Advances in Blockchain Technologies for Energy Systems

Dear Colleagues,

Driven by the development of information and communication technology, an information layer is now added to the conventional electricity transmission and distribution network for data collection, storage, and analysis with the help of extensive smart meter and sensor installation. This is generating an enormous amount of data, enabling autonomous monitoring and innovative management of energy systems. The data may raise security concerns to the whole system and users (single point of failure, data privacy, security, robustness, etc.). A blockchain is a secured, shared, and distributed ledger that facilitates the process of recording and tracking resources without the need of a centralized trusted authority. The technology is scalable and robust, and all participant nodes provide resources fairly, which alleviates many-to-one traffic flow bottlenecks. This technique decreases traffic delays and prevents errors due to a single point of failure. As a result, blockchains help to reduce system risks, mitigate financial fraud, and cut down operational cost for energy systems.

This Special Issue seeks original unpublished papers focusing on theoretical analysis, emerging applications, novel system architecture construction and design, experimental studies, and social impacts of blockchain for energy systems. Both review/survey papers and technical papers are encouraged. Topic areas include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Blockchain-based security, privacy, and trust for energy systems;
• Blockchain architectures, protocols, and algorithms for energy systems;
• Blockchain theories and algorithms for energy systems;
• Network and computing optimization in blockchains for energy systems;
• Blockchain-enabled energy systems techniques;
• New scalable blockchain platforms for energy systems;
• Lightweight blockchain designs for energy systems;
• Blockchain standardization for energy systems;
• Blockchain tools, simulators, and test-bed for energy systems;
• Distributed ledger technologies for energy systems;
• The improved smart contracts for energy systems;
• Design, development, and application of blockchain technology in energy systems.

Asst. Prof. Keping Yu
Prof. Dr. Tarik Taleb
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Energies is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2600 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

• blockchain
• energy systems
• Internet of things
• security
• privacy