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Blockchain in Europe’s energy sector – policy and regulation

Smart Energy International

Challenges remain for the deployment of blockchain in the energy sector, the EU’s Enerchain project has found. The project, undertaken by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre under an agreement with DG-Ener, was aimed to investigate the applicability and potential of blockchain technologies in the energy sector.

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First carbon neutral apartment building coming on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Australian blockchain pioneer Powerledger’s Montreal Commons project is set to be one of the world’s first carbon neutral apartment buildings. Powerledger targets over 3 million peer-to-peer prosumers by 2030 Horizon Europe: Five next-gen data projects. Have you read?

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TSO visible EV charging demonstrated on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Energy Web, Volkswagen partner on blockchain charging for electric vehicles A year in blockchain – what’s coming for the energy sector in 2022. Have you read? Today, EV charging processes are not individually captured which prevents an active management of charging processes.

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eFORT project to enhance European grid resilience

Smart Energy International

The eFORT Horizon Europe-supported project was launched in September 2022 to improve European grid security at both the cyber and physical levels. As part of the project, data confidentiality procedures and blockchain layers will be used to increase security and privacy in grid data management. Join Enlit Europe in Paris.

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Technology Trending: What to look out for in 2024

Smart Energy International

Decentralisation, blockchain and AI, the future grid and the space race are some of the areas in which numerous advances have been made in 2023 and are set to continue during 2024. Over the course of 2023 – and indeed since its start in mid-2022 – this column has not been short of possible new and future technology content to feature.

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Technology Trending: ADC Energy, lunar storage, PV cleaning bot

Smart Energy International

Alternating direct current energy validated, blockchain-based data storage on the Moon and the SunnyApp solar PV cleaning bot are on the week’s technology radar. Digital Isle of Man is drawing on the island’s blockchain expertise to digitise exclusive stamps, which will be posted to the Moon and back working via Lonestar’s lunar data centre.

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Demand response proves more profitable than Bitcoin mining in Texas

Smart Energy International

Bitcoin miner Riot Blockchain earned estimated power credits of $9.5 In its July production and operation update, Riot Blockchain, one of the largest US Bitcoin miners, reported mining 318 Bitcoins in July – a decrease of approximately 21%. Previously for Q2 of 2022, Riot has reported receiving approximately $5.7 Have you read?

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