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Accelerating energy transition by forming virtual power plants on blockchain

Renewable Energy World

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 IoT devices in the energy sector, which include smart meters and monitoring devices, collect information about the customers’ energy consumption/generation patterns.

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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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Can blockchain play matchmaker in financing the U.N. Global Goals?

Impact Alpha

Billions are currently being invested. 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. Sustainable Development Goals. Global Goals?

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Indonesia’s BMT Bina issues “sharia compliant” bond on blockchain

Impact Alpha

23 – Faith-based investing is not only on the rise, it’s on the cutting edge. Indonesian Islamic microfinance cooperative BMT Bina Ummah raised $50,000 (710 million rupiah) through a micro sukuk, or sharia-compliant bond, on a public blockchain on Blossom Finance’s “SmartSukuk” platform. ImpactAlpha, Oct.

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How impact investments in Anthropic can strengthen responsible innovation in tech

Impact Alpha

The post How impact investments in Anthropic can strengthen responsible innovation in tech appeared first on ImpactAlpha. In the realm of AI discourse, much attention is directed towards fostering responsible development of the technology itself (e.g. Is it free from.

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Climate is a crypto play as action moves from TradFi to DeFi to ReFi

Impact Alpha

27 – If blockchain was a solution in search of a problem, it may have found it in climate change. ImpactAlpha, Jan. The post Climate is a crypto play as action moves from TradFi to DeFi to ReFi appeared first on ImpactAlpha.

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eFORT project to enhance European grid resilience

Smart Energy International

As part of the project, data confidentiality procedures and blockchain layers will be used to increase security and privacy in grid data management. In southern Spain, Cuerva Energia is leading a demo focussed on IoT, blockchain and cybersecurity in a substation and connected microgrid. Have you read?