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Saudi Arabia’s Clean Hydrogen Ambitions Jul 14, 2021

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Clean hydrogen is estimated to become a trillion-dollar commodity market over the next three decades. It may be the most cost-effective means for Saudi Arabia’s energy transition. Dr. Amro Elshurafa speaks to Dr. Jan Frederik Braun, who sheds light on the hydrogen economy’s opportunities and challenges in Saudi Arabia as well as the overarching […]

What Lessons Can KSA Learn from the Texas Blackouts? Apr 18, 2021

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Severe weather is a frequent cause of large-scale blackouts. In this episode, Dr. Amro Elshurafa, a research fellow at KAPSARC, has an in-depth discussion with Dr. Frank Felder about what happened in Texas and its relation to renewables, and even market liberalization. They also discuss the notion of lessening the frequency and severity of such […]

Refining Value Chain Optimization Trends in the United States: The Shale Factor Mar 02, 2021

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Podcast script: Shale oil is another name for the more technical term: light tight oil (LTO). It is characterized by being sweet due to its low sulfur content of 0.2%, and light for being less viscous with average API gravity between 35o and 55o API. It exists in many geological formations around the world, […]

Utility-Scale Storage: Sleeping Giant or Mirage? Feb 16, 2021

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Podcast script: The world is witnessing a growing demand for electricity. This has fueled a move toward renewable and cleaner energy sources, as many experts anticipate that over 70% of the needed global system capacity will come from solar and wind energy by 2050. The rapid growth of renewables is driven by the increasing […]

The Saudi Move into Hydrogen: A Paradigm Shift Feb 03, 2021

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Podcast script: Saudi Arabia is committed to transitioning to a cleaner and more sustainable energy system, which is an essential input into most industrial sectors’ production processes, and is required for export diversification and import substitution strategies. Saudi Arabia has already made significant strides under Vision 2030 in terms of diversifying energy sources and […]

Energy Security and Portfolio Diversification: The Exporter’s Perspective Jan 18, 2021

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Podcast script: The dominant views of energy security usually revolve around the security of physical supply and its price affordability, which is an importer-centric view and ignores the perspective of the energy exporters in the energy security domain. Energy exporters face some specific challenges, such as global and regional macroeconomic concerns, global market instability, […]

Saudi Arabia’s Unfolding Power Sector Reform: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration- Part 2 Dec 15, 2020

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Podcast script: Reforming the structure of the power industry proved to be the most challenging aspect of the roadmap to reach a competitive electricity market. The industry comprises three distinct power sectors that work together to get electricity to the end-user, which are: power generation, transmission, and distribution. All of these sectors were monopolized […]

Saudi Arabia’s Gas Flaring Mitigation Experience Dec 08, 2020

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Podcast script: Gas is considered as the ideal fuel in the transition toward clean, sustainable, and affordable energy access. Many countries are increasingly integrating it in their energy mix to generate power as an alternative to the dirty and expensive liquid fuels. Also, a growing number of industries are becoming dependent on natural gas […]

Saudi Arabia’s Unfolding Power Sector Reform: Features, Challenges and Opportunities for Market Integration-Part 1 Oct 08, 2020

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Saudi Arabia’s electric power industry is the largest in the Gulf region. The country’s electricity peak demand in 2007 was 35 GW, and almost doubled in size to reach 61.7 GW in 2017. That means an average growth rate of 5.31% annually. By 2030, it is expected to double again to reach a peak demand […]

Demystifying Policy Support Mechanisms for Distributed Solar Photovoltaic Systems Aug 31, 2020

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The adoption of solar energy technologies has recently gained considerable global momentum as an alternative option to generate electricity. It can be centrally generated by utilities in large solar power stations, or generated in a decentralized fashion by small, photovoltaic distributed generation systems that are near the end consumer, and can be installed for residential, […]

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