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The Higg Index, some bad press, and the potential of blockchain technology

GreenBiz

The Higg Index has found itself under scrutiny for lax sustainability standards and enforcement. Could blockchain technology be the lifeline it needs to survive?

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PowerPod proposes a blockchain-based decentralised EV charging network

Smart Energy International

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.

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VMware’s Will Maushardt on applying blockchain to improve corporate sustainability strategies

GreenBiz

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.

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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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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. Shockingly, 2.2

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Oracles and blockchains – managing climate change in the energy sector

Smart Energy International

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. Challenges.