Reliability and Performance Verification of a Blockchain-Based Direct Power Trading Platform

Energy transition has become a global trend, with renewable energy being actively developed as a key strategy for achieving carbon neutrality.As interest in renewable energy grows, innovative technologies are emerging in the electric power industry.Small-scale distributed power-generation companies are gaining traction to increase the share of renewable energy.Even when small-scale power generation companies generate electricity, selling it remains a challenge.In this study, we developed a blockchain-based power-trading platform to support small-scale solar power generation companies.The platform was tested through simulations, confirming its reliability and performance.This blockchain-based power-trading platform is expected to play an important role in promoting the decentralization of the power market and energy transition through neighbor-to-neighbor transactions among energy prosumers.