Blockchain in Energy

German government backs build of blockchain energy trading platform

February 2, 2021 by Ledger Insights

The German Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy is funding a three-year research project conducted by the Reiner Lemoine Institute focused on implementing blockchain technology in electricity trading. The...

Blockchain firm WePower enables corporates to source renewable energy easily

February 5, 2021 by Ledger Insights

WePower, a blockchain startup backed by Japan’s Marubeni, has unveiled a new solution to enable corporates to easily buy renewable energy in a typical e-commerce experience. Mojo Power, an...

Power Ledger Integrates Blockchain-Based Energy Auditing in Solar Power Asset

January 13, 2020 by Cointelegraph

Australia-based blockchain energy firm Power Ledger has purchased a 250 kilowatt (kW) photovoltaic system that will utilize a blockchain-based data management and settlement system. Per a press...

South-East Asian Energy Market Could Prove Fruitful for Power Ledger

September 30, 2019 by Coinspace

Power Ledger, an energy tech company from Australia, is looking to expand its global footprint in the South East Asian region. It is banking on the region’s growing...

Legislators look to add real estate, banking to blockchain laws

September 16, 2019 by Jackson Hole News & Guide

A state task force will meet Thursday and Friday in Laramie to discuss legislation that could shape Wyoming’s landmark blockchain laws. If enacted, the laws under consideration...

How blockchain technology could potentially electrify the energy industry

September 10, 2019 by The New Economy

Blockchain technology has the potential to produce new innovations in the energy industry, such as peer-to-peer electricity trading. However, at this stage it is unclear if the technology will...

Power Ledger trials blockchain energy trading in rural Australia

September 10, 2019 by Ledger Insights

On Monday Australian blockchain firm Power Ledger launched a trial of its blockchain-based power management technology in rural areas of Western Australia (WA). The project will allow commercial buildings...

US Energy Department Funds Trial of Factom Blockchain to Secure Power Grid

September 5, 2019 by CoinDesk

Factom, one of the earliest companies to pitch blockchains to enterprises, is participating in a U.S. government-funded trial of the technology to protect the national power grid. Announced Thursday,...

Pay Crypto to Those Removing CO2 From Atmosphere, German Party Says

September 4, 2019 by Cointelegraph

Germany’s Free Democratic Party (FDP) wants to pay cryptocurrency to anyone who removes carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gases from the atmosphere. Get paid to fight climate change...

Blockchain and Clean Technology

August 28, 2019 by AZoCleantech

Probably best known as the driving force behind cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, blockchain is being touted as an emerging force that could disrupt a broad range of industries....