There is a growing worldwide concern regarding emissions of energy-related greenhouse gases (GHGs). Policy, technology and human awareness provide opportunities for offsetting these effects through energy conservation, ...

The technology shift from fossil-fuelled systems to renewable energies has been promoted by governments with the purpose of decarbonising the power industry. However, rapid technology progress has prompted disruptive changes ...

As the electricity industry is changing worldwide, the swift expansion of basic forms of Distributed Generation (DG), particularly photovoltaic deployment, threatens the current utility business models that during the ...