The penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and synergy among different responsible parties in energy systems have increased in recent years. As a result, an energy system's physical structure becomes more distributed, requiring multiple interest parties to work and coordinate with one another. And this drives the requirements for transactive energy and blockchain approaches to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). In a transactive energy system, price, value, and market signals are used to coordinate a large number of DERs. Blockchain provides the way for open, accessible, and trusted transactive energy systems with increased automation, security, and privacy.
This research topic aims to solicit innovative research on transactive energy and blockchain approaches to address the challenges and opportunities arising from an increasing number of DERs. The scope of the research includes technologies (e.g., blockchain, consensus mechanisms, distributed optimization, machine learning), markets (e.g., transactive energy, P2P trading mechanisms, pricing schemes), and applications (e.g., blockchain platforms or prosumer-centric markets).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
– Transactive energy and peer-to-peer approaches to integrate DERs.
– Blockchain consensus mechanisms to support transactive energy and DER optimization.
– Distributed optimization methods to support dispatch and trading for distributed energy resources.
– Privacy preservation and security of energy trading networks.
– Design of scalable blockchain platforms and protocols for integrating DERs.
– Design of smart contracts-based auction mechanisms for energy trading.
– Data analytics and multi-agent theory for the management of prosumer centric energy systems.
– Reviews for transactive energy and blockchain approaches and pilot projects in smart grids.
The penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs) and synergy among different responsible parties in energy systems have increased in recent years. As a result, an energy system's physical structure becomes more distributed, requiring multiple interest parties to work and coordinate with one another. And this drives the requirements for transactive energy and blockchain approaches to integrate Distributed Energy Resources (DERs). In a transactive energy system, price, value, and market signals are used to coordinate a large number of DERs. Blockchain provides the way for open, accessible, and trusted transactive energy systems with increased automation, security, and privacy.
This research topic aims to solicit innovative research on transactive energy and blockchain approaches to address the challenges and opportunities arising from an increasing number of DERs. The scope of the research includes technologies (e.g., blockchain, consensus mechanisms, distributed optimization, machine learning), markets (e.g., transactive energy, P2P trading mechanisms, pricing schemes), and applications (e.g., blockchain platforms or prosumer-centric markets).
Topics of interest include, but are not limited to:
– Transactive energy and peer-to-peer approaches to integrate DERs.
– Blockchain consensus mechanisms to support transactive energy and DER optimization.
– Distributed optimization methods to support dispatch and trading for distributed energy resources.
– Privacy preservation and security of energy trading networks.
– Design of scalable blockchain platforms and protocols for integrating DERs.
– Design of smart contracts-based auction mechanisms for energy trading.
– Data analytics and multi-agent theory for the management of prosumer centric energy systems.
– Reviews for transactive energy and blockchain approaches and pilot projects in smart grids.