Blockchain technology in the chemical industry: Machine-to-machine electricity market

Applied Energy

Volumn 195, Issue , 2017, Pages 234-246

  Sikorski, Janusz J ^a   Haughton, Joy ^a   Kraft, Markus ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b Nanyang Technological University   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Blockchain technology; Chemical industry; Electricity market; Machine to machine communications

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATION; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ELECTRIC INDUSTRY; INDUSTRY 4.0; MACHINE-TO-MACHINE COMMUNICATION; POWER MARKETS;

ELECTRICITY CONSUMERS; ELECTRICITY PRODUCERS; INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTIONS; MACHINE TO MACHINES; MACHINE-TO-MACHINE (M2M); PROCESS FLOW-SHEET; PROOF OF CONCEPT; RESEARCH AND APPLICATION;

BLOCKCHAIN;

CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; COMMUNICATION NETWORK; DATABASE; ENERGY MARKET; FUTURE PROSPECT; INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY; MACHINERY;

POLYGALA INCARNATA;

EID: 85015700654     PISSN: 03062619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2017.03.039     Document Type: Article

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