Ian H. Rowlands
Professor
Faculty of Environment
Contact Information:
Phone: +1-519-888-4567 ext. 32574
Office: EV2 - 2026
Email: irowland(at)uwaterloo.ca
Degrees:
| Ph.D. |
University of London (London School of Economics and Political Science), United Kingdom, 1992 |
| B.A.Sc. |
University of Toronto, Canada, 1987 |
Research Interests:
Ian Rowlands has ongoing research activities associated with four major projects.
- First, he is the principal investigator on an OCE- (and partner-) funded project entitled 'Energy Hub Management System'.
- Second, Ian is working on a project entitled 'Power Nap: Developing and Demonstrating Zero-Peak Houses’. This is led by Dr. Guy Newsham at the National Research Council in Ottawa. A brief project description is as follows: 'This project will develop an understanding of the ways in which Canadian homes could become zero peak power consumers, with the goal of demonstrating a practical zero-peak power house; “Zero-peak” means drawing no power from the grid at times of peak system-wide demand. This may be achieved through a combination of more efficient house design, shifting demand to off-peak times with advanced controls and appliances, and local power generation and storage. Load shifting in particular involves technology that supports homeowners in changing their daily patterns of electricity use in convenient and persistent ways.'
- Third, through his association with the Centre for International Governance Innovation, Ian is actively looking at issues of multi-level governance -- particularly with respect to how the United States and Canada manage their common interests in renewable electricity.
- And fourth, Ian is a member of the Solar Buildings Research Network.
Additional details of Ian's research activities may be found at the Faculty's Sustainable Energy Research pages
Contact Ian Rowlands for more information on research opportunities.
Graduate Student Supervision:
| |
# of students currently
supervising/co-supervising |
Total # of student
supervisions/co-supervisions |
| Masters |
4 |
22 |
| PhD |
2 |
2 |
Recent/Key Publications:
- Christopher W. Adachi and Ian H. Rowlands, 'The Effectiveness of Policies in Supporting the Diffusion of Solar Photovoltaic Systems: Experiences with Ontario, Canada’s Renewable Energy Standard Offer Program’, Sustainability (Vol. 2, No. 1, 2010), pp. 30-47.
- Ian H. Rowlands, ‘Renewable Electricity: The Prospects for Innovation and Integration in Provincial Policies’, in Debora L. VanNijnatten and Robert Boardman (eds), Canadian Environmental Policy and Politics: Prospects for Leadership and Innovation, Third Edition (Toronto, ON: Oxford University Press, 2009), pp. 167-82.
- Ian H. Rowlands, 'Promotion of Renewable Electricity in the United States and the European Union: Policy Progress and Prospects' in Miranda Schreurs, Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer, Transatlantic Environment and Energy Politics: Comparative and International Perspectives (Farnham: Ashgate, 2009), pp. 145-64.
- Ian H. Rowlands, 'Renewable Electricity Politics Across Borders' in Henrik Selin and Stacy D. VanDeveer (eds), Changing Climates in North American Politics: Institutions, Policymaking, and Multilevel Governance (Cambridge, MA: MIT Press, 2009), pp. 181-98.
- Ian H. Rowlands, Demand Response in Ontario: Exploring the Issues (working paper prepared for the Independent Electricity System Operator , Toronto, ON and published on their website at http://www.ieso.ca/imoweb/pubs/marketreports/omo/2009/demand_response.pdf).
- Sarah J. Brown and Ian H. Rowlands, ‘Nodal Pricing in Ontario, Canada: Implications for Solar PV Electricity’, Renewable Electricity (Vol. 34, No. 1, January 2009), pp. 170-78.
- Ian H. Rowlands and Carey Jernigan, ‘Wind Power in Ontario: Its Contribution to the Electricity Grid’, Bulletin of Science, Technology & Society (Vol. 28, No. 6, December 2008), pp. 436-53.
- Ian H. Rowlands, ‘Climate Policy and Energy Policy’, in Steven Bernstein, Jutta Brunnée, David G. Duff and Andrew Green (eds), A Globally Integrated Climate Policy for Canada (Toronto, ON: University of Toronto Press, 2008).
- Tom Berkhout and Ian H. Rowlands, ‘The Voluntary Adoption of Green Electricity by Ontario-based Companies: The Importance of Organizational Values and Organizational Context’, Organization & Environment (Vol. 20, No. 3, September 2007), pp. 281-303.
- Ian H. Rowlands, ‘The Development of Renewable Electricity Policy in the Province of Ontario: The Influence of Ideas and Timing’, Review of Policy Research (Vol. 24, No. 3, 2007), pp. 185-207.
- Ian H. Rowlands, ‘Atmosphere and Outer Space’, in Daniel Bodansky, Jutta Brunnée and Ellen Hay (eds), The Oxford Handbook of International Environmental Law (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2007), pp. 315-336.
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