The Quality Control System of Green Composite Wind Turbine Blade Supply Chain Based on Blockchain Technology

Hang Yu, Senlai Zhu and Jie Yang
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Hang Yu: School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Se Yuan Road #9, Nantong 226019, China
Senlai Zhu: School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Se Yuan Road #9, Nantong 226019, China
Jie Yang: School of Transportation and Civil Engineering, Nantong University, Se Yuan Road #9, Nantong 226019, China

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 15, 1-18

Abstract: Nowadays, blockchain technology is expected to promote the quality control of traditional industry due to its traceability, transparency and non-tampering characteristics. Although blockchain could offer the traditional industry new energy, there are still some predictable difficulties in the early stage of its application, such as the structure of the blockchain-based system, the role of regulators in the system and high transaction fee by block packing. In this paper, we establish a pioneering quality control system for the green composite wind turbine blade supply chain based on blockchain technology. Firstly, the framework of this system is proposed to ensure that the quality of the product could not only be examined and verified by regulator, but also be monitored by other related nodes. Next, we develop a new way to store the data by hash fingerprint and the cost of transaction fees is significantly reduced in the case of a large amount of data. Then, the information on-chain method is developed to realize the data traceability of each node. At last, the tests of this system are carried out to prove its validity, the satisfactory results are obtained and information supervision and sharing role of the regulators are discussed.

Keywords: blockchain; green composite; wind turbine blade; quality control; supply chain (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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