International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering January-March 2014, Vol. 9, No. 1 Table of Contents Special Issue on the Role of Information and Communications Technology in Developing Renewable Energy Processes and Systems Guest Editorial Preface iv Hussein Al-Bahadili, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan Research Articles 1 Requirements and Design a Small Wind Rotor for a Small House in Guildford Triada Vlasakoudi, Faculty of Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Mohammed Sanduk, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK 12 Design of an Embedded Solar Tracking System Based on GPS and Astronomical Equations Fawzi M. Al-Naima, Al-Nahrain University, Baghdad, Iraq Ramzy S. Ali, Basrah University, Basrah, Iraq Ahmed J. Abid, Foundation of Technical Education, Baghdad, Iraq 31 A Novel Approach to Build a Generic Model of Photovoltaic Solar System Using Sound Biometric Techniques Khalid T. Al-Sarayreh, Department of Software Engineering, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan Kenza Meridji, Department of Software Engineering, Petra University, Amman, Jordan Ebaa Fayyoumi, Department Computer Science and Applications, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan Sahar Idwan, Department Computer Science and Applications, Hashemite University, Zarqa, Jordan 45 Demand-Driven Algorithm for Sharing and Distribution of Photovoltaic Power in a Small Local Area Grid Mohammad Abu-Arqoub, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan Ghassan F. Issa, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan Ahmad F. Shubita, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan Abed Alkarim Banna, Faculty of Information Technology, University of Petra, Amman, Jordan 59 A Layered Communication Architecture for Power Routing in the Smart Grid F. Bouhafs, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK M. Merabti, School of Computing and Mathematical Sciences, Liverpool John Moores University, Liverpool, UK 70 Energy-Aware Manufacturing Using Information Technology Tools: A Knowledge Based System Approach Mohammed A. Omar, Masdar Institute of Science and Technology, Masdar City, UAE Ahmad Mayyas, Lawrence Berkley National Laboratory, Berkley, CA, USA Qilun Zhou, Department of Automotive Engineering, Clemson University, Greenville, SC, USA Copyright The International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering (IJITWE) (ISSN 1554-1045; eISSN 1554-1053), Copyright © 2014 IGI Global. All rights, including translation into other languages reserved by the publisher. No part of this journal may be reproduced or used in any form or by any means without written permission from the publisher, except for noncommercial, educational use including classroom teaching purposes. Product or company names used in this journal are for identification purposes only. Inclusion of the names of the products or companies does not indicate a claim of ownership by IGI Global of the trademark or registered trademark. The views expressed in this journal are those of the authors but not necessarily of IGI Global. The International Journal of Information Technology and Web Engineering is indexed or listed in the following: ACM Digital Library; Australian Business Deans Council (ABDC); Bacon’s Media Directory; Burrelle’s Media Directory; Cabell’s Directories; Compendex (Elsevier Engineering Index); CSA Illumina; DBLP; Gale Directory of Publications & Broadcast Media; GetCited; Google Scholar; INSPEC; JournalTOCs; MediaFinder; SCOPUS; The Index of Information Systems Journals; The Standard Periodical Directory; Ulrich’s Periodicals Directory.