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$38 million renewable fund to offset blockchain energy use in US

Smart Energy International

Open source decentralised tool R&D lab Protocol Labs has launched the $38 million Filecoin NNI Renewable Energy Fund. The fund, in partnership with community solar developer Nelnet Renewable Energy, is intended to develop a portfolio of solar energy projects across the US. Have you read?

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Energy Web calls energy blockchain developers and supporters

Smart Energy International

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. Have you read?

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New blockchain crowdfunding platform to launch for solar in Africa

Smart Energy International

Energy Web and ENGIE Energy Access are launching ‘Crowdfund for Solar’ to fund clean energy projects in sub-Saharan Africa. ENGIE Energy Access is a leading provider of solar and mini-grid solutions in Africa, with delivery of renewable energy to 7 million people across nine countries to date. Have you read?

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A Blockchain-Enabled Smart Meter for Clean Power Trading?

GreenTechMedia

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.

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Energy blockchain startup FlexiDAO secures Google and Microsoft backing

Smart Energy International

The funding round was led by Amsterdam-headquartered energy venture provider SET Ventures and included Google and the Microsoft Climate Innovation Fund as well as existing investor EIT InnoEnergy. First blockchain platform for green hydrogen tracking developed Blockchain in Europe’s energy sector – policy and regulation.

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Accelerating energy transition by forming virtual power plants on blockchain

Renewable Energy World

Influenced by the increasing penetration of “behind-the-meter” distributed energy resources (DER), power systems are experiencing a paradigm shift from a centralized structure to a decentralized one. Contributed by Dr. Mohsen Khorasany , TYMLEZ. Increase in DER integration.

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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.