Ever-increasing energy consumption, the depletion of non-renewable resources, the climate
impact associated with energy generation, and finite energy-production capacity are …

The power grid has become a critical infrastructure, which modern society cannot do without.
It has always been a challenge to keep power supply and demand in balance; the more so …

Nowadays, the increasing interest in Cloud computing is motivated by the possibility to
promote a new economy of scale in different contexts. In addition, the emerging concept of …

Presently, energy is considered a significant resource that grows scarce with high demand
and population in the global market. Therefore, a survey suggested that renewable energy …

Energy efficiency is important for optical networks in terms of scalability, low-cost operation,
and sustainability. At the same time, optical networks play an important role in enabling …

Data centers consume large amounts of energy. In parallel, power grid operators are
struggling with reduction of peak energy demands. To cope with this problem automated …

Nowadays, smart grid for electrical power distribution is considered as one of the most
important infrastructures enabling the consumer to interact with other stakeholders to reach …

Demand Response mechanisms serve to preserve the stability of the power grid by
shedding the electricity load of the consumers during power shortage situations in order to …

Urbanization has been an increasing trend that has lead to higher population densities in
cities worldwide. Providing these large amounts of citizens with a high quality of living is one …

The over-population and the limited energy resources have puzzled the government and
private organizations to think about the providence of non-stop energy resources to the …