Decentralized organization of future energy systems based on the combination of blockchains and the cellular concept

Project Description

The goal of the project is to develop an energy IT system in a decentralized and locally autonomous manner, which is able to integrate a scalable number of actors. By means of decentralization of system responsibility a stable energy system shall be empowered based on renewable energies and storages. 

The solution approach is based on the combination of blockchain technology and the cellular concept. The smart IT infrastructure can be used to stabilize the electricity system on all levels e.g. by variable prices. Furthermore, virtual inertia, which can replace the decreasing number of rotating masses in the system, can be generated and congestion management can be automated by fostering a local balance between demand and supply.

Project Period

2018-01-01 – 2019-03-31

Project Members

Jonas Schlund, Reinhard German

Sponsored by

Bayerisches Staatsministerium für Bildung und Kultus, Wissenschaft und Kunst (ab 10/2013)

Related Publications

• Schlund J., Ammon L., German R.:
  ETHome: Open-source Blockchain Based Energy Community Controller
  Ninth ACM International Conference on Future Energy Systems (ACM e-Energy) (Karlsruhe, Germany, 2018-06-12 - 2018-06-15)
  In: Proceedings of the Ninth International Conference on Future Energy Systems, New York, NY, USA: 2018
  DOI: 10.1145/3208903.3208929
  URL: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/3208903.3208929
  BibTeX: Download
• Schlund J.:
  Blockchain-based orchestration of distributed assets in electrical power systems
  In: Energy Informatics 1 (2018), p. 39
  ISSN: 2520-8942
  DOI: 10.1186/s42162-018-0054-y
  BibTeX: Download
• Schlund J., German R.:
  A distributed ledger based platform for community-driven flexibility provision
  In: Energy Informatics 2 (2019), p. 1-20
  ISSN: 2520-8942
  DOI: 10.1186/s42162-019-0068-0
  BibTeX: Download

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