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DigiBlocks: DLT for Smart Energy Communities
Jan 2019 - Mar 2021
SEAI-funded research project developing blockchain/DLT-based digital infrastructure for smart energy communities and district-scale energy management, enabling trusted, transparent and decentralised coordination of energy transactions across multiple stakeholders.
Problem Statement
- Smart energy communities needed a shared system of record across independent actors.
- Existing platforms had limited transparency for transaction and certification workflows.
- DApp adoption required a stable, domain-aligned platform foundation.
What I Led
- Contributed to platform design for consolidating energy transactions from multiple stakeholders.
- Implemented DApps for energy certification generation and KPI calculations.
- Validated decentralized workflow patterns for community-level energy coordination.
Deliverables
- Multi-stakeholder transaction consolidation layer
- Energy certification and KPI DApps
- Domain-specific design patterns for smart community operations
Tech Stack
DLTSmart ContractsEnergy DataDApps
Industry Relevance
Supports practical pathways for energy community operators to improve transparency, coordination, and trust in distributed energy workflows.
Funding
- Programme
- SEAI Research, Development & Demonstration Funding Programme 2018
- Funder
- Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI)
- Grant number
- 18/RDD/262
- Recipient
- Nimbus Research Centre, Cork Institute of Technology (now Munster Technological University)
- Duration
- 26 months