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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. are testing it out.

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New blockchain crowdfunding platform to launch for solar in Africa

Smart Energy International

The platform built on Energy Web’s open source technology stack is aimed to provide low cost finance for the deployment of solar home systems to communities across Africa and will allow participants to stake Energy Web Tokens (EWT) in exchange for a fixed return. Have you read? If successful, it will be scaled up.

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AI and Blockchain start-up brought into major Scottish infrastructure framework

Envirotec Magazine

Working with Hypervine has been both informative and a pleasure; the team’s dedication and attention to detail has helped shape the framework, adding alternative options to our capabilities in achieving Operational Excellence and building a sustainable future for our customers and communities.”.

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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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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. Role of Technology. The other enabler for VPP is blockchain which has received tremendous attention as a communication framework in recent years.

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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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Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters

GreenBiz

Digital technology, green finance in vogue among fashion’s sustainability trendsetters. The lack of environmental impact information and outdated technology are two ubiquitous issues plaguing industrial supply chains in general, but they are especially significant in the context of the fashion industry. . Phylicia Wu.