first_pageDownload PDFsettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Blockchain Technology for Monitoring Energy Production for Reliable and Secure Big Data by Marco Gerardi 1,*ORCID,Francesca Fallucchi 1,2ORCID andFabio Orecchini 1 1 Department of Engineering Science, Guglielmo Marconi University, 00193 Rome, Italy 2 Leibniz Institute for Educational Media, Georg Eckert Institute, 38118 Brunswick, Germany * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronics 2023, 12(22), 4660; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12224660 Submission received: 30 September 2023 / Revised: 9 November 2023 / Accepted: 10 November 2023 / Published: 15 November 2023 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Big Data and Blockchain Technologies: Explorations, Solutions and Applications) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract The growing adoption of renewable energy sources and the need for more efficient and secure energy grids are revolutionizing the energy sector. Electricity monitoring becomes an issue of utmost importance, as current traditional energy meters have several problems in terms of lack of transparency, very high operational costs, and the possibility of being easily tampered with. This paper proposes a new system for electricity production metering that leverages blockchain and IoT for decentralized and secure data recording while protecting user privacy and reducing operational costs. The architecture results in improvements over the traditional energy meter. The system also contributes to the generation of big data that is reliable, traceable, error-proof, and highly resistant to cyber attacks. The architectural project outputs are a smart energy meter, a smart contract on the Ethereum blockchain, and a decentralized application to manage the information recording. The experimental prototype outcomes confirm the use of these new technologies to improve energy metering, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and traceability, with reduced costs and increased user privacy.
Blockchain Technology for Monitoring Energy Production for Reliable and Secure Big Data
Fallucchi F;Orecchini F
2023-01-01
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first_pageDownload PDFsettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Blockchain Technology for Monitoring Energy Production for Reliable and Secure Big Data by Marco Gerardi 1,*ORCID,Francesca Fallucchi 1,2ORCID andFabio Orecchini 1 1 Department of Engineering Science, Guglielmo Marconi University, 00193 Rome, Italy 2 Leibniz Institute for Educational Media, Georg Eckert Institute, 38118 Brunswick, Germany * Author to whom correspondence should be addressed. Electronics 2023, 12(22), 4660; https://doi.org/10.3390/electronics12224660 Submission received: 30 September 2023 / Revised: 9 November 2023 / Accepted: 10 November 2023 / Published: 15 November 2023 (This article belongs to the Special Issue Big Data and Blockchain Technologies: Explorations, Solutions and Applications) Downloadkeyboard_arrow_down Browse Figures Versions Notes Abstract The growing adoption of renewable energy sources and the need for more efficient and secure energy grids are revolutionizing the energy sector. Electricity monitoring becomes an issue of utmost importance, as current traditional energy meters have several problems in terms of lack of transparency, very high operational costs, and the possibility of being easily tampered with. This paper proposes a new system for electricity production metering that leverages blockchain and IoT for decentralized and secure data recording while protecting user privacy and reducing operational costs. The architecture results in improvements over the traditional energy meter. The system also contributes to the generation of big data that is reliable, traceable, error-proof, and highly resistant to cyber attacks. The architectural project outputs are a smart energy meter, a smart contract on the Ethereum blockchain, and a decentralized application to manage the information recording. The experimental prototype outcomes confirm the use of these new technologies to improve energy metering, enhancing efficiency, transparency, and traceability, with reduced costs and increased user privacy.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
