AUTHOR=Xue Jizheng , Xu YouRui , Yang Yun 

TITLE=Power enterprises-oriented carbon footprint verification system using edge computing and blockchain

JOURNAL=Frontiers in Energy Research

VOLUME=Volume 10 - 2022

YEAR=2023

URL=https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/energy-research/articles/10.3389/fenrg.2022.989221

DOI=10.3389/fenrg.2022.989221

ISSN=2296-598X

ABSTRACT=The purpose is to study the carbon footprint verification system of power enterprises, promote the development of low-carbon economy in the power industry, and improve the resource utilization rate in the process of energy conservation and emission reduction in the power industry. The carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions of power enterprises is explored based on the carbon footprint. First, edge computing is adopted to calculate the direct CO2 emissions of China's power industry from 2005 to 2020 based on energy input, and analyzes the direct carbon dioxide emissions and the changing trend. On this basis, blockchain technology is employed to quantitatively analyze the indirect carbon dioxide emissions of energy consumption of power enterprises. A comprehensive analysis is made on the change trend and circulation of the total carbon footprint of power enterprises based on the direct and indirect emissions of carbon dioxide. The data show that the proportion of direct carbon dioxide emissions in the total carbon footprint is gradually decreasing, while the proportion of indirect carbon dioxide emissions in the total carbon footprint is gradually increasing. The results show that the power industry should increase the proportion of clean power in the power industry, control the growth of total carbon dioxide emissions from the source, and focus on improving the utilization rate of energy, to optimize the carbon footprint verification of power enterprises.