Broadband Networks, Smart Grids and Climate Change

1. Front Matter

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2. Introduction

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1

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   2. Introduction

      • Eli M. Noam, Lorenzo Maria Pupillo, Johann J. Kranz

      Pages 3-8

3. Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Smart Grid Developments

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Smart Metering, Smart Grids, Smart Market Design

      • Matthias Kurth

      Pages 11-15

   3. Broadband ICT and Smart Grids: A Win-Win Approach

      • Stefano Nocentini, Roberto Gavazzi, Lorenzo Maria Pupillo

      Pages 17-31

   4. Greener and Smarter: Information Technology can Improve the Environment in Many Ways

      • G. Vickery, A. Mickoleit

      Pages 33-37

   5. From Carbon to Clean—How to Attract Investment in Smart Grid Infrastructures

      • Reed Hundt

      Pages 39-45

   6. Mining Big Data to Transform Electricity

      • Miriam Horn, Marita Mirzatuny

      Pages 47-58

   7. Direct and Indirect Effects of Mobile Networks on CO2 Emissions: A German Case Study

      • Bernd Sörries

      Pages 59-72

4. National Energy and Broadband Plans

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 73-73

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   2. Broadband’s Role in Smart Grid’s Success: Seven Jurisdictional Challenges

      • Scott Hempling

      Pages 75-90

   3. A Smart Future? The EU Digital Agenda Between Broadband, the Grid and Energy Efficiency

      • Beatrice Covassi da Encarnação

      Pages 91-101

   4. Germany’s Transition Toward an Energy System Based on Renewable Resources: An Overview

      • Philip Mayrhofer, Benedikt Römer

      Pages 103-118

5. Smart Grid Business Strategies

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 119-119

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   2. U.S. Energy Ecosystem: Entering a New Era?

      • Lawrence D. Plumb

      Pages 121-134

   3. Challenges for Business Development in the Field of Smart Grids

      • Benedikt Römer, Philipp Reichhart, Johann J. Kranz, Arnold Picot

      Pages 135-155

   4. Toward Competitive and Innovative Energy Service Markets: How to Establish a Level Playing Field for New Entrants and Established Players?

      • Johann J. Kranz, Arnold Picot

      Pages 157-171

6. Policy and Regulatory Issues

   1. Front Matter

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   2. Broadband Networks and Smart Grid: How Do We Build a Better Tomorrow?

      • Lillie Coney

      Pages 175-191

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 communication technology. These investments aim at enhancing energy efficiency, securing affordable energy supply, and mitigate climate change. In Broadband Networks, Smart Grids and Climate Change, renowned scholars and managers from the fields of energy and telecommunication address key questions related to technological, strategic, and regulatory issues revealing consequences and opportunities for businesses evolving with smart grids. In particular, this book analyzes: (1) the effects on climate change protection (2) national energy and broadband politics (3) regulatory approaches and requirements (4) emerging business models

• Broadband Networks
• Climate Change
• Electric Utilities
• Energy Regulation
• Smart Grid
• Smart Metering

• Columbia Business School, Columbia Institute for Tele-Information, New York, USA

  Eli M. Noam

• Telecom Italia, Roma, Italy

  Lorenzo Maria Pupillo

• Goettingen, Germany

  Johann J. Kranz

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