As the demand for energy increases steadily, it can no longer be met by constructing more fossil fuel power stations, owing to their pollution and contribution to global warming. Thus, renewable energy is used in its place – but it is an unpredictable, distributed, resource that must be managed within a smart grid infrastructure. The energy market is a highly dynamic place, with several influential factors of change. Some of these are leading to the end of traditional grids, while others are facilitating the smart grids that are changing them. If one looks at both sets of factors, one will see why smart grids are necessary, as well as how they can progress the access to and use electrical energy. In the present world, it is not possible to think of a day without electricity. It has become an important commodity that powers up the living in a way that no other resource does. Massoud Amin says smart grids are a contemporary form of conventional power grids that presents smoother a
Dr. Massoud Amin holds B.S. (cum laude), and M.S. degrees in electrical and computer engineering from the University of Massachusetts-Amherst, and M.S. and D.Sc. degrees in systems science and mathematics from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. In summary, Professor Massoud Amin has made transformative contributions in the areas of defense, critical infrastructures, technology, policy, and business. His passion is developing leaders and powering progress.