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

A larger penetration of plug‐in electric vehicle (EV) fleets and of data centres in the
microgrids (µGs) is foreseeable in the near future. Their presence and the presence of …

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 …

The internet and associated Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) are
diffusing at an astounding pace. As data centers (DCs) proliferate to accommodate this …

Data centres are important players in smart cities both as IT service providers and as energy
consumers. Integrating intermittent renewable energy sources into the local power grid is …

Increases in peak electricity demands and the growing use of renewable energy---with
associated intermittency and variable output---present new challenges to electricity service …

Energy efficiency is an important concern in the operation and deployment of the
communications networks and cloud computing services, and due to the rising energy …

Data centres have been the focus of research as candidates for demand response or other
demand side management programs for quite some time. However, a complete framework …

In Europe, more and more cities are aiming to become part of the “smart cities” vision. Smart
Cities are based on a plethora of sensor data which need to be processed in data centres …

Rising power consumption of data centers is a topic of great concern and therefore several
power saving technologies exist. This paper describes the idea of a data center overall …