino, Carlo Andrea Fuentes, Rolando Nezamuddin, Nora
Electricity Sector Transitions Policy Instruments & Market Uncertainty: Exploring the Impact on Renewables Adoption Jorge Blazquez, Nora Nezamuddin Policymakers have a variety of financial tools to foster the deployment of renewables. Our study explores how these policy instruments impact a private investor’s behavior, and the resulting differences in the adoption of renewable technology as well as costs to… Blazquez, Jorge Nezamuddin, Nora
Electricity Sector Transitions Comparing Renewables Support Policies: Quantifying the Trade-Offs Jorge Blazquez, Nora Nezamuddin Policies to support wind energy development are most effective when they deliver power at the lowest cost per unit of added capacity and per unit of delivered electricity. Our analysis uses real Spanish onshore wind project data to identify which… Blazquez, Jorge Nezamuddin, Nora
Electricity Sector Transitions Changing Competitive Landscape: Transition Policy’s Blind Spots Shahad Albardi, Jorge Blazquez, Amro Elshurafa, Nora Nezamuddin For the past two to three decades, and particularly in the wake of the Great Recession, clean energy transitions have been sold as a three-for-the-price-ofone policy: creating “green collar” jobs to get the unemployed back to work, using domestic resources… Albardi, Shahad Blazquez, Jorge Elshurafa, Amro Nezamuddin, Nora