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Passionate about solutions that empower citizens in their fight for energy democracy. She will be curating an online discussion about the current energy transition, covering news on smart grid developments, new regulatory solutions supportive of citizen-owned renewable energy and much more.
Trying to predict the future of technological developments in the energy sector often feels like reading tea leaves. Everyone knows that the system is changing, but no one has a clue where all these changes will lead us.
Trying to predict the future of blockchain in energy—a technology currently topping the “hype charts” —is especially challenging.
Which is why this article caught my attention. The author presents four predictions for blockchain in energy in 2018, utility investments in blockchain technology, future potential for utility pilot projects, wholesale trading and other business models that are forming around it.
It is hard to say which of these predictions will prove right, but one thing is certain: blockchain might be a massive hype now, but it's also here to stay.