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Sinan Energy launches carbon tokenisation blockchain

Smart Energy International

South African blockchain startup Sinan Energy is targeting an initial 100MW+ of distributed generation in northwest South Africa. Sinan Energy’s blockchain platform is designed to tokenise, record and verify carbon credits that are generated from its own plants. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.

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Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability

GreenBiz

Ecosystems for good: How collaborator networks achieve sustainability. Case in point: sustainability. Digital ecosystems and the orchestration of large value networks are emerging as our only real chance to reach the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Golnar Pooya. Tue, 07/06/2021 - 02:00.

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Namibia’s green hydrogen to be verified on blockchain

Smart Energy International

Decentralised climate data provider dClimate is partnering with Namibia to become a verifier for the country’s carbon impact and sustainability initiatives. First blockchain platform for green hydrogen tracking developed A year in blockchain – what’s coming for the energy sector in 2022. Have you read?

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Feasibility study will examine plastics circularity in Nigeria

Envirotec Magazine

The work is being undertaken by an ongoing partnership between chemicals firm Dow and Empower, a Norwegian circular platform company which uses blockchain technology to track plastics waste. The project will see Dow and Empower examine the entire value chain to ensure sustainable plastics sourcing is commercially viable across all areas.

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Mutual credit in Africa: interview with Will Ruddick of Grassroots Economics

Low Impact

And some schemes in South Africa too? It’s a bit confusing, because at the end of 2019, we had 11 currencies, we’d gone digital, and trading was happening through ‘liquidity pools’ where a village could trade with another village, and we were experimenting with blockchain. Maybe that’s more transparent, but it hasn’t been sustainable.

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Technology Trending: Cyber protection for space data, battery passport, battery for hot climates

Smart Energy International

To address this issue the European Space Agency (ESA) has engaged the French-Slovak blockchain startup 3IPK and space solution provider Thales Alenia Space to develop a solution for managing traceability and ensuring the integrity of Earth observation data under its FutureEO programme.

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Digital technology can turn corporate sustainability goals into action

Business Green

Organisational sustainability plans must include both energy efficiencies as well as lowering emissions from energy consumption - and this will require investments in new technology. Similarly, AI and blockchain can provide the visibility of inventory needed to reduce product wastage and enable smarter ordering, lowering carbon footprints.