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Meeuw, Arne; Schopfer, Sandro; Ryder, Benjamin; Wortmann, Felix

doi:10.1145/3170427.3188610

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“…Another work, [188] concentrates on implementation details of a blockchain electricity trading system. Research also shows that homeowners want to preserve their privacy in using local sources of energy [193]. Therefore, privacy and anonymity is also a focus area of many papers [194]- [197].…”

Section: ) Peer-to-peer Energy Tradingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain for Cities—A Systematic Literature Review

2018

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Blockchain is considered one of the most disruptive technologies of our time. Numerous cities around the world are launching blockchain initiatives as part of the overall efforts toward shaping the urban future. However, the infancy stage of the blockchain industry leads to a severe gap between the knowledge we have and the actions urban policy makers are taking. This paper is an effort to narrow this rift. We provide a systematic literature review on concrete blockchain use cases proposed by the research community. At the macro-level, we discuss and organize use cases from 159 selected papers into nine sectors recognized as crucial for sustainable and smart urban future. At the micro-level, we identify a component-based framework and analyze the design and prototypes of blockchain systems studied in a subset of 71 papers. The high-level use case review allows us to illustrate the relationship between them and the four pillars of urban sustainability: social, economic, environmental, and governmental. The system level analysis helps us highlight interesting inconsistencies between well-known blockchain applicability decision rules and the approaches taken by the literature. We also offer two classification methodologies for blockchain use cases and elaborate on how they can be applied to stimulate cross-sector insights in the blockchain knowledge domain.INDEX TERMS Bitcoin, blockchain, computer networks, consensus, crypto token, distributed computing, Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, systematic literature review, smart city, smart contract, system analysis and design, peer-to-peer computing, urban sustainability, use case.

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Section: ) Peer-to-peer Energy Tradingmentioning

confidence: 99%

Blockchain for Cities—A Systematic Literature Review

2018

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“…Previous HCI research in those domains is highly limited, thus further investigation is needed. In their study, [7] examine the importance of locally sourced power for users in Switzerland. Through their work, [7] determine that the demand for renewable energy is equally high to the demand for locally sourced energy.…”

Section: Adoption Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In their study, [7] examine the importance of locally sourced power for users in Switzerland. Through their work, [7] determine that the demand for renewable energy is equally high to the demand for locally sourced energy. The authors claim that in our traditional energy system, the services offered by utility companies lack transparency, do not offer any sort of control to their customers and no information on where their energy has been produced or consumed [7].…”

Section: Adoption Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…P2P energy trading applications can change that. Meeuw et al believe that if the consumers have a greater understanding of how the electrical system work and are given more customized information regarding their own production or consumption, wider technology adoption will be secured [7]. However, the authors also claim that transactions on the blockchain can also be perceived as insecure which, in the authors' view, severely limits the acceptance of the technology.…”

Section: Adoption Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…However, the authors also claim that transactions on the blockchain can also be perceived as insecure which, in the authors' view, severely limits the acceptance of the technology. Furthermore, [7] report on the reluctance of PV owners to share data, particularly the location of their systems. This is an important aspect which needs to be further investigated with participants in P2P energy trading activities.…”

Section: Adoption Driversmentioning

confidence: 99%

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An HCI Perspective on Distributed Ledger Technologies for Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading

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Distributed Ledger Technologies (DLT), such as blockchain, have been gaining increasing attention in the energy sector, where one of their most promising application seems to be Peer-to-Peer (P2P) energy trading. Several proof-of-concept and pilot projects are running all over the world to test this specific use case. However, despite much work being done to address the technical and regulatory aspects related to DLT for P2P energy trading, our understanding of the human aspects affecting the adoption of this new system is still minimal. The development of a decentralized energy market poses interesting challenges to the HCI community and raises important questions that need to be answered: do people trust a system which is, by definition, trust-free? How do they perceive P2P energy trading? What are their needs and motivations for engaging in energy trading? Moreover, are people willing to use cryptocurrencies as a medium of exchange for energy? And, to what extent is fullautomation desirable? To shed light on these and related questions, we developed and tested PowerShare, a decentralized, P2P energy trading platform. In this paper, we report on our findings from interviews with nine families that have used PowerShare for a month. Motivated by our empirical findings, we conclude by highlighting core aspects for designing P2P energy trading platforms and elaborate directions for further research.

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