The emergence of blockchain technology in 2008 significantly revolutionised the payment system in the financial sector. And as time went by, more and more industries began to realise that they too could reap the benefits of this technology. One of these industries, was energy.
Topics: CleanTech, Blockchain, Tech, Digitization, Energy, P2P energy trading
It is evident that today’s consumers, in any sector, have little or nothing in common with the consumers of twenty or twenty-five years ago.
Topics: Renewbales, CleanTech, Blockchain, Tech, SunContract, Digitization, Energy, P2P energy trading, Solar, Sustainable Development, Consumer Behaviour
Technology has radically changed almost every major industry as consumers take control and turn the world into a sharing economy. Airbnb has allowed homeowners to compete against major hotel chains; online booking sites like Expedia have eliminated the need for travel agents; Uber has turned the taxi industry on its head. In each case, existing companies in the space have had to adapt their business models or face extinction.
Topics: Renewbales, CleanTech, Blockchain, Tech, SunContract, Digitization, Energy, P2P energy trading, Solar, Sustainable Development, Sustainable Development Impact Summit
Traditionally, power systems have been supplied by large fossil fuel generation plants, with most people participating as passive consumers of electricity. But today, power systems are undergoing a fundamental transition, brought about by the rapid adoption of electric vehicles, roof-top solar, home batteries and other distributed energy resources.
Topics: Renewables, Blockchain, Crypto, Tech, SunContract, Digitization, Energy, P2P energy trading
Currently, almost 80% of the world energy is still provided by fossil fuels while energy demand is increasing in all regions of the world. In the face of climate change, environmental destruction and the rising cost of fossil resources, societies are driven to adapt and achieve sustainability. Renewable sources along with high energy efficiency are a compelling alternative.
Topics: Renewables, Blockchain, Crypto, Tech, SunContract, Digitization, Energy, P2P energy trading
The energy industry has undergone significant changes in recent years, and with these changes, it’s inevitable that there will also be some challenges. For example, the combination of more renewable energy resources, more distributed generation, and an aging grid means that the industry needs to evolve and roll out more complex distribution systems than there currently exist.
Topics: Blog, Blockchain, Crypto, Tech, SunContract, Finance, Digitization, Energy
For the longest time, society has relied entirely on big intermediaries such as banks, energy retailers and governments to establish trust in our economy. We depended on these intermediaries to perform all the business and transaction logic - from authentication, to identification of people, through to clearing and settling of records.
Topics: Blog, Blockchain, Crypto, Tech, SunContract, Finance
If you're dealing in cryptocurrencies, one of the terms you're going to hear quite often is "capitalisation" or "market cap". In today's blog post, we'll give you an easy explanation of what market cap means, and hopefully you can understand, after today, why it matters.
Topics: Blog, Blockchain, Crypto, Tech, SunContract, Tokenomics, Investment
By now, we must all know that SunContract's SNC token is an ERC20 token... But do you know what it means to be of ERC20 standard? If not, don't worry, you'll soon be well informed!
Topics: Blog, Blockchain, Crypto, Startups, Tech, Ethereum, SunContract
Electric power systems around the world are rapidly changing. For over a century, these systems have relied largely on centralized, fossil fuel plants to generate electricity to end users. Utilities had a straightforward objective: to provide electricity with high reliability.
Topics: Blog, CleanTech, P2PEnergy, Renewables, Solar Panels, Self Efficiency, Sustainability, Blockchain
