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Blockchain Energy Startup Conjoule Raises €4.5 Million Series A

Japanese energy conglomerate TEPCO has invested in in blockchain startup Conjoule's €4.5m funding round.

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UN Sees Possible Role for Blockchain in Advancing Paris Climate Accord

The United Nations is eyeing blockchain as part of its fight against climate change.

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Swedish Government Utility Trials Blockchain Energy Transfers

The trading branch of Vattenfall, a leading Swedish power company wholly owned by the government, is testing a blockchain trading platform.

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BP, Wien Energie Complete Blockchain Energy Trading Trial

A group of energy firms including BP have completed an energy trading pilot using blockchain tech from Canadian startup BTL.

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Energy Sector Turns to Ethereum to Test Blockchain

A new consortium of blockchain startups and major energy companies is devising tangible use cases for blockchain tech in the green power sector.

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Wien Energie is Gearing Up for a Large-Scale Blockchain Rollout

One of Austria's largest energy firms is fast preparing for a future where blockchain impacts its business model, according to a new interview.

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Markets

IBM Goes Live With First Commercial Blockchains

IBM has launched IBM Blockchain, a new product it is calling the "first commercial application" of Hyperledger Fabric.

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Overtaking Banking in the Race to Blockchain

Blockchain progress in the energy industry could give banking applications a run for sector supremacy, CoinDesk's Noelle Acheson argues.

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Markets

Austrian Utility Giant Trials Blockchain Energy Trading

Wien Energie, Austria’s largest utility conglomerate, is taking part in a new blockchain trial focused on energy trading.

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Tech Giant Siemens is Now Working on Blockchain Microgrids

Blockchain startup LO3 has partnered with German tech giant Siemens as it expands an ethereum-based peer-to-peer energy transfer project.

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