Tag: energy

ACER and the Energy Community tighten cooperation on electricity market coupling
August 15, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

Applied Blockchain becomes affiliate of the Energy Web Foundation

Applied Blockchain, the UK developer of distributed ledger technology and smart contracts, has just announced that it has become an affiliate of the Energy Web Foundation (EWF), a global non-profit organisation focused on unleashing blockchain’s potential in the energy sector by building the first open-source, scalable core blockchain platform tailored specifically to the industry. As…

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April 20, 2018 BY Valentina Kirilova

HSBC strengthens energy policy

HSBC Holdings plc (NYSE:HSBC) has announced a withdrawal from the coal fired power sector, as part of its efforts to support a transition to a low-carbon economy. In 2011, HSBC decided to significantly restrict its support for new coal-fired power plants and effectively ceased financing them in 78 developed countries. It will now stop financing…

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