Authors: Jiabin Bao, Debiao He, Min Luo, Kim-Kwang Raymond Choo
Title: A Survey of Blockchain Applications in the Energy Sector
Journal: IEEE Systems Journal
Abstract: As our fossil fuel reserves are rapidly depleting, there has been an increased focus to explore the utility of renewable energy (e.g. solar energy and wind energy) in replacing fossil fuel. One resulting trend is the energy market gradually shifting towards a distributed market, where renewable energy can be traded. Consequently, a number of blockchain-based solutions for the (distributed) energy sector has been designed. The interest in blockchain is also due to blockchain's underpinning characteristics such as anonymity, decentralized, and transparency. Therefore, in this paper, we perform a comprehensive review of how blockchain technology has been, and can be, deployed in energy applications, ranging from energy management to peer-to-peer trading to electric vehicle-related applications to carbon emissions trading, and others. We also study the existing architectures and solutions, and existing and emerging security and privacy challenges, as well as exploring other potential applications of blockchain in the energy sector.

 

摘要：随着化石燃料储量的迅速消耗，人们越来越关注可再生能源(如太阳能和风能)在替代化石燃料方面的效用。由此产生的一个趋势是，能源市场逐渐向分布式转变，可再生能源能够在分布式能源市场中交易。因此，人们设计了一些基于区块链的应用于(分布式)能源领域的解决方案。人们对区块链的兴趣还源于区块链的基础特性，如匿名性、分布式和透明性等。因此，在本文中，我们全面回顾了区块链技术在能源领域的应用，包括能源管理、点对点交易、电动汽车相关应用、碳排放交易等。我们还研究了一些现有的架构和解决方案，以及现有的和正在出现的安全和隐私挑战，并探究了区块链在能源领域的其他潜在应用。