Community Energy Groups: Can They Shield Consumers from the Risks of Using Blockchain for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading?

Peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading is emerging as a new mechanism for settling the exchange of energy between renewable energy generators and consumers. P2P provides a mechanism for local balancing when it is facilitated through distributed ledgers (‘blockchains’). Energy communities across Europe ha...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alexandra Schneiders, David Shipworth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-06-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/12/3569