Greens meet geeks.

The article deals with the adoption of blockchain technology by Japanese energy company Tepco. The company aims to make the electricity industry more decentralized. The concerns of the industry on the use of blockchain technology are addressed, including the safety of cryptocurrency blockchains. The...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Publicado en:	Economist Vol. 428; no. 9103; p. 58
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Economist Newspaper Limited 8/4/2018
Materias:	Japan Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings Inc. Decentralization in management Blockchains Electric industries Distributed computing Cryptocurrencies Security systems
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

Descripción
Sumario:	The article deals with the adoption of blockchain technology by Japanese energy company Tepco. The company aims to make the electricity industry more decentralized. The concerns of the industry on the use of blockchain technology are addressed, including the safety of cryptocurrency blockchains. The scope of potential blockchain-energy businesses is also discussed.