Blockchain for power systems: Current trends and future applications

RENEWABLE & SUSTAINABLE ENERGY REVIEWS

卷:119

Review

Di Silvestre, Maria Luisa¹  Gallo, Pierluigi¹  Guerrero, Josep M.²  Musca, Rossano¹  Sanseverino, Eleonora Riva¹  Sciume, Giuseppe¹  Vasquez, Juan C.²  Zizzo, Gaetano¹ 

[1] Univ Palermo, Palermo, Italy

[2] Aalborg Univ, Aalborg, Denmark

关键词: Peer-to-peer;    Energy blockchain;    Energy market;    Supply chain management;    Aggregation;    Decentralized control;    Decentralized management;    Review;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.rser.2019.109585

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

Today, the blockchain is synonymous of technological innovation, being recognized among the 10 top strategy technologies in 2018 by the consulting company Gartner, it is more and more adopted in different sectors. However, the initial enthusiasm around this technology is going beyond the peak of inflated expectations, towards more stable applications in money transactions, cryptocurrencies and Digital Commodity Exchanges. Essentially, misguided efforts, the overuse of blockchain, and the Bitcoin's price drop have been the main reasons for this decay in expectations. Nevertheless, the exploitation of the blockchain technology in the power systems area appears largely underexplored, furthermore, the relation to the physical asset makes the blockchain application more complex but also more reliable and related to measurable benefits. The most common applications in the power systems area relate to the energy market. When the blockchain technology is indeed applied to the energy field, the term energy blockchain is used. This article aims to propose a wide perspective about the application of the blockchain technology in the power systems area, clarifying some technical aspects concerning this promising technology, the features and applications developed so far, while focusing on the future of innovative applications in the electrical energy sector.

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