The Energy Studies Program researches fossil fuel and alternative energy issues with a focus on the GCC countries and Bahrain in particular.
Nowadays, thanks to technological development in the field of nuclear energy, the vast majority of electricity from nuclear energy is produced by nuclear fission of uranium and plutonium in nuclear power plants in many countries of the world.
In fact, talking about threats to oil installations is not new, and there have been many cases of aggression in the Arabian Gulf region, in light of the intensification of regional conflicts on the one hand and technological development on the other, the protection of these facilities has become a prerequisite.
Derasat recently organized a seminar under the title of "Future Prospects of the GCC Electrical Interconnection" in cooperation with the Secretariat GCC and the GCCIA, on Wednesday 29th June 2022.
Dr. Ashraf Keshk defines a few types and presents examples of maritime environmental disasters and their implications, with an overview of Bahrain’s prevention and containment efforts.
The recent Think Talk on January 24th, explored the past and future of Germany’s Middle East soft power strategy going forward, as Germany transitions to a new government.
Derasat’s recent ThinkTalk in collaboration with the German-Saudi Arabian Liaison Office for Economic Affairs (GESALO), explored the key waste to energy technologies and best practices available to achieve sustainable waste management in Bahrain. On June 2nd, at 11:00 (Bah time).
Derasat's recent Virtual Think Talk was presented by Eng. Saeed AlBalhaddad, the General Manager of Gulf Renewables Lab in Saudi Arabia and moderated by Eng. Abdualla Alabbasi, Research Fellow, Derasat.
In collaboration with the Bahrain Polytechnic, Eng. Abdulla AlAbbasi participated as a speaker on April 6th 2021, in a webinar on, 'Accelerating the Transition to Sustainable Energy'.
An analytical report that examines the implications of the Coronavirus crisis on oil markets, as well as the end of the OPEC+ deal, and highlighting the sequence of events that preceded the fall of oil prices.
A research paper on the future of LNG markets in light of divergent views, reviewing the most prominent developments in these markets and discussing future prospects.
The realities of climate change and the latest scientific findings on emissions were presented on a visit to Derasat by Phillipe Ciasis, Research Director at the Laboratory of Climate and Environmental Sciences in France and Jérôme Ponrouch , Head of Corporate Responsibility for MENA with BNP Paribas.
This Think Talk highlighted the LNG sector from a local and international perspective, discussing the latest developments and the role LNG plays in the global energy mix and future prospects.
In a move to promote renewable energy initiatives, an MOU was signed between the Sustainable Energy Centre (SEC) and Derasat to promote renewable energy initiatives and projects in Bahrain.
The latest strategic study from DERASAT by Abdulaziz Al Doseri, looks into the recent cooperation between Russia and OPEC which has come to be known as OPEC+; the study analyzes the nature of this relationship and its genesis.
The latest Energy Report from DERASAT looks into US Competition for Russia in the European Gas Markets.
