The Role of Blockchain and Cryptocurrency in Smart Grid: Renewable Energy Trading, System Security and Privacy Preservation

Wenlin Han ()
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Wenlin Han: California State University, Fullerton

A chapter in Handbook of Smart Energy Systems, 2023, pp 1577-1588 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The emergence of Blockchain technologies may open the world with lots of new possibilities. Will Blockchain innovate the energy sector as well? Renewable energy trading, system security, and privacy preservation are the three key challenges in Smart Grid. This book chapter will introduce these key challenges and the solutions built on blockchains and cryptocurrencies to address these challenges. After reading this chapter, readers will get to how Blockchain technologies will innovate the energy sector. Readers will also get to learn the latest Blockchain and cryptocurrency projects that aim to address the three key challenges in energy sector.

Keywords: Blockchain; Cryptocurrency; Security; Privacy; Smart Grid; Renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-97940-9_8

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