Renewable Energy

Richard A. Dunlap received a B.S. in Physics (Worcester Polytechnic Institute 1974), an A.M. in Physics (Dartmouth College 1976) and a Ph.D. in Physics (Clark University 1981). Since receiving his Ph.D., he has been on the Faculty at Dalhousie University where he currently holds an appointment as Research Professor in the Department of Physics and Atmospheric Science. Prof. Dunlap has more than 300 refereed research publications in fields that include critical phenomena, magnetic materials, amorphous alloys, quasicrystals, hydrogen storage and advanced battery materials. His previously published books include Experimental Physics: Modern Methods (Oxford 1988), The Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Numbers (World Scientific 1997), Sustainable Energy (Cengage, 1st ed. 2015, 2nd ed. 2019), Novel Microstructures for Solids (IOP/Morgan & Claypool 2018), Particle Physics (IOP/Morgan & Claypool 2018), Energy from Nuclear Fusion (IOP Publishing 2021), Transportation Technologies for a Sustainable Future (IOP Publishing 2023), Lasers and their Application in the Cooling and Trapping of Atoms - 2nd ed. (IOP Publishing 2023), An Introduction to the Physics of Nuclei and Particles – 2nd ed.  (IOP Publishing 2023) and The Mössbauer Effect – 2nd ed.  (IOP Publishing 2023).

• Energy and society.- The need for renewable energy.- Solar energy technologies.- Other renewable energy technologies.- Comparison of low-carbon energy sources.- Implementation of renewable energy technologies and the need for energy storage.