Fig. 1 P2P Energy Trading Using Blockchain Technology to Search for Optimally Paired Orders (IMAGE)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Fig. 1 P2P Energy Trading Using Blockchain Technology to Search for Optimally Paired Orders

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A research team of Tokyo Institute of Technology, in collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric Corporation, has developed a new technology an original blockchain technology that can optimize peer-to-peer (P2P) energy trading. The technology is expected to contribute to more effective use of surplus electricity from renewable energy by creating trading environments that flexibly respond to shared trading needs, particularly to maximize the amount of surplus electricity available in the market at any given time.

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Symposium on Cryptography and Information Security

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