Engaging computer games can be used to change energy consumption patterns in the home. PowerAgent is a pervasive game for Java-enabled mobile phones that is designed to influence everyday activities and use of electricity in the domestic setting. PowerAgent is connected to the household’s automatic electricity meter reading equipment via the cell network, and this setup makes it possible to use...

Jonathan Kenneth Bunn Department of Chemical Engineering, University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA; and SmartState Center for the Strategic Approaches to the Generation of Electricity, University of South Carolina Columbia, South Carolina 29208, USA Shizhong Han, Yan Zhang, Yan Tong, and Jianjun Hu Department of Computer Science and Engineering, University of South Carol...

The aim of this study was to describe and find out motivational English language learning strategies through computers among Iranian EFL learners and find out how learners’ motivations change towards English language learning through computers.The mixed method approach (quantitative and qualitative) was employed in this study. A total of 84 (out of 130) female freshman university learners from ...

The electric utility industry has undergone fundamental change in the last decade. Foremost of these changes have been numerous deregulation attempts. Producers and large consumers have built business models based upon large volume transactions, which lead to smooth production and volume discounting. The risks associated with using these traditional business models in deregulated markets are ma...

ChEap SolaR ElECTRiCiTy While you are reading this article, your computer is using electricity. Where does this electricity come from? In 2013, around 67% of the electricity used in the U.S. was generated by burning coal or natural gas [1]. What if the supply of coal and natural gas runs out? And what about the pollution and climate change caused by burning gas and coal? There is a much friendl...

17 T he NEA carries out economic studies on a regular basis to assist member countries in their own assessments in support of decision making for the power sector. As part of the studies carried out under the NEA Nuclear Development Committee, several computer tools have been used to calculate the costs of electricity generation, their various elements and their sensitivity to different paramet...

because of electricity subsidies, electricity price in iran is much lower than its real value, and the growth of electricity demand is much more than its rational rate, which in turn implies ever increasing investment in the electricity section by the government. therefore, the recent government policies are based on elimination of electricity subsidies, followed by commissioning complete elect...