Simulators

Energy Simulators

A catalog of simulators across power, oil & gas, sustainability and macroeconomics.

56

Total Simulators

6

Initiatives

20

With Links

42

Published

Energy Model, GCC
EM
EM

Energy Model, GCC

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2015Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Energy Model, GCC

The Energy Model for Saudi Arabia is a partial economic equilibrium model that represents six major energy producing and consuming sectors in Saudi Arabia. These sectors are electric power, petrochemicals, refining, water desalination, upstream oil and gas, and cement.

Global energy macroeconomic model (GEMM)
GEMM
GEMM

Global energy macroeconomic model (GEMM)

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2016Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Global energy macroeconomic model (GEMM)

A domestic policy analysis tool that captures the interactions between Saudi Arabia and other global economies.

India renewable energy policy atlas
IREPA
IREPA

India renewable energy policy atlas

Utilities & Renewables

2015Hover for details →
Utilities & Renewables

India renewable energy policy atlas

India renewable energy policy atlas - ’s India Renewable Energy Policy Atlas provides specific state and national level coverage of energy policies in India. It presents a policy landscape covering many geographies within India to gain holistic and comparative insights into policy frameworks.

Solar Photovoltaic Toolkit
PVC
PVC

Solar Photovoltaic Toolkit

Utilities & Renewables

2016Hover for details →
Utilities & Renewables

Solar Photovoltaic Toolkit

This toolkit presents interactive data on capital costs and levelized cost of energy for solar photovoltaic technology by year and country.

Global energy relations database
GERD
GERD

Global energy relations database

Oil & Gas

2021Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Global energy relations database

This is a domestic policy analysis tool that captures the interactions between Saudi Arabia and other global economies in one unit of measure to understand the energy relationships between countries.

Saudi Arabia Energy Balance
SAEB
SAEB

Saudi Arabia Energy Balance

Oil & Gas

2019Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Saudi Arabia Energy Balance

Energy balance enables to understand products transformation into one another using single unit of measure ToE, highlight the relationships among these hydrocarbon products, and show how all energy types are ultimately used.

Saudi Arabia OSeMOSYS model
MOSYS
MOSYS

Saudi Arabia OSeMOSYS model

Climate & Sustainability

2020Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Saudi Arabia OSeMOSYS model

This energy modeling system represents chain of all physical connections such as energy sources, carriers, conversion tech all the way to final demand. Answers the questions such as "what EE retrofits are effective given the housing stock and climate in Saudi Arabia?, what’s the optimal level of investments needed from a system perspective?

GVAR - Global Vector Autoregressive model
GVAM
GVAM

GVAR - Global Vector Autoregressive model

Oil & Gas

2018Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

GVAR - Global Vector Autoregressive model

This model enables us to compute actual quantitative value, or economic cost, of shocks to world oil markets. This is a analytical framework to analyze shocks to world oil markets. Its built on global vector autoregression model

Carbon Accounting Blockchain Registry Tool
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Carbon Accounting Blockchain Registry Tool

Climate & Sustainability

2020Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Carbon Accounting Blockchain Registry Tool

This model implements blockchain applications for climate action and accounting, including emissions calculations, carbon trading, and validation of climate claims.

GCC Gas Model
GGM
GGM

GCC Gas Model

Oil & Gas

2017Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

GCC Gas Model

This model enables to determine the value of natural gas trade within the GCC. Quantitative analysis of the benefits of electricity trade coordination based upon the regional power grid. The modified fuel supply module optimizes regional production and transportation of oil and gas to meet domestic demand and to export to the international market.

Saudi Arabia Residual Supplier Toolkit (OMNRS)
RST
RST

Saudi Arabia Residual Supplier Toolkit (OMNRS)

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2020Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Saudi Arabia Residual Supplier Toolkit (OMNRS)

This is an equilibrium model of the global oil market through 2030 with a detailed representation of oil-producing assets globally. The model is dynamic and captures the transitional adjustments in demand and market prices, and Saudi Arabia’s corresponding revenues.

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model Economy
DSGE
DSGE

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model Economy

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2021Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium model Economy

Its dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model of the Saudi Arabian economy. The DSGE model is to be used for simulations and experiments to assess the impact of economic reforms within the Saudi Vision 2030 framework. The model will also complement the suite of models currently used at for macroeconomic analysis, to assess the impact of the Kingdom’s public policies.

Input Output Table
IOT
IOT

Input Output Table

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2019Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Input Output Table

This tool allows for a medium-term Saudi Arabia impact analysis based on relevant Input output table with updated inter-industry flows and technical coefficients matrix. This tool allows to analyze impact to many industries because of the growth change in one.

Saudi Arabia Power Model
PM
PM

Saudi Arabia Power Model

Utilities & Renewables

2023Hover for details →
Utilities & Renewables

Saudi Arabia Power Model

This is an optimization model that represents all the power generation plants in Saudi Arabia in all six regions along with the corresponding fuels used for generation and regional transmission interconnections.

Economic screening of CO2 enhanced oil recovery
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Economic screening of CO2 enhanced oil recovery

Oil & Gas

2017Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Economic screening of CO2 enhanced oil recovery

The model generates distributions of the Net Present Values, for an investor oil company and the State which collects taxes. By using another commodity or sold product, model can accommodate modifcation of the price process, capex and opex, sold volumes and fiscal terms for any type of industry in any year model first published.

Upstream model of investment decision options
UID
UID

Upstream model of investment decision options

Oil & Gas

2020Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Upstream model of investment decision options

This is a upstream model, uses a Monte Carlo probabilistic approach, the model simulates the International Oil Companies (IOC) development decision rules for a portfolio of oil fields to be developed.

Aviation demand model
ADM
ADM

Aviation demand model

Transport & Infrastructure

2022Hover for details →
Transport & Infrastructure

Aviation demand model

This air transportation model is developed to assess the aviation sector’s current, short, medium, and long-term future performance, considering the year_model_first_published’s future situation, energy challenges, and environmental concerns.

Marine Demand Model
MDM
MDM

Marine Demand Model

Transport & Infrastructure

2023Hover for details →
Transport & Infrastructure

Marine Demand Model

This Energy Decision Model for Maritime has been designed to understand the dynamic of cargo handling, and future fuel consumption locally, regionally as well as globally in the shipping industry.

Consumer Vehicle choice model - Electric
CVCE
CVCE

Consumer Vehicle choice model - Electric

Transport & Infrastructure

2016Hover for details →
Transport & Infrastructure

Consumer Vehicle choice model - Electric

This is a vehicle choice model is estimated using a large, random survey sample of new vehicle purchases in China. The estimation results are used to predict plug-in electric vehicles sales if subsidies were eliminated and if subsidies were targeted towards low income consumers.

The global change analysis model
CAM
CAM

The global change analysis model

Climate & Sustainability

2022Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

The global change analysis model

This is a partial equilibrium global integrated assessment model with technology-rich representations of the economy, energy sector, land use and water linked to a climate model with Saudi Arabic focused scenarios. Its dynamic-recursive model that solves all energy, water, and land markets simultaneously one period at a time.

Energy-economy CGE recursive dynamic model
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Energy-economy CGE recursive dynamic model

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2021Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Energy-economy CGE recursive dynamic model

This is a hybrid energy-economy general equilibrium model adapted to Saudi Arabia. It incorporates specific features such as the currency peg and regulated energy prices.

Carbon Management Model
CMM
CMM

Carbon Management Model

Uncategorized

2021Hover for details →
Uncategorized

Carbon Management Model

This model forecasts "Business-as-Usual" emission of and assess the contribution of the existing and new initiatives to abate emissions. Covers ten sectors of economy and allows policy stakeholder to predict each sector's business-as-usual projection of CO2 emissions and required investment to reduce it.

General Equilibrium Energy Model EMGE (EM+CGE)
EMGE
EMGE

General Equilibrium Energy Model EMGE (EM+CGE)

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2020Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

General Equilibrium Energy Model EMGE (EM+CGE)

This is a general equilibrium model of Saudi Arabia that represents how energy sectors interact with the rest of the economy.

Circular Carbon Economy index (CCEindex)
CCEI
CCEI

Circular Carbon Economy index (CCEindex)

Climate & Sustainability

2021Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Circular Carbon Economy index (CCEindex)

The Circular Carbon Economy (CCE) Index is a tool for energy and climate policy-makers and stakeholders to quantify and compare year_model_first_published performance and potential for reaching CCEs.The Toolkit for Behavioral Analysis is an open source platform for building models. It enables a systematic and rigorous analysis of collective decision-making processes.

Model for optimizing CCE
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Model for optimizing CCE

Climate & Sustainability

2021Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Model for optimizing CCE

This is a Model for Optimizing Circular Carbon Economy based on the Open Source Energy Modeling System framework. The All Options scenario, inspired by the CCE, gives MOCCE the greatest flexibility to choose the absolute lowest-cost Net Zero energy system.

Residential energy efficiency model (REEM)
REM
REM

Residential energy efficiency model (REEM)

Climate & Sustainability

2020Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Residential energy efficiency model (REEM)

This model is a bottom-up engineering and economic-based model to simulate the Saudi residential building stock energy consumption and assess the impact of different energy efficiency initiatives.

Toolkit for behavioral analysis (TAB)
TAB
TAB

Toolkit for behavioral analysis (TAB)

Climate & Sustainability

2015Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Toolkit for behavioral analysis (TAB)

This is a toolkit for Behavioral Analysis is a platform for building models. It enables a systematic and rigorous analysis of collective decision-making processes.

Distribution hosting capacity tool (DHCT)
DHCT
DHCT

Distribution hosting capacity tool (DHCT)

Utilities & Renewables

2022Hover for details →
Utilities & Renewables

Distribution hosting capacity tool (DHCT)

A tool that calculates how much of the Distributed energy resources(DERs) the distribution system can handle without any upgrades to the distribution system. Helps assess what upgrades could be installed in the network to be able to host more DERs.

Innovation in electricity markets
IEM
IEM

Innovation in electricity markets

Utilities & Renewables

2022Hover for details →
Utilities & Renewables

Innovation in electricity markets

Innovation in electricity markets: Rapid technological innovations in low-carbon, demand-response and storage technologies can lead to a more efficient and secure electrical system. However, achieving the full potential of these innovations requires new approaches to policy, regulation and business models.

Global Energy Model (TIMES)
GEM
GEM

Global Energy Model (TIMES)

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2023Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Global Energy Model (TIMES)

This model will devise a long-term global energy outlook and analyze the consequences of energy, climate, and economic policies on regional energy markets. The model can be used as well to analyze regional energy and environmental policies, capture their effects on the global energy system, and assess the consequences for Saudi Arabia’s energy policy.

Multiparty Allocations in Oil Production Target Agreement
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Multiparty Allocations in Oil Production Target Agreement

Oil & Gas

2023Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Multiparty Allocations in Oil Production Target Agreement

A model and methodology to identify an optimal multi-party allocation agreement. The model considers the parameters affecting oil production variations of different parties, looking first for the upcoming production modification levels based on historical trends. Will present examples of the applied method to OPEC+ deals.

Investment Model for the O&G Industry
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Investment Model for the O&G Industry

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

2023Hover for details →
Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Investment Model for the O&G Industry

This model will estimate investment needs, as under investment has been cited as a serious problem in oil and gas. How serious, and is there a way to remedy it.

Riyadh PECAS Spatial Model
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Riyadh PECAS Spatial Model

Uncategorized

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Uncategorized

Riyadh PECAS Spatial Model

PECAS model is a simulation of spatial Riyadh economic system. It is designed to provide a simulation of the land use component of land use transport interactive modelling systems.

Bulk Stations Distribution Model
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Bulk Stations Distribution Model

Uncategorized

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Uncategorized

Bulk Stations Distribution Model

This model optimizes refined products distribution system in Saudi Arabia, helps to find areas of improvement in the current bulk plant network infrastructure. Minimizes the total social cost while meeting the demand for fuels.

Transport analysis framework TAF
TAF
TAF

Transport analysis framework TAF

Transport & Infrastructure

2018Hover for details →
Transport & Infrastructure

Transport analysis framework TAF

This model estimates freight transport activity and measures the impact of transport policy measures uses data from satellite imgLinks and nighttime lights. Enables quick estimation of the effects of policy measures and economic changes on transportation activities at a global level.

Oil Value-chain Analyzer
OVA
OVA

Oil Value-chain Analyzer

Oil & Gas

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Oil & Gas

Oil Value-chain Analyzer

Develop oil and gas value modeling and analysis tool to integrate upstream and downstream parameters in order to optimize performance on both business and policy perspectives

Spatial Urban Energy System
SUES
SUES

Spatial Urban Energy System

Transport & Infrastructure

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Transport & Infrastructure

Spatial Urban Energy System

To quantify and measure the impact of urban development activities and interventions on energy demand of cities.Uses a spatial-economic framework, called PECAS. Describes the interaction between: Economic activities, Urban development (governed by zoning), Transportation, and Energy

The Future of Light-duty Vehicle Demand
FLVD
FLVD

The Future of Light-duty Vehicle Demand

Transport & Infrastructure

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Transport & Infrastructure

The Future of Light-duty Vehicle Demand

The model aims to explore the impact of vehicle regulatory programs, technology advancements and consumer attitudes on personal mobility choices and energy demand

Freight Transport Demand Model
FTDM
FTDM

Freight Transport Demand Model

Transport & Infrastructure

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Transport & Infrastructure

Freight Transport Demand Model

After decades of rapid economic development in China, how will the new economic paradigm (industrial upgrade, shift in consumption pattern, etc.) in the world’s largest carbon emitter and second largest oil consumer impact its future demand for freight transport and fuel consumption? Given the rapid development in information and communication technologies (ICT) and their increasing adoption in the freight logistics sector (i.e. the trend of digitalization in some of the world’s largest road freight markets, including China), what would be its potential impact on freight transport energy demand and related carbon emissions? To understand the economic factor of freight transport and eventually its related energy demand, a new China freight database has been developed for this project.

Oil Market Outlook
OMO
OMO

Oil Market Outlook

Oil & Gas

2020Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Oil Market Outlook

The model has been designed to provide a timely source of data, forecasts and analysis of world oil markets, including an understanding of the key factors affecting world oil prices.

Fiscal Breakeven Oil Prices
FBOP
FBOP

Fiscal Breakeven Oil Prices

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Fiscal Breakeven Oil Prices

Analysis of the countries’ revenue and expenditure and the relationship between revenue and oil price.It measures the mismatch between the government’s fiscal position and the oil price.

The Opportunity Cost of Oil
OCO
OCO

The Opportunity Cost of Oil

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

The Opportunity Cost of Oil

The model provides a framework to assess the opportunity cost of oil in Saudi Arabia and the most efficient pricing policy for the oil consumed domestically.

Oil market stabilization
OMS
OMS

Oil market stabilization

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Oil market stabilization

The model is used to assess the extent to which OPEC has succeeded in stabilizing the oil market and to measure the benefits for the global economy. Apply the principle of revealed preference to infer the implicit loss function that rationalizes OPEC’s investment in spare capacity. The model enables estimating the stochastic process that generates shocks to demand and supply.

Modeling Energy Consumption
MEC
MEC

Modeling Energy Consumption

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Modeling Energy Consumption

Conduct advisory and applied research activities focused on modeling and forecasting indicators of energy consumption and their impacts in Saudi Arabia.In line with the ongoing energy policies, the Kingdom is implementing.

Energy Transition And Employment
ETAE
ETAE

Energy Transition And Employment

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Energy Transition And Employment

This project studies renewable energy, employment, and entrepreneurship in Saudi Arabia.Considering the potential of energy renewables to create employment, many systemic constraints hamper the Saudi labor force from taking advantage of these “green job” opportunities.

H2 cost analysis model (HCAM)
HCAM
HCAM

H2 cost analysis model (HCAM)

Utilities & Renewables

2022Hover for details →
Utilities & Renewables

H2 cost analysis model (HCAM)

Hydrogen cost analysis model provides a convenient analysis for electrolysis and SMR based hydrogen production options. Model is a circular carbon enabler, given the diverse applications of hydrogen and its potential to abate carbon emissions

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Revenue
SAOR
SAOR

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Revenue

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Saudi Arabia’s Oil Revenue

The project will build on the work and modeling framework developed by the Energy & Macroeconomics Program.Mainly focus on the implications of various global climate and economic growth scenarios for Saudi Arabia’s revenues, considering the Announced Pledges and Net Zero Emissions by 2050 Scenarios.

Energy Policymaking in Saudi Arabia
EPKSA
EPKSA

Energy Policymaking in Saudi Arabia

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Energy Policymaking in Saudi Arabia

Help understand how Behavioral Economic methods can be a viable policy option in Saudi Arabia.Measuring the impact of four BE intervention methods on residential electricity consumption and the impact on overall household income savings, the associated energy savings in quantity and value to the government, and the CO2-associated avoidance.

Saudi Arabia’s Quarterly GDP – BEAR Model
SAQB
SAQB

Saudi Arabia’s Quarterly GDP – BEAR Model

Energy Macro & Microeconomics

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Energy Macro & Microeconomics

Saudi Arabia’s Quarterly GDP – BEAR Model

Using econometric techniques such as mixed data sampling (MIDAS) to forecast quarterly GDP. Relate future low-frequency data with current and lagged high-frequency indicators and yield different forecasting models for each horizon.Deal with data sampled at different frequencies and provide a direct forecast of the low-frequency variable.

Regional Electricity Demand Model (REDM)
REDM
REDM

Regional Electricity Demand Model (REDM)

Uncategorized

2023Hover for details →
Uncategorized

Regional Electricity Demand Model (REDM)

The REDM is a region-specific econometric model designed to analyze electricity demand in Saudi Arabia, accounting for regional disparities and facilitating policy and design scenario simulations. By integrating essential factors such as GDP growth, sectoral price changes, inflation, and population growth, this model provides an in-depth understanding of the driving forces influencing electricity demand across various regions within the country.

Fuel Substitution Calculator
FSC
FSC

Fuel Substitution Calculator

Oil & Gas

2018Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Fuel Substitution Calculator

This app has been inspired by the fuel substitution witnessed in Japan after the Fukushima disaster, which saw 50 GW of nuclear capacity go offline. Natural gas, coal and petroleum products were used to replace nuclear power. We developed this calculator to estimate what volume of a given fuel would be needed to generate the same power of the displaced or substituted fuel.

Energy allocation model
EAM
EAM

Energy allocation model

Oil & Gas

2022Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Energy allocation model

The tool compares the financial and operational performance of new companies to benchmarks and existing companies.

Saudi Arabia Energy policy simulator
SAEPS
SAEPS

Saudi Arabia Energy policy simulator

Climate & Sustainability

2019Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Saudi Arabia Energy policy simulator

This model is enables to estimate the environmental, economic, and human health impacts of hundreds of climate and energy policies. Provides over 50 policy levers to assess its impact on emissions. Its is a hybrid model with population and GDP that affect energy demand, draws variables like elasticities and fuel prices. Considers bottom-up models, takes variables like technology costs and efficiencies from these models.

Crude Oil Storage Cost Model
COSC
COSC

Crude Oil Storage Cost Model

Oil & Gas

2021Hover for details →
Oil & Gas

Crude Oil Storage Cost Model

This model represents a formulation that adds location to the conventional storage theory and is based on the prices of crude oil at several different locations, factoring in costs of storage, transportation, and the time required to transport oil.

Vehicle fleet model
VFM
VFM

Vehicle fleet model

Transport & Infrastructure

2016Hover for details →
Transport & Infrastructure

Vehicle fleet model

A scenario-based model to help policymakers explore the incremental user cost implications of different passenger car powertrain technologies.

Building Energy Assessment Model
BEAM
BEAM

Building Energy Assessment Model

Climate & Sustainability

2017Hover for details →
Climate & Sustainability

Building Energy Assessment Model

This is an energy consumption analysis tool designed to assist homer users in estimating the end-use electricity consumption for existing or newly-designed residential buildings in Saudi Arabia.