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Industrial Blockchain Platforms: An Exercise in Use Case Development in the Energy Industry

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  • Mattila, Juri
  • Seppälä, Timo
  • Naucler, Catarina
  • Stahl, Riitta
  • Tikkanen, Marianne
  • Bådenlid, Alexandra
  • Seppälä, Jane

Abstract

To encourage public discourse on blockchain use case development, this paper provides a pragmatic view on how to develop and to describe blockchain use cases. We approach the issue by developing a tentative use case for autonomous machine-to-machine transactions of electricity in a housing society environment through an iterative process with stakeholders in the energy industry. We proceed by evaluating the outlined concept and its technical specifications against six criteria for a sensible blockchain use case, as identified by blockchain industry specialists. Finally, we conclude with observations and discussion on the use case development process, and its future steps.

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  • Mattila, Juri & Seppälä, Timo & Naucler, Catarina & Stahl, Riitta & Tikkanen, Marianne & Bådenlid, Alexandra & Seppälä, Jane, 2016. "Industrial Blockchain Platforms: An Exercise in Use Case Development in the Energy Industry," ETLA Working Papers 43, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy.
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    1. Mattila, Juri, . "Blockchain Systems as Multi-sided Platforms," ETLA A, The Research Institute of the Finnish Economy, number 51, June.
    2. Shengnan Zhao & Beibei Wang & Yachao Li & Yang Li, 2018. "Integrated Energy Transaction Mechanisms Based on Blockchain Technology," Energies, MDPI, vol. 11(9), pages 1-19, September.
    3. Joao C. Ferreira & Catarina Ferreira da Silva & Jose P. Martins, 2021. "Roaming Service for Electric Vehicle Charging Using Blockchain-Based Digital Identity," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(6), pages 1-23, March.
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    6. Annegret Henninger & Atefeh Mashatan, 2022. "Distributed Renewable Energy Management: A Gap Analysis and Proposed Blockchain-Based Architecture," JRFM, MDPI, vol. 15(5), pages 1-25, April.

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