A Study on the Effectiveness of Blockchain Technologies and Energy Storage in the Electricity Distribution System

根据英国分布式能源协会的数据，16%的高峰电力可以通过将负荷从繁忙时期转移(即需求侧管理)和更好地利用现场发电来提供。在他们最新的报告中，他们引用了到2020年节省6亿GB，到2035年节省23亿GB。拟议的研究课题通过研究和分析P2P电力交易方法的现有方法，包括但不限于区块链技术，来调查实现这一点的方法。它的目标是在配电网中实施一种更有效的用户和发电机之间的能源交易方法，以最大限度地发挥分布式发电的收入潜力，并将线路损耗、传输成本和基础设施升级需求降至最低。它将研究如何使用主动需求侧响应和能量存储系统来克服阻碍该系统利用分布式发电优点的位置限制。改变能源交易的构思方式，将有助于更有效地利用电网。这种被称为点对点交易的拟议方法可以解决与分布式发电相关的几个问题，如双向电力流动，并允许分布式可再生能源技术的进一步渗透。该项目还有一个额外的社会影响，因为这个交易平台将使能源捐赠成为可能，在英国唤起人们对燃料贫困的认识。

According to the Association of Distributed Energy in the UK, 16% of the peak electricity could be delivered by shifting load from busy periods (i.e. demand-side management) and better informed use of on-site generation. In their latest report, they quoted savings of £600 million by 2020 and £2.3 billion by 2035. The proposed research topic investigates a way of achieving this through research and analysis of the existing methods of peer-to-peer electricity trading methods including, but not limited to, blockchain technologies. It aims to implement a more efficient energy transaction method between consumers and generators in the distribution network which would maximise the revenue potential of distributed generation and minimise the line losses, transmission costs and need for infrastructural upgrades. It will investigate the use of active demand-side response and energy storage systems to overcome locational constraints that prevent the system from exploiting the merits of distributed generation. Changing the way energy transactions are conceived, would help utilise the electricity grid in a more effective way. This proposed method called peer-to-peer trading could defeat several problems associated with distributed generation such as bi-directional power flow and allow further penetration of distributed renewable energy technologies. There is also an added social impact of the project as this transaction platform would enable donation of energy, creating awareness about fuel poverty in the UK.