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
- "Middle East Roundtable on Transitioning GCC Economies: Threats and Opportunities", IE Week 2024, London UK
- "FII Interview: Illuminating pathways: Navigating energy policy and regulation in the renewable energy era", Solar Show KSA 2023, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- "Empowering sustainability: the importance of energy efficiency in a challenging world", Solar Show KSA 2023, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- "Breaking Barriers: Overcoming funding challenges for the development of clean energy technologies", Solar Show KSA 2023, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
- “The Role of Oil and Gas in COP28” moderated by CNBC, Energy Markets Forum 2023, Fujairah, UAE
- “the Future of Energy: Innovation & Ecosystem Thinking”, TCS Consultancy Services Roundtable, London, August 2023
- “the Saudi Renewable Energy Strategy towards Vision 2030”, Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia Cultural Bureau in London, August 2023
- “’Energy Security and Transitions in the New Risk Environment”, The 2nd IEF-GARP Global Energy Risk Forum, Paris, June 2023
- “Role of Energy Incumbents Towards Green Growth”, MIT Energy Conference 2023, Boston, US
- “Pathways to Achieve Net Zero in the GCC via Voluntary Carbon Markets”, MENA Forum for Sustainability Leaders, April 2023
- “The U.S. Energy sector’s impact on OPEC+”, American Chamber of Commerce KSA, March 2023
- “Shifting Gears: The Middle East Journey to Clean Energy”, Mashreq Sustainability Dialogues, Feb 2023
- Growing Role of GCC Energy Producers in Multilateral Climate Discussions”, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies (KFCRIS), Feb 2023
- “What Challenges Does OPEC+ Face in Maintaining Cohesion in 2023?”, Global UAE Global Energy Forum, Jan 2023
- "Future of Oil and Gas", 5th Vienna Energy Security Dialogue, Nov 2022
- "Saudi Hydrogen Strategy", London Climate Technology Show, Oct 2022
- "Half-Time Talk: GI Exclusive Interview with Yousef Alshammari”, Gulf Intelligence, Oct 2022
- “Microsoft Sustainability Dialogue in Saudi Arabia”, Microsoft, Sep 2022
- “OPEC and Oil Markets Dynamics”, International Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE), Saudi Arabia, January 2022
- “Global Energy Transition and Saudi Arabia: Opportunities and Challenges”, King Faisal Centre for Research and Islamic Studies, Dec 2021
- "Saudi Arabia's net zero conundrum", Cleaning up with Michael Liebreich, July 2021
- “Dialogue on Oil & Energy Economics”, Imperial College Saudi Student Society, March 2021
- “Oil markets outlook and OPEC Dynamics”, American University of Beirut, Dec 2020
- “Vaccine, Digitalization and Energy Transition to Drive Oil Markets in 2021”, Hart Energy, Nov 2020
- “The impact of oil downturn on oil-dependent economies”, Hart Energy, 2020
- “Experimental and Modelling Studies in the context of the Future of Saudi Arabia’s Energy Sector”, S&P Global Platts HQ, London, 2018
- “Oil markets forecast in 2020 under critical uncertainty”, APICORP, 2020
- “Economic Studies for a Sustainable Petroleum Industry”, Regents University London, March 2019
- “Experimental and Economic Studies for a Sustainable Petroleum Industry”, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Feb 2019.
- “Recent updates on carbon capture and storage; the role underground gasification of hydrocarbons”, United Nations Expert Meeting 2017, Geneva
- "Achieving Deep Cuts in CO2 emissions in Oil Producing Countries: The Case of Saudi Arabia”, Imperial College London, Jan. 2017
- “The Future of Fuel Oil in a Carbon Constrained World”, OPEC, 2017
- “Solar Investment Opportunities in Saudi Arabia”, BGS Solar Forum, Nice, Nov 2016
- “The Impact of Climate Negotiations on the Saudi Energy System”, European Energy Forum, Paris, 2015.
International Awards
- Featured as a “Top Economics Voice” by LinkedIn, 2023
- Winner of the OPEC Award as the Best Young Energy Professional 2023, awarded in a gala dinner attended by OPEC+ ministers and CEOs of major oil companies
- Listed as one of the Top 50 World’s energy analysts, 2023, by Gulf Intelligence
- Elected as a Fellow of the UK Energy Institute, 2022
- Selected as a Judge at the Oil and Gas Middle East Awards 2023
- Honoured by HRH Prince Saud bin Nayef, Governor of Eastern Province, Nov 2022
- Honoured as a guest speaker on “OPEC+ and Oil Market Dynamics” by the International Society of Petroleum Engineers, 2021-2022, sponsored by Aramco and Schlumberger
- Selected as the 51st guest at the Cleaning Up show on “The Conundrum of Saudi Energy Transition” with Michael Liebreich, Founder of Bloomberg New Energy Finance, among global figures
- Named as a “Young Global Changer” at the G20 Think Summit (T20), Berlin, 2017
- Winner of the UK Alumni Award for Professional Achievements 2017 awarded by British Council
- A Prize winner for TOP20 research papers at the World Energy Congress 2016, Istanbul
- Featured at the front page of the Saudi Gazette newspaper as a Young Saudi Scientist, Jan 2015
- Winner of the runner up prize for 2nd best proposal of energy ideas at the Future Energy Leaders’ Summit, Colombia, 2014, attended by President Juan Santos
- Named as a Future Energy Leader at the 22nd World Energy Congress, 2013
- Awarded as a Distinguished Scholar at the 82nd Saudi National Day, by Saudi Embassy in London, 2012
- Recipient of the “Outstanding Student Service Award”, International Association of H2 Energy, 2012
- Awarded the best research proposal prize at the Imperial-Tsinghua Summer School, 2011
- Winner of the 2nd Best Paper Award (Applied Sciences) at the Saudi International Conference, UK, 2011
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