Adaptive computing solutions can significantly contribute to saving energy and other resources in data centers. Examples of such solutions include load and power management of servers, adapting air conditioning to dynamic loads, and dynamic distribution of computing loads to various data centers. Several solutions of this kind were developed and their potentials for saving energy and other reso...

The subject of payment technology is central to e-business applications. Payment technologies' main role is to facilitate transactions by saving time and providing cost effectiveness, value for money, and flexibility for consumers. Payment Technologies for E-Commerce provides brings to light electronic payment systems that serve as the backbone for payments made electronically. The book also em...

Organic light emitting diodes (OLED) are promising candidates for general illumination, since they offer the possibility to realize large area light sources which can even be transparent and flexible. The energy-saving potential of OLEDs is similar to that of LEDs, but the two technologies differ in a number of ways. The present report introduces the basics of the OLED technologies and its late...

the exergy analysis is a proper method for performance evaluation of industrial systems. a generic and detailed analysis of the gpcss on the second gas pipeline of iran  is made by the means of exergy. the two main improvement measures of fuel pre-heating and steam injection technologies are presented for the current conventional stations. steady state equations regarding the second law of ther...

This study is motivated by the need to increase energy efficiency in existing buildings. Around 33% of the energy used in the world is consumed in the buildings. Identifying and investing in the right energy saving technologies within a given budget helps the adoption of energy efficiency measures in existing buildings. We present a mathematical programming approach to select the right energy e...