A new report from Navigant Research states that 236vendors, 254 projects and nearly $700m in cumulative funding has been investedinto energy blockchain development since 2015 across five global regions.
Johnathon de Villier, research analyst with NavigantResearch, said: “Key findings from our analysis highlight the shift in focusaway from transactive energy (TE) and peer-to-peer electricity trading towardpragmatic use cases with shorter maturity horizons and proven business models. Inparticular, recent project deployments have focused on renewable energycertificates and guarantees of origin.”
According to the report, recent market developmentsare driven in part by market barriers to TE deployment despite continuedinterest from both vendors and potential customers. The shift in focus away fromTE is likely also influenced by changes in funding patterns for blockchainvendors. More importantly, traditional capital investments from public andprivate sources account for the majority of energy blockchain funding.
Navigant Research’s October report had estimatedglobal energy blockchain applications wouldgenerate $19bn in cumulative revenue over the next decade at a CAGR of66.9% during that time. The report said that Europe and North America would beleading the market, which will be followed by 83.3% growth in the APAC regionin 2027.
Earlier this month, Volvo joined the Responsible Sourcing Blockchain Network (RSBN), which announced that its digital supply chain for cobalt has moved the pilot phase and is progressing toward use in live production computing environments starting in spring 2020. It will also be the first company in the consortium to fully apply the RSBN solution in its LG Chem supply chain beginning in spring 2020.
