Energy Efficiency of Blockchain and Distributed Ledger Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Blockchain technologies (BCT) and distributed ledger technologies (DLT) have revolutionized the digital world in various application domains, such as in energy systems. As emergent and disruptive technologies, BCT and DLT bring uncertainties, which need to be analyzed and ascertained by facts and real-world implementations. Society and industry energy demand in an era of climate change requires energy resilient strategies. This Special Issue focuses on the energy efficiency of BCT and DLT; it calls for innovative scientific research on energy systems enabled by BCT and DLT. Preferable topics include but are not limited to:

• Sustainable blockchain-based energy business models;
• Social sustainability permitted by BCT and DLT energy systems;
• Energy-efficient BCT and DLT markets;
• Microgrid energy-efficient BCT and DLT systems;
• Energy sovereignty empowered by BCT and DLT systems;
• Electricity trading using BCT and DLT networks;
• Efficient smart contracts implementing electricity trading;
• BCT and DLT customer-centric electricity systems;
• Cost and scale economics facilitated by BCT and DLT energy systems;
• Risk in BCT and DLT enabled energy systems;
• Management of energy relying on BCT and DLT;
• Fiction versus reality in energy cost of BCT and DLT systems;
• Analysis of BCT and DLT energy consumption;
• Scalability of BCT and DLT energy systems;
• Interoperability of BCT and DLT energy systems;
• Impact analysis of BCT and DLT energy systems.

This Special Issue addresses researchers, advanced students, technical consultants, and decision-makers in energy industries and public policies. We expect to publish a comprehensive overview and in-depth technical research papers addressing recent progress in BCT and DLT energy systems. Studies of advanced techniques and methods in BCT and DLT energy systems are also welcome. Research involving experimental, recent developments, and the current state of the art and emerging trends in this field are highly encouraged.

Dr. Catarina Ferreira da Silva
Guest Editor

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• Blockchain energy sustainability
• Blockchain energy markets
• Distributed ledger technologies energy systems
• Blockchain microgrid energy
• Energy-efficient smart contracts