A UK consortium led by blockchain developer Electron is planning to establish a " shared marketplace for energy assets to respond to pricing signals " , according to CEO Joanna Hubbard . The proposed " energy eBay " will aim to support the launches of new energy markets , which are expected to rise with overall growth in distributed generation sources and electricity consumption points . Electron won a £ 630,000 grant in 2013 As the project got underway, “it quickly became evident the hardest thing wasn’t the tech, but getting the industry buy-in,” said Hubbard. however Hubbard has not yet put forward a launch date for the platform .
A UK consortium led by blockchain developer Electron is planning to establish a " shared marketplace for energy assets to respond to pricing signals " , according to CEO Joanna Hubbard . The proposed " energy eBay " will aim to support the launches of new energy markets , which are expected to rise with overall growth in distributed generation sources and electricity consumption points . Electron won a £ 630,000 grant in 2013 however Hubbard has not yet put forward a launch date for the platform .