How blockchain could shield smallholder farmers from climate risk
GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2022
Blockchain-enabled insurance could take the uncertainty out of climate insurance.
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GreenBiz
MAY 5, 2022
Blockchain-enabled insurance could take the uncertainty out of climate insurance.
GreenBiz
JULY 20, 2022
Could blockchain technology be the lifeline it needs to survive? The Higg Index has found itself under scrutiny for lax sustainability standards and enforcement.
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GreenBiz
AUGUST 29, 2019
A new blockchain project is connecting over 450 chambers of commerce around the world that want to address climate change.
Smart Energy International
NOVEMBER 24, 2022
Blockchain has been demonstrated to validate communication among devices on the smart grid and thereby enhance its resiliency. Equipment settings are collected at frequent intervals and compared to the last good configuration saved in the blockchain. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 20, 2024
Technology startup PowerPod is developing a blockchain-based ‘decentralised physical infrastructure network’ (DePIN) of community-owned EV charging stations. To enable the integration, PowerPod is to use the community run blockchain from peaq as the layer 1 backbone.
Smart Energy International
MAY 10, 2022
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?
Smart Energy International
MARCH 6, 2022
The partnership through the University of Namibia will include establishing a blockchain-native registry and verification system for quantifying the country’s carbon sequestration, carbon emissions and carbon credits from green hydrogen projects within Namibia. Have you read?
Renewable Energy World
NOVEMBER 26, 2021
Blockchain is most commonly known as the technology that underpins cryptocurrencies, the most well-known of which is Bitcoin. In a 2018 article, Deloitte forecasted that blockchain will serve as the ‘underlying backbone’ of the energy sector’s transactional infrastructure. What is blockchain?
GreenTechMedia
OCTOBER 21, 2020
Blockchain’s energy sector uses range from the highly speculative—think peer-to-peer energy trading using cryptocurrency raised in initial coin offerings (ICOs)—to more incremental efforts, grounded in real-world challenges of operating an increasingly decentralized power grid. are testing it out. are testing it out.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 11, 2019
Will Maushardt, the global director of blockchain partners at VMware, explains that connectivity is more than just that. For many, VMware is synonymous with the virtualization of computer server resources.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 13, 2019
Pratima Rao Gluckman shares how VMWare and Dell are working together to collect ocean-bound plastics and using blockchain to track packaging materials. As companies continue to innovate technological solutions, there's always challenges. VMWare and Dell have had to figure out how to eliminate fraud and authenticate source materials.
GreenBiz
NOVEMBER 6, 2019
Pratima Rao Gluckman, Senior Engineering Leader at VMware, shares insights on where and how blockchain will enable and accelerate solutions to critical environmental and social challenges on the VERGE 19 main stage in Oakland, California.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The post Can blockchain verification re-energize nuclear disarmament? (Q&A) ImpactAlpha, Nov. 14 – The crypto economy has never shied away from bold use-cases. An international security researcher from King’s College London has perhaps. Q&A) appeared first on ImpactAlpha.
Smart Energy International
APRIL 28, 2022
Funding energy efficiency on the blockchain Initiate Talks: Jo-Jo Hubbard, Electron Oracles and blockchains – managing climate change in the energy sector. Still around 621 million people lack access to electricity, particularly in the remote and rural areas across the continent, which has abundant solar resources. Have you read?
Smart Energy International
JULY 19, 2022
Blockchain energy trading initiative launched in Germany First blockchain platform for green hydrogen tracking developed. Traceability and energy trading are considered among the key applications for blockchains in the energy sector with numerous projects underway in countries worldwide. Have you read?
Smart Energy International
AUGUST 29, 2023
The Powerledger Chain is the third generation blockchain from the company, which was one of the pioneers of the technology in the energy sector, and is designed to facilitate the development of scalable decentralised apps that are able to handle thousands of transactions per second at low cost. Have you read?
Smart Energy International
APRIL 21, 2022
Blockchains and oracles present a path forward for the energy industry to modernise infrastructure and meet sustainability goals, a new review reports. The basic premise is that blockchains can be used as a shared backend to store data and host applications that are more secure, reliable, transparent and accessible. Have you read?
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 23, 2022
Green cryptocurrency mining demonstrated Energy Web, RMI, AIR partner on green blockchain action. In time, the goal is for its blockchain to become carbon negative. Among the main of these is Filecoin, a cryptocurrency-powered decentralised cloud storage network. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
Semiconductor company Intel has reported the development of an energy efficient chip for blockchain and crypto mining. The blockchain accelerator as it is styled is due to ship later this year. In a company posting , Raja M. Have you read? Sign up to our newsletter and stay informed.
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 13, 2023
Energy Web has launched two initiatives to advance blockchain innovation and its bid for a Polkadot parachain slot. With Energy Web entering the Polkadot environment and developing its next-generation Energy Web X blockchain , the opportunities for innovation are even greater, the organisation says.
Forbes Green Tech
DECEMBER 16, 2020
Bitcoin reached new highs at the end of November 2020, and with many analysts expecting the price to continue soaring, digital currency and blockchain are back in the news.
Envirotec Magazine
SEPTEMBER 3, 2019
Blockchain technology will revolutionise the trade of recyclable materials by providing each part of the supply chain with vital data and assurance about the quality of secondary commodities, says The Recycling Association, following recent trials.
Smart Energy International
DECEMBER 21, 2022
Spanish energy giant Iberdrola is at the forefront of promoting transparency with the development of blockchain based compliance system in Spain. The use of blockchain technology guarantees the immutability of the deposited documentation, as well as its creation or modification date, and allows full traceability of each document.
Renewable Energy World
SEPTEMBER 29, 2021
Indeed, technological advances such as Blockchain technology are key enablers to form VPPs and facilitate the orchestration of a diverse set of DER assets. The other enabler for VPP is blockchain which has received tremendous attention as a communication framework in recent years. Increase in DER integration.
Envirotec Magazine
APRIL 19, 2022
A six-year Framework with Morrison Construction and Scottish Water has been awarded to Hypervine , a cleantech construction startup that uses artificial intelligence (AI) and blockchain technology “to provide end-to-end site data for construction and mining firms, boosting efficiencies whilst enabling massive reductions in carbon emissions” (..)
Smart Energy International
JANUARY 24, 2023
A commission on cryptocurrencies and digital assets has called for a legal regime to establish New Hampshire, United States, as a leading blockchain and crypto mining jurisdiction.
Impact Alpha
JUNE 14, 2021
Through a blockchain-based cryptographic. The post The Reconstruction: Certifying products made with Black culture to build an ethical marketplace – on blockchain appeared first on Impact Alpha. ImpactAlpha June 14 – Made with Black Culture is developing a certification process to authenticate products of Black culture.
GreenBiz
APRIL 6, 2020
The mission: create an open data-sharing application that chemicals and plastics producers can use to inform circular production processes.
Smart Energy International
FEBRUARY 15, 2022
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.
GreenBiz
JANUARY 31, 2020
Sponsored: Discussions on the benefit of blockchain in fashion supply chains have risen in recent years. Is blockchain technology the solution to opaqueness in the fashion industry?
Solar Power World
JULY 9, 2021
The blockchain advantage appeared first on Solar Power World. By Mark Fisher, VP of marketing, Paystand In 2017, solar energy made up only 11% of total U.S. renewable energy generation; however, according to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, that number is expected to grow to 48% by 2050.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 2, 2022
The post Moss.Earth raises $10 million to put carbon credits on blockchain appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, February 2 – A raft of startups are merging the hot, if volatile, worlds of crypto and climate finance to bring transparency.
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 23, 2024
Cerulean Ventures, a climate tech venture capital firm in Santa Barbara, Calif,, closed a $10 million pre-seed fund to work with founders in four startups focused on carbon removal, global renewable energy credits, sustainable supply chains and a global blockchain to protect endangered natural resources.
Smart Energy International
JULY 14, 2022
FlexiDAO, a Spanish-Dutch startup, is a renewables matching and certification platform built on the blockchain for 24/7 electricity and carbon tracking. First blockchain platform for green hydrogen tracking developed Blockchain in Europe’s energy sector – policy and regulation. Have you read?
Impact Alpha
SEPTEMBER 22, 2021
The post Blockchain music streaming service Audius raised $5 million from Nas, Katy Perry and other creators appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha, September 22 – Mainstream streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music are notorious for stiffing the musicians who drive the platforms’ popularity.
Impact Alpha
FEBRUARY 28, 2023
The post The Brief: Trust-based investing practices, upskilling in Chicago, soil wealth, blockchain impact appeared first on ImpactAlpha. Featured: Inclusive Economy Six trust-based practices to help investors shift power to communities. Impact” is often defined by who.
Smart Energy International
SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
Pune, India-based Voltreum is set to launch its Volt-X blockchain-based peer-to-peer energy trading application. Tata Power unveils blockchain-enabled solar trading for Delhi customers Energy Transitions Podcast: Peer-to-peer empowerment. Blockchain has been gaining growing interest in India and in the energy sector.
Smart Energy International
JULY 20, 2022
The blockchain-based ‘smart charging solution’ enables EV owners to match their charging requirements with selected renewable options. ReBeam – harnessing blockchain to improve the e-mobility experience Charging infrastructure, standards needed to accelerate EV uptake in Europe – Eurelectric. Have you read?
Renewable Energy World
AUGUST 23, 2021
Canada’s largest municipally-owned electric utility has launched a pilot program that allows customers with distributed energy resources (DERs) to participate in an energy marketplace using blockchain technology.
GreenTechMedia
SEPTEMBER 12, 2019
When blockchain arrived on the energy scene three years ago, much of the discussion went straight to disruption and disintermediation. With or without blockchain, the grid is changing. And, in the case of blockchain, trials of platforms that demonstrate the viability of distributed transactions across energy grids.
Impact Alpha
NOVEMBER 14, 2022
The post The Brief: Call preview: Racial equity in muni markets, catalytic capital for energy transitions, climate cost savings, blockchain for nuclear threat reduction appeared first on ImpactAlpha. ImpactAlpha has partnered with E-Line Media and the Ford Foundation to explore the potential.
Impact Alpha
OCTOBER 1, 2019
“Rather than a lack of capital, what is missing is a robust and efficient mechanism for identifying and enabling projects,” argues blockchain software firm ConsenSys and the World Wildlife Federation. The duo created Impactio, an SDG deal The post Can blockchain play matchmaker in financing the U.N. Global Goals?
Smart Energy International
JULY 28, 2022
European blockchain start-up FlexiDAO’s energy traceability solution is to be offered in conjunction with Altenex Energy’s Insights. Blockchain renewables certification scheme launched in Uruguay Blockchain energy consumption should be transparent in Europe – a call. Have you read?
Hydrogen Fuel News
AUGUST 30, 2024
This strategic partnership marks a crucial step in integrating advanced blockchain technology with green hydrogen production and distribution. By combining blockchain technology with advanced hydrogen logistics, this partnership aims to accelerate the adoption of sustainable energy solutions across various industries.
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