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Is Blockchain the Right Tool to Fix a Broken Competitive Retail Electricity Market?

Competitive electricity retail is a mess. Blockchain companies must take this reality into account when offering new transactive energy services.

by Scott Clavenna | May 7, 2018

05.07.18 Blockchain 0

The Sun Exchange acts as a crowdfunding platform for solar projects in developing countries.

The Sun Exchange Uses Blockchain for Solar Project Insurance

The developer aims to set up a solar project insurance fund using tokens.

by Jason Deign

04.27.18 Blockchain 11

Will IOT Group's plan to open a coal plant for blockchain mining work?

A Firm Wants to Reopen One of Australia’s Dirtiest Coal Plants for Blockchain Mining

A penny stock firm proposes a “Blockchain Valley”—at one of Australia’s worst-performing coal power plants.

by Jason Deign

04.26.18 Grid Edge 2

Meet the Top Companies Changing the Face of the Electric Grid in 2018

The 2018 Grid Edge Innovation Awards: Our top picks for the projects, companies and partnerships breaking new ground on the grid edge.

by Jeff St. John

04.23.18 Blockchain 11

A proof-of-authority consensus validation process could significantly reduce energy use.

Energy Web Foundation Has a Fix for Blockchain’s Biggest Problem

The organization shows how blockchains can function without using so much energy.

by Jason Deign

04.13.18 Blockchain 15

A new joint venture plans to add transparency to the cobalt supply chain.

Your Battery Has a Human Cost. Can Blockchain Fix That?

“If you knew that telephone was contributing to the death of children, would you buy it?”

by Emma Foehringer Merchant

04.12.18 Commercial & Industrial Energy 6

Direct Energy and LO3 Energy are deploying one of the first real-world uses for blockchain in energy markets.

Direct Energy Uses LO3’s Blockchain to Offer ‘Micro Energy Hedging’ to Commercial Customers

Blockchain-enabled metering and trading could allow C&I customers to hedge critical power needs in a much more granular way.

by Jeff St. John

04.11.18 Blockchain 0

Where is this whole blockchain thing headed?

Imagining Two Futures for Energy Blockchain

On this week’s Interchange podcast: possible pathways for blockchain in electricity.

by Stephen Lacey

Energy-blockchain companies face critical choices when looking to build their platform.

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Does the Energy Industry Need Its Own Blockchain?

In a race to bring solutions to market, energy blockchain firms choose between building on top of public blockchains or building their own.

by Scott Clavenna | April 10, 2018

04.09.18 Blockchain 5

Battery Storage Comes to the Blockchain

Storage makes NEMoGrid one of the most complete blockchain pilots to date.

by Jason Deign

04.03.18 Blockchain 2

How Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading on the Blockchain Might Work

On this week’s Interchange podcast: We explore possible applications for peer-to-peer trading. Plus, a conversation with three blockchain startups.

by Stephen Lacey

Former EPA Head Says Clean Energy Is Still Winning in the Age of Trump

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Former EPA Head Says Clean Energy Is Still Winning in the Age of Trump

Another interview from The Interchange, transcription style.

by Stephen Lacey | April 2, 2018

03.28.18 Grid Edge 0

Last Chance to Submit Nominations for the 2018 Grid Edge Innovation Awards

Nominations close on April 1 for the most innovative projects shaping the electric grid.

by Nicole Wachtel

03.23.18 Wind Markets & Policy 14

For an island nation trying to diversify its energy mix, offshore wind could be just the thing.

Could Tepco’s New Strategy Spur Offshore Wind in Japan?

Investments are likely as the Japanese energy giant looks to diversify.

by Jason Deign

Blockchain brings a method of fundraising that can circumvent the traditional equity-based financing of venture capital or private equity.

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Observations on Raising Capital for Blockchain Energy Startups

Startups have been using ICOs to circumvent VC channels, but the SEC is about to make that very difficult.

by Scott Clavenna | March 21, 2018

03.12.18 Finance & VC 1

The deal would put E.ON and RWE’s combined wind assets just behind Iberdrola.

E.ON and RWE Merger to Create New European Giants in Renewables and Retail Energy

E.ON seeks to acquire Innogy’s retail and grid businesses, selling back its renewable portfolio to RWE, as part of a complex asset swap.

by Jeff St. John

03.12.18 Blockchain 2

Energy Blockchain Startups Raised $324 Million in the Last Year. Where’s the Money Going?

There are a lot of use cases for blockchain the energy sector, but transactive energy dominates.

by Stephen Lacey

03.08.18 Grid Edge 23

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by Mitalee Gupta, Elta Kolo, Colleen Metelitsa, Paulina Tarrant, Fei Wang

The live broadcast of Blockchain in Energy Forum 2018.

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Watch experts talk about bringing blockchain to the energy world. Become a GTM Squared member to get the live broadcast and video on demand!

by Nicholas Rinaldi | March 8, 2018

03.08.18 Blockchain 0

Causam: The Blockchain Firm for Blockchain Skeptics

“It’s like Visa for the electric grid.”

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Is Blockchain the Right Tool to Fix a Broken Competitive Retail Electricity Market?

The Sun Exchange Uses Blockchain for Solar Project Insurance

A Firm Wants to Reopen One of Australia’s Dirtiest Coal Plants for Blockchain Mining

Meet the Top Companies Changing the Face of the Electric Grid in 2018

Energy Web Foundation Has a Fix for Blockchain’s Biggest Problem

Your Battery Has a Human Cost. Can Blockchain Fix That?

Direct Energy Uses LO3’s Blockchain to Offer ‘Micro Energy Hedging’ to Commercial Customers

Imagining Two Futures for Energy Blockchain

Does the Energy Industry Need Its Own Blockchain?

Battery Storage Comes to the Blockchain

How Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading on the Blockchain Might Work

Former EPA Head Says Clean Energy Is Still Winning in the Age of Trump

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Could Tepco’s New Strategy Spur Offshore Wind in Japan?

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E.ON and RWE Merger to Create New European Giants in Renewables and Retail Energy

Energy Blockchain Startups Raised $324 Million in the Last Year. Where’s the Money Going?

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