Abdurahman Alsulaiman

OIES-Aramco Fellow

Abdurahman Alsulaiman began his research work at the Oxford Institute of Energy Studies (OIES) as a doctoral research fellow before commencing his OIES-Aramco Fellowship. At OIES, he researched the potential for hydrogen imports.

Abdurahman’s professional experience includes working at the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) in Vienna, Austria, as an Energy Research Analyst. There, he examined the trends and outlook for the hydrogen market from renewable and low-carbon-based technologies. In addition, he worked in Climate, Energy, Trade, and Economics at the European External Action Service in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, focusing on policy and cooperation for climate, energy, trade, and investment between the EU and Arab Gulf states. He also worked in consulting in Paris, France, and renewable energy engineering in Barcelona, Spain.

Abdurahman holds a Master’s degree in Energy Studies from Ecole Polytechnique in France and a Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Portsmouth in the UK. Currently, he is an EPFL Global Leaders PhD student at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL). His research focuses on evaluating the qualitative and quantitative gap between current political, economic, and technological factors and those required to establish feasible pathways for a hydrogen economy.

Abdurahman has been recognized with honours and awards from various organizations, including OPEC, the EU delegation in the GCC, the French Embassy in Saudi Arabia, Ecole Polytechnique, the University of Portsmouth, the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, and the Saudi embassies in Switzerland, France, and the UK.

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