ICT Applications in Green and Renewable Energy Sector

Abstract

In this paper a review of the possible applications of Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) to the renewable energy sector is presented. Renewable energies are provided by natural resources (sunlight, wind, water, and geothermal heat) through the use of engineering technologies able to collect the energy and to convert it in a more usable form. ICT can play a significant role in this context, especially if it is considered as a whole thus reusing much of the theories developed in other sectors.