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The main objective of Stadtwerke Trier (SWT) in this project is to be able to ‘collect’ local/regional renewable energies (RE) and flexibility options and make them available to customers in a balanced manner using a suitable tariff model. To this end, SWT is providing real data from several photovoltaic and wind power plants as well as combined heat and power plants for various test scenarios in the project. Another objective is to consider, for example, what remuneration could be offered to customers if they provide an energy supplier with various flexibility options that contribute to a balanced energy supplier's balancing group and also to grid stability and security of supply. The blockchain-based trading under consideration must also continue to take into account and ensure unbundling compliance between distribution and the grid. The tariffs and models developed for the sale of balanced renewable energy on a blockchain basis are to be established and used by SWT as a sustainable energy product with renewable energy as a marketing model after the project.

As a semiconductor manufacturer, Infineon's main objective in this project is to investigate the feasibility and market opportunities of combining hardware security with blockchain technologies to create reliable products that are secure enough to be used in real-world applications in the demanding energy market. Infineon is expanding the areas of application for its hardware security elements to include the smart grid, opening up a potentially large market. The energy industry, where security is of paramount importance, benefits from Infineon's extensive experience in building secure and trustworthy components.

With this project, Arxum aims to explore how an infrastructure for blockchain systems can be structured in the energy context and how it must be optimally configured in order to be scalable and productive in real-world operations. The specific challenges of the energy market can only be researched under real conditions. Arxum contributes its expertise in the creation of smart contracts and the installation and operation of an industry-ready blockchain infrastructure to the consortium.

The Computer Networks and Information Security Research Group (FRI) at Bremen University of Applied Sciences (HSB) is focusing on the IT security aspects of the solution to be developed. The threat analysis aims to identify existing risks and incorporate them into the concept to be developed in accordance with the ‘secure by design’ principle. The project goal for HSB is therefore to develop a blockchain concept specifically tailored to energy networks. The aim is to efficiently secure and support consensus building and identity management through the use of hardware security modules (HSMs).

As a hardware manufacturer for the smart grid and Industry 4.0, devolo AG's strategic goal in this project is to implement secure data exchange between smart meter gateways and energy providers through the use of blockchain-based smart contracts and to enable positive influence on its future product development in the energy sector in line with the IoT.