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Introduction: Business and Technological Drivers of Grid Computing -- The BEinGRID Project -- Grid and Cloud Basics - Definition, Classification, Business Models -- Grid Basics -- Cloud Basics #x2013; An Introduction to Cloud Computing -- Grid Business Models -- Grid Value Chains #x2013; What is a Grid...

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Front Cover -- Application of Smart Grid Technologies: Case Studies in Saving Electricity in Different Parts of the World -- Copyright -- Contents -- List of contributors -- Preface -- Chapter 1: Smart grids-Overview and background information -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Definition -- 3. Components...