Using Blockchain to Enable Cleaner, Modern Energy Systems in Emerging Markets

Emerging markets must attract significant international financing to meet their goals for mitigating carbon pollution and increasing access to clean, affordable, reliable, and resilient...

Cyber challenges to the energy transition

AN EXPANDING DIGITAL FOOTPRINT The energy sector is experiencing a transformation. Major shifts in global supply and demand on almost every front are creating both...

Blockchain in Energy Communities

Micro-generation is the capacity for consumers to produce electrical energy in-house or in a local community. The concept of “market” indicates the possibility of...

Bitcoin, Blockchain, and the Energy Sector

The popularity of cryptocurrencies such as Bitcoin and the underlying blockchain technology presents both challenges and opportunities to the energy sector. As interest in...

Blockchain: A true disruptor for the energy industry – Use cases...

In its ongoing journey to power and move the world, the energy industry has faced many structural challenges that have been addressed through the...

Building Block(chain)s for a Better Planet

Blockchain has the potential to transform how humans transact. It is a decentralized electronic ledger system that creates a cryptographically secure and immutable record...

ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE Affordability Enabler or Decarbonisation Constraint?

Existing energy infrastructure has been built over many decades to support conventional energy uses including coal, nuclear, oil and natural gas. The rapid transition...

Blockchain meets Energy – Digital Solutions for a Decentralized and Decarbonized...

The digitalization of the energy industry is continuing to gain momentum. Blockchain2 technology, which can bring far-reaching changes in the energy sector, is currently...

EVENT HORIZON – ENERGY BLOCKCHAIN STARTUPS WHO-IS-WHO

What has changed for energy blockchain startups in the past 12 months? This past year, many energy blockchain startups have progressed in development, several approaching...

BLOCKCHAIN – INNOVATION LANDSCAPE BRIEF

This brief is part of the IRENA project “Innovation landscape for a renewable-powered future”, which maps the relevant innovations, identifies the synergies and formulates...
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