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A discussion series on energy, economics, policy, technology and the environment from KAPSARC.

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    • Jul 14, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 14m AVG DURATION
    • 21 EPISODES


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    Saudi Arabia's Clean Hydrogen Ambitions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 20:59


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

    What Lessons Can KSA Learn from the Texas Blackouts?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 18, 2021 24:19


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 2, 2021 7:45


    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?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 16, 2021 7:02


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2021 6:49


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 18, 2021 6:53


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 15, 2020 7:05


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2020 6:44


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 8, 2020 0:06


    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

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 31, 2020 7:26


    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, […]

    Estimating the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Saudi GDP

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 21, 2020 7:45


    The COVID-19 pandemic has led many countries to implement strict restrictions that have not been seen since the Second World War. This caused an interruption of economic and social activities at an accelerating pace, as many governments imposed a ban on international and domestic flights, partial or full movement restriction, suspended some services, and closed schools, factories, and shops.   In these dire circumstances, […]

    The Prospect of Unconventional Gas Development in Saudi Arabia (Study Summaries)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 30, 2020 6:24


    In 2010, Saudi Aramco launched its Accelerated Transformation Plan, which aims to extend the company’s E&P and downstream activities into new frontiers, and promote the production of unconventional natural gas resources in tight sands and shale formations. Currently, Saudi Arabia has over 600 trillion cubic feet of unconventional gas resources, half of which are technically recoverable. […]

    Toward A Sustainable Agriculture Sector: Policy Options for Reducing Water Use in Abu Dhabi’s Agriculture Sector (Study Summaries)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 21, 2020 6:17


    The crisis of providing usable water is a major challenge for the future of all mankind, as the percentage of fresh water out of the total water on the Earth’s surface is only half a percent, which deprives a third of the world’s population of access to clean water today, whether due to the actual […]

    KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) Q2 2020 (Kingdom of Energy)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2020 35:10


    KAPSARC’s Hamid Al Sadoon and Colin Ward walk us through the latest findings from Q2 KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO), where they discuss key issues for the oil market in 2020 and 2021, in addition to factors influencing price, and analyses of supply and demand in the oil markets through the forecast period.

    Saudi Arabia’s 2018 CO2 Emissions Fall Faster Than Expected (Study Summaries)

    Play Episode Listen Later May 4, 2020 7:24


    The United Nations International Panel on Climate Change reports have highlighted that  “Rapid and far-reaching transitions in energy, land, urban and infrastructure including transport and buildings and industrial systems is needed to achieve climate goals”. Global emissions would need to be carbon neutral or net-zero by 2050 to stabilize global warming at the target level […]

    KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) (Kingdom of Energy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 20, 2020 32:51


    KAPSARC’s Colin Ward and Hamid Al Sadoon walk us through the latest findings from the upcoming quarterly KAPSARC Oil Market Outlook (KOMO) to be released at the end of January. Among other factors they discuss oil market fundamentals, geopolitics, and possible associated risk factors through the forecast period.

    The Future of Energy Security (Kingdom of Energy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2019 20:33


    Mark Finley, a fellow at the Center for Energy Studies at the Baker Institute, and visiting KAPSARC researcher discusses the future of energy security with KAPSARC’s director of Markets and Industrial development.

    The Future of Cooling, Heating and Thermal Comfort (Kingdom of Energy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2019 29:28


    Thermal comfort is a universal necessity to achieve and sustain high levels of productivity in any society, especially in areas with extreme weathers. In this episode, Simon Pearson and Scott Milne from Energy Systems Catapult, an energy non-profit based in the UK, discuss new heating technologies and services in the consumer sector.

    Water Scarcity and Desalination in the GCC (Kingdom of Energy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 1, 2019 18:36


    A third of the population of the world is affected by water scarcity. Countries with dry climates, such as Saudi Arabia and other GCC member states, consume a lot of energy to desalinate water in order to keep up with the demand. Dr. Nourah Mansouri, Senior Research Associate in the Energy Transitions and Electric Power […]

    Renewables: Growth and Trends (Kingdom of Energy)

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 18, 2019 21:21


    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.

    About King Abdullah Petroleum Studies and Research Center

    Play Episode Listen Later May 22, 2019 15:11


    KAPSARC president Adam Sieminski inaugurates Kingdom of Energy, KAPSARC’s official podcast, by taking the audience on a guided tour around KAPSARC’s mission and vision.

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