23/5/2018: Enabling the Energy Transition with Blockchain

A new survey highlights shifting priorities in the energy sector with an accelerating transition towards digitailisation, decentralisation and decarbonisation. On a global scale, innovative technologies such as electric storage, renewable energies and market design are impacting top action priorities for energy leaders globally in 2018.

Blockchain technology is ranked high in impact and uncertainty within every region identified in the survey of more than 1,200 energy leaders in 95 countries. This is in addition to a survey issued to more than 100 innovators earlier in the year, launched at the 2018 Start-up Transition Energy Award in Berlin,16 April.

In its ninth year, The World Energy Issues Monitor 2018: ‘Perspectives on the Grand Energy Transition’ published by the World Energy Council, through an analysis of critical issues affecting the energy system, provides nine global, six regional and 38 national issues maps, as well as an interactive online tool produced in collaboration with Arup.

Dr Christoph Frei, Secretary General of the Council said: “Our Issues Monitor is key to the Council’s    transition toolkit, providing unique global, national and regional perspectives into issues central to the energy transition. It provides a snapshot of the current priorities, keeping energy leaders awake at night and busy at work. We are seeing an important shift in policy and strategy priorities: innovative transport, decentralisation and digitalisation have continued to trend upwards, while centralised technologies such as coal and CCS continue to decline as priorities for energy leaders.”

The interactive toolkit will be launched in Copenhagen at the 9th Clean Energy Ministerial on 23 May followed by further presentations at regional events being held.

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