Primary Program
About
Dr. Elshurafa is the Executive Director of the Utilities and Renewables Department and possesses 20+ years of experience garnered on three continents. His research interests lie in renewable energy policy, electricity market design and regulation, and power systems modeling. He has led and executed several national modeling initiatives at distributed and utility scales. Some aspects of his research have been adopted by BP in their seminal annual Statistical Review. He is listed among the top 2% scientists globally as per Stanford, and he is a board member of the Saudi Water and Electricity Regulatory Authority. Credited with 50+ papers and patents, he holds a Ph.D. in Engineering and an MBA in Finance.
Publications
26 November 2020
The Value of Storage in Electricity Generation: A Qualitative and Quantitative Review
07 June 2020
Electric Vehicle Deployment and Carbon Emissions in Saudi Arabia: A Power System PerspectiveAlthough battery electric vehicles (EVs) are emission-free at the tailpipe, the energy mix that provides electricity to charge EVs is generally not. Ideally, it is desired to charge EVs from a low- or no-carbon energy source to ensure that the emissions avoided from driving EVs outwe...
08 August 2019
The Upper Limit of Distributed Solar PV Capacity in Riyadh: A GIS-Assisted StudyRooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems, commonly referred to as distributed generation (DG) solar systems, are deemed important contenders in future sustainable cities. Because deploying DG systems is associated with technical, financial, policy, and market implications that impact ...
24 June 2019
State-of-Charge Effects on Standalone Solar-Storage Systems in Hot Climates: A Case Study in Saudi ArabiaIn this paper, we quantify the economic and environmental implications of operating a standalone photovoltaic-battery system (PVB) while varying the battery’s minimum allowable state of charge (MSOC), the load profile, and simultaneously incorporating ambient temperature effects in h...
01 January 2019
Blind Spots in Energy Transition Policy: Case Studies From Germany and USAEnergy transitions aim at economic prosperity through ‘green-collar’ job-creation, greater energy ‘independence’, and/or reduced emissions. These objectives imply creating policy-supported national renewable technology industries, ideally reducing clean energy costs to a point where ...
01 June 2018
Estimating the learning curve of solar PV balance–of–system for over 20 countries: Implications and policy recommendationsSolar photovoltaic systems installed on homes and commercial building rooftops are deemed central for a low-carbon future. As capital costs of photovoltaics continue to fall, its role towards making buildings more sustainable and environmentally-friendly will continue to grow. Capita...
01 June 2018
Electricity transmission formulations in multi-sector national planning models: An illustration using the KAPSARC energy modelThe purpose of this study is to assess the policy-relevant effects of incorporating a more proper representation of electricity transmission in multi-sector national policy models. This goal is achieved by employing the KAPSARC Energy Model (KEM), which is the first publicly availabl...
01 July 2017
Striking a balance between profit and carbon dioxide emissions in the Saudi cement industryCement manufacturing is a major industry in Saudi Arabia. As a highly polluting sector, it may be part of CO2 abatement policy for the country. This paper presents a multi-criteria analysis to examine how two competing objectives affect the performance of the cement industry in Saudi...
