Emergence of blockchain-technology application in peer-to-peer electrical-energy trading: a review

作     者：Manish Kumar Thukral 

作者机构：Manipal University JaipurElectrical Engineering DepartmentJaipurIndia 

出 版 物：《Clean Energy》 (清洁能源（英文）)

年 卷 期：2021年第5卷第1期

页      面：104-123页

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学科分类：080802[工学-电力系统及其自动化] 0808[工学-电气工程] 08[工学] 

主　　题：blockchain consensus algorithms microgrid peer-to-peer energy trading distributed energy resources electric-vehicle charging 

摘      要：Renewable-energy resources require overwhelming adoption by the common masses for safeguarding the environment from *** this context,the prosumer is an important emerging concept.A prosumer in simple terms is the one who consumes as well as produces electricity and sells it either to the grid or to a *** the present scenario,peer-to-peer(P2P)energy trading is gaining momentum as a new vista of research that is viewed as a possible way for prosumers to sell energy to *** P2P energy trading is the only method of making renewable-energy sources popular among the common *** making P2P energy trading successful,blockchain technology is sparking considerable interest among *** with smart contracts,a blockchain provides secure tamper-proof records of transactions that are recorded in distributed ledgers that are *** paper explores,using a thorough review of recently published research work,how the existing power sector is reshaping in the direction of P2P energy trading with the application of blockchain *** challenges that are being faced by researchers in the implementation of blockchain technology in the energy sector are ***,this paper presents different start-ups that have emerged in the energy-sector domain that are using blockchain *** give insight into the application of blockchain technology in the energy sector,a case of the application of blockchain technology in P2P trading in electrical-vehicle charging is *** the end,some possible areas of research in the application of blockchain technology in the energy sector are discussed.