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Dr. Yousef Alshammari, FEI

Faculty of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering

Honorary Senior Research Fellow
 
 
 
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Contact

 

yousef.alshammari08 Website

 
 
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Location

 

ACE ExtensionSouth Kensington Campus

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Summary

 

Summary

Research Areas 



Energy economics, net-zero energy transition, hydrogen economy and CCUS

Education

  • 2009-2014: PhD, Chemical Engineering “Clean Energy via Hydrothermal Gasification of Hydrocarbon Resources”, Imperial College London, UK
  • 2008-2009: MSc (Merit), Chemical Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK
  • 2006-2008: BEng (Hons), Chemical Engineering, University of Nottingham, UK

Current Roles

  • June 2022 – Present: Consultant - Energy Markets & Investments, Imperial Consultant, London, UK
  • Jan 2018 – Present: CEO & Head of Energy Research, CMarkits, London, UK
  • Dec 2021 – Present: Honorary Senior Research Fellow, Imperial College London, UK
  • Oct 2015 – Present: Member of Experts Group on Sustainable Energy, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNCEC), Geneva

Previous Positions

  • 2022-2023: CCUS Consultant, Clean Air Taskforce, Washington DC, USA
  • April 2016 – March 2019: Research Project Leader, Energy Economics, University of Vienna
  • July 2018 – March 2019: Expert, Global Scenarios, World Energy Council
  • Oct 2016 – Jan 2017: Visiting Research Fellow, OPEC, Vienna, Austria
  • 2015- 2018: Leader of Studies Committee, FEL Board, World Energy Council
  • 2015 – 2016: Fellow: IEA-Hydrogen Implementing Agreement, Washington DC, USA
  • Sep 2014 – April 2016: Postdoctoral Fellow, KAUST, Saudi Arabia
  • May – Dec 2013: Research Intern, IAEA, Vienna, Austria
  • Oct – Nov 2011: Visiting Research Postgraduate, Tsinghua University, China
  • Oct 2009 – May 2013: Research Postgraduate, Imperial College London, UK

Invited Talks and panel discussions



International Awards


Research Grant and Scholarships

  • 2017 – 2018: SABIC research grant "Energy Transition in Petrochemical Sector" ($80,000)
  • 2016 – 2017: OPEC Research Fellowship "Future of Fuel Oil" ($7000)
  • 2016: Research Fellowship of King Faisal for Research and Islamic Studies "Accelerated Energy Transition through Circular Carbon Economy" ($16,000)
  • 2014 – 2016: KAUST Postdoctoral Fellowship on " Systems Analysis of Future Fuels" ($105,000)
  • 2011: Imperial-Tsinghua funded research and summer school award
  • 2009-2014: Saudi government PhD research funding "Hydrothermal Gasification of Hydrocarbons" ($1,000,000)
  • 2006 - 2008: BEng and MSc scholarships from the Saudi government 

Memberships of Professional Bodies 

  • 2022- Present: Fellow, Energy Institute, UK
  • 2014-Present: Member, International Association of Energy Economics (IAEE), US
  • 2009- 2022: Associate Member, Energy Institute, UK
  • 2016-2019: Member, Royal Institute of International Affairs
  • 2013-2014: Member, Parliamentary Group for Energy Studies, UK

Media Highlights and Interviews

  • Quoted by EuroNews, CNN, CNBC, Bloomberg, Petroleum Economist, S&P, and Energy Intelligence
  • Conducted more than 350 live shows with TRT World, AlArabiya, BBC News (Arabic), Sky News Arabia, CNBC Arabia, Asharq Bloomberg, Le Fonti, and CGTN
  • Selected as a guest speaker at the Cleaning up show on “The Conundrum of the Saudi Energy Transition” with Michael Liebreich, Founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, among key global figures including Tony Blair, Stephen Chu, Ban Ki Moon, Lorde Browne, and Fatih Birol.  
  • Articles featured on Markets Insider, MarketWatch, Nasdaq, and Yahoo Finance.

Selected Publications 



Alshammari, Y.M., 2021. Scenario analysis for energy transition in the chemical industry: An industrial case study in Saudi Arabia. Energy Policy, 150, p.112128

Alshammari, Yousef M. "Achieving climate targets via the circular carbon economy: The case of Saudi Arabia." C 6.3 (2020): 54.

Alshammari, Yousef M. "The energy transition in transport using alternative fuels: Can new technologies achieve policy targets?." OPEC Energy Review 43.3 (2019): 301-326

Alshammari, Yousef M., and Moufid Benmerabet. "Global scenarios for fuel oil utilisation under new sulphur and carbon regulations." OPEC Energy Review 41.4 (2017): 261-285

Alshammari, Y. and Sarathy, S.M, (2016). “Achieving 80% Greenhouse Gas Reduction Target in Saudi Arabia under Low and Medium Oil Prices”, Energy Policy

Alshammari, Y., and Hellgardt, K., (2015). “CFD Modelling of Sub and Supercritical Water Reforming of n-Hexadecane in a Tubular Flow Reactor”, Chemical Engineering Research and Design

Alshammari, Y., and Hellgardt, K., (2015). “Sub and Supercritical Water Reforming of n-Hexadecane in a Tubular Flow Reactor”, Journal of Supercritical Fluids, 107, 723-732

Alshammari, Y., and Hellgardt, K., (2014). “H2O2 Decomposition and Partial Oxidation of n-Hexadecane in Supercritical Water”, Chemical Engineering Research and Design, 93, 565-575

Alshammari, Y., and Hellgardt, K., (2014). “A New HYSYS Model for Underground Gasification of Hydrocarbons under Hydrothermal Conditions”. International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 39, 12648–12656

Alshammari, Y., and Hellgardt, K., (2012). “Thermodynamic Analysis of Hydrothermal Gasification of Hexadecane”, International Journal of Hydrogen Energy, 37, 5656 – 5664