Broadband Networks, Smart Grids and Climate Change
In smart grids the formerly separated worlds of energy and telecommunication converge to an interactive and automated energy supply system. Driven by social, legal, and economic pressures, energy systems around the globe are updated with information and c
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Eli M. Noam • Lorenzo Maria Pupillo Johann J. Kranz Editors
Broadband Networks, Smart Grids and Climate Change
Editors Eli M. Noam Columbia Business School Columbia Institute for Tele-Information New York, NY, USA
Lorenzo Maria Pupillo Telecom Italia Roma, Italy
Johann J. Kranz Georg-August-University Goettingen Goettingen, Germany
ISBN 978-1-4614-5265-2 ISBN 978-1-4614-5266-9 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-1-4614-5266-9 Springer New York Heidelberg Dordrecht London Library of Congress Control Number: 2012951434 © Springer Science+Business Media New York 2013 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. Exempted from this legal reservation are brief excerpts in connection with reviews or scholarly analysis or material supplied specifically for the purpose of being entered and executed on a computer system, for exclusive use by the purchaser of the work. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the Copyright Law of the Publisher’s location, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Permissions for use may be obtained through RightsLink at the Copyright Clearance Center. Violations are liable to prosecution under the respective Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. While the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication, neither the authors nor the editors nor the publisher can accept any legal responsibility for any errors or omissions that may be made. The publisher makes no warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein. Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)
Contents
Part I 1
Introduction
Introduction ............................................................................................ Eli M. Noam, Lorenzo Maria Pupillo, and Johann J. Kranz
Part II
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Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Smart Grid Developments
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Smart Metering, Smart Grids, Smart Market Design........................ Matthias Kurth
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Broadband ICT and Smart Grids: A Win-Win Approach ................ Stefano Nocentini, Roberto Gavazzi, and Lorenzo Maria Pupillo
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Greener and Smarter: Information Technology can Improve the Environment in Many Ways ........................................................... G. Vickery and A. Mic
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