Trading solar energy within the neighborhood: field implementation of a blockchain-based electricity market
Journal
Energy Informatics
ISSN-Digital
2520-8942
Type
journal article
Date Issued
2019-09-27
Author(s)
Wörner, Anselma
;
;
Ableitner, Liliane
;
;
Schopfer, Sandro
;
Tiefenbeck, Verena
Abstract (De)
Due to environmental and resiliency benefits, distributed energy resources (DER) are a potential solution for meeting future electricity demand, but their integration into centralized power markets on the large scale is challenging. Many practitioners argue that blockchain technology can create new market structures for DER like local peer-to-peer energy markets which foster renewable generation. To get an understanding of the status quo of the research on blockchain-based energy exchange, we conducted a systematic literature review on the existing academic articles and industry projects. This article describes the design and technical specifications of the first real blockchain-based electricity market in Switzerland derived from this literature review and outlines the implementation of this market in the real world. The findings provide valuable guidelines for the integration of DER into future sustainable energy markets.
Language
English
HSG Classification
contribution to scientific community
HSG Profile Area
None
Refereed
Yes
Volume
2
Number
1
Start page
Article number: 11
Pages
12
Subject(s)
Eprints ID
259816
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