Adnan Hayat, Muhammad

  • Primary Program Utilities & Renewables
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Waste-to-Hydrogen Techno-Economic Assessment and Emission Reduction Potential in Saudi Arabia

Waste-to-Hydrogen Techno-Economic Assessment and Emission Reduction Potential in Saudi Arabia

Waste-to-hydrogen (WTH) presents an enormous untapped potential to achieve climate change objectives for many countries by transitioning from high CO2 emission waste disposal techniques to producing clean fuel such as green hydrogen. Additionally, WTH can be incorporated with carbon capture to act as a CO2 removal technology. Owing to the critical role this technology can play in achieving climate change objectives, we conducted techno-economic assessment of WTH with carbon capture to analyze its financial viability in various countries. Our analysis shows that deploying WTH with carbon capture results in a levelized cost of hydrogen (LCOH) range of 4.36-5.99 $/kg.

23rd January 2025
Technoeconomic Assessment and Carbon Dioxide Removal Potential for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry

Technoeconomic Assessment and Carbon Dioxide Removal Potential for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry

The pulp and paper industry is the fourth largest industrial energy user globally and presents significant carbon removal potential as a large portion of emissions from this industry are biogenic. The decarbonization potential of this industry has been discussed in literature at country levels primarily focused on regions which are rich in biomass. However regional variability aspects and stand-alone paper mills sector is underexplored in the literature. The analysis, results and insights presented in this study provides important insights to policymakers to access the carbon removal potential and associated costs of PPI. A road map for developing strategies for the decarbonization of PPI can be developed based on the insights provided in this study.

12th January 2025
Strategic Priorities and Cost Considerations for Decarbonizing Electricity Generation Using CCS and Nuclear Energy

Strategic Priorities and Cost Considerations for Decarbonizing Electricity Generation Using CCS and Nuclear Energy

This paper investigates the economics of deploying carbon capture and storage (CCS) on gas-fired power plants while covering its entire value chain, i.e., carbon capture, transport, and storage, and conducting a thorough sensitivity scenario analysis. Our analysis shows that adopting CCS translates into a carbon dioxide (CO2) capture cost ranging from $86 to $130 per tonne ($/tonne) for newly built and retrofit plants, depending on the natural gas price.

25th August 2024
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Deployment of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Pathways (BECCS) Globally

Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Deployment of Bioenergy with Carbon Capture and Storage Pathways (BECCS) Globally

Countries are exploring various options to achieve net-zero emissions, including bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS), which is the process of capturing and storing carbon dioxide (CO2) from processes that utilize bioenergy to produce heat, electricity or biofuels. However, this technology faces sustainability concerns, an unclear public perception and has complex value chains for its emissions. Adding to this complexity, the literature presents two opposing views regarding the potential of BECCS to achieve negative emissions. This paper analyzes in detail a wide range of BECCS pathways in terms of their ability to achieve negative emissions and their associated costs. Out of the seven assessed pathways, our analysis shows that the corn-to-ethanol and biomethane-production-from-maize BECCS pathways in the U.S., along with biomethane production from wet manure in Europe and baling of straw pellets with trans-Atlantic shipment, can achieve negative emissions at a cost of 50, 108, 159 and 232 dollars per ton of CO2 ($/tCO2), respectively. Other technologies, such as poplar pellets, forest residue and agricultural residue with trans-Atlantic shipments, are not able to achieve negative emissions. 

20th November 2023
The Rapid Expansion of Battery Energy Storage: Why the Saudi Market Is Booming

The Rapid Expansion of Battery Energy Storage: Why the Saudi Market Is Booming

Saudi Arabia has embraced utility-scale battery storage to the extent that it now ranks third globally in announced battery storage energy project capacities at 22 gigawatt-hours (GWh), behind only China and the United States (U.S.), and it aims to achieve 48 GWh of battery energy storage capacity by 2030 (MoEnergy 2025). This surge is mirrored globally, with battery storage poised to grow exponentially as renewables penetration rises, costs plummet, and advanced policy frameworks take shape. Global battery prices have fallen dramatically – over 90% since 2010 – due to R&D breakthroughs, economies of scale, and fiercer competition (IEA 2024). Factors such as manufacturing overcapacity, low metal/component prices, and the shift to lower-cost LFP (lithium iron phosphate) chemistry have squeezed margins and driven prices down.

27th March 2025

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