Blockchain in Energy

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

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....

The U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE), Office of Science, awarded a $1.05 million grant to startup IoT company BEM Controls for a blockchain project to create the “Energy Internet”....

A report published by the U.S. Congressional Research Service has weighed in on the potential of blockchain in the energy sector. After reviewing the costs of energy-hungry blockchains like...