Research Fellow Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model… Walid works on modeling energy systems. He is developing or has developed the following components of the KAPSARC Energy Model (KEM): electric power generation, oil refining, petrochemicals and fertilizers, cement production, and iron and steel. He is also working on a bottom-up residential electricity use framework that merges microeconomics with the physical laws governing electricity use.

Expertise

• Energy Systems Modeling
• Optimization
• Electricity Prices
• Energy Efficiency and the Interdisciplinary Connection Between Energy Economics and Engineering

Publications See all Walid Matar’s publications

Energy Policy Pathways to Inform Climate Policy in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia expects to double its natural gas production within the next decade. This increased…

13th November 2023

A Decomposition Approach to Energy Policy Analysis

Saudi Arabia expects to double its natural gas production within the next decade. This increased…

18th September 2023

Research Fellow Rami Shabaneh is a fellow in the Oil and Gas program, with a focus on global gas and hydrogen markets.… Rami Shabaneh is a fellow in the Oil and Gas program, with a focus on global gas and hydrogen markets. Rami has nearly 15 years of research and industry experience analyzing energy markets and energy policy. Before joining KAPSARC, Rami worked at Cenovus Energy as a market fundamentals analyst, providing analytic support on specific issues affecting North American gas, natural gas liquids and condensate markets. His work informed the company’s hedging strategies. Before working at Cenovus Energy, Rami spent three years as a research economist at the Canadian Energy Research Institute. He holds a B.Sc. in actuarial science and an M.Sc. in sustainable energy development from the University of Calgary.  

Expertise

• Natural Gas and Hydrogen

Publications See all Rami Shabaneh’s publications

Macroeconomic and Sectoral Effects of the Natural Gas Price: Policy Insights from a Macroeconometric Model

Saudi Arabia expects to double its natural gas production within the next decade. This increased…

10th May 2023

Saudi Arabia’s Potential to Further Hydrogen Use in the Maritime Sector

Saudi Arabia expects to double its natural gas production within the next decade. This increased…

21st March 2023