PolkEM: A Mediator-based Cross-Chain Energy Trading Platform with Accompanying Testing Environment
Translated title
PolkEM
Term
4. term
Education
Publication year
2023
Submitted on
2023-06-08
Pages
109
Abstract
The energy sector has received increased attention recently due to the introduction of carbon-neutral sources, conflicts in Europe involving the largest fossil fuel exporters, and concerns regarding potential attacks on critical infrastructure. In this project, I propose a decentralised energy trading platform that supports distributed generators and focuses on prosumer inclusion. I use the Polkadot relay chain and a distributed mediator to facilitate trading between heterogeneous micro grids. In addition to the platform, I propose and implement a Kubernetes-based testing environment for conducting tests of future micro grid implementations. I experiment with the testing environment, proving its applicability and providing arguments for the platform’s viability. I conclude that the future outlooks for the platform are promising and that the testing environment is usable for conducting complex tests of future micro grid implementations.
Keywords
blockchain ; micro grid ; relay chain ; Kubernetes ; Helm ; Polkadot ; smart grid ; decentralisation ; energy ; trading ; Substrate
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