US energy company Ameren will partner with Canadian software firm TEM to explore the possibilities of blockchain in Ameren's Transactive Energy Marketplace (Opus One) microgrid. Opus One aims to identify the value of local distributed energy resources (DERs) and ensure their providers are paid fairly for their services. No precise details were released about how blockchain technology will be used.
US energy company Ameren will partner with Canadian software firm Opus One to explore the possibilities of blockchain in Ameren's Transactive Energy Marketplace (TEM) microgrid. TEM aims to identify the value of local distributed energy resources (DERs) and ensure their providers are paid fairly for their services. No precise details were released about how blockchain technology will be used.