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Richard A Dunlap (Dalhousie University (Canada))

Transportation Technologies for a Sustainable Future

Renewable energy options for road, rail, marine and air transportation

Richard A Dunlap (Dalhousie University (Canada))

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English

Institute of Physics Publishing
10 February 2023

Alternative & renewable energy industries; Alternative & renewable energy sources & technology; Transport technology & trades

Series: IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power

Transportation is a major contributor to greenhouse gas emissions. Any long-term plan to reduce, and eventually eliminate, fossil fuel use needs to include a transitioning of transportation energy to low-carbon sustainable sources. This book outlines the current transportation energy requirements and the primary sources of this energy. A detailed analysis of technologies appropriate for road transportation is included, and the application of sustainable technologies to rail, maritime and air transportation is discussed. Finally, a summary of the challenges involved in implementing sustainable transportation technologies and a quantitative analysis of how renewable energy production relates to the development of sustainable transportation are presented. The book is an invaluable reference for undergraduate and postgraduate science and engineering students with an interest in energy, transportation or environmental issues.

Key Features

Reviews the energy technologies that may be appropriate for future transportation needs

Considers resource and environmental reasons for changing our approach to energy, as well as possible future energy sources and future energy needs

Describes the scientific basis and application of all major technologies for road, rail, maritime and air transportation

Provides a detailed quantitative analysis of the way in which future transportation energy can be integrated into global sustainable energy production

Summarises the challenges involved in implementing sustainable transportation technologies

By: Richard A Dunlap (Dalhousie University (Canada))
Imprint: Institute of Physics Publishing
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 254mm, Width: 178mm, Spine: 25mm
ISBN: 9780750353045
ISBN 10: 075035304X
Series: IOP Series in Renewable and Sustainable Power
Pages: 329
Publication Date: 10 February 2023
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

1 Our current transportation technologies and the need for change 2 Battery electric vehicles 3 Hydrogen and its derivatives 4 Biofuels 5 Other modes of transportation 6 The future of transportation Appendix A: Powers of ten Appendix B: Power and energy Appendix C: Units of power and energy Appendix D: Energy contents of various fuels Appendix E: Battery characteristics

Richard A. Dunlap is a Research Professor at Dalhousie University in Canada. He joined Dalhousie University in 1981 and became a full professor in 2001. He was the director of the Dalhousie University Institute for Research in Materials from 2009 to 2015. Having published more than 300 refereed research papers, his research interests include nuclear spectroscopies, magnetic materials, quasicrystals, critical phenomena and advanced batteries materials. He is the author of thirteen books, including six with IOP ebooks.

Reviews for Transportation Technologies for a Sustainable Future: Renewable energy options for road, rail, marine and air transportation

Transportation is a major component of the worldwide energy use and accounts for nearly a third of the global energy consumption. At present over 90% of the transportation energy comes from fossil fuels. This book attempts to address the transportation technologies for a sustainable future, based on an easily understandable simple approach, without going into excessive academic-type presentation. The author of the book has done a great job analyzing the mature and future transportation technologies, without using a rigorous academic and analytical approach. The author provides effortless reading on the subject and how transportation systems could affect future sustainability. Nihal Kularatna, IEEE Magazine, July/August 2023 -- Nihal Kularatna * IEEE Magazine *