erex, Sharing Energy, and Power Ledger Launch “Joint Demonstration Experiment of P2P Trading” of Power Using Blockchain Company Release
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Release issuing company: erex Co., Ltd.
erex Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo, President: Hitoshi Honna), Sharing Energy Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, CEO: Emiko Koga), Power Ledger Pty Ltd (Headquarters: West Australia) Australia Chairman and co-founder: Dr. Jemma Green) is a joint demonstration experiment of a next-generation power system that enables "P2P power trading: Peer to Peer" renewable energy transactions between individuals using blockchain technology. will be held in the Kanto area from October 2019. ■Demonstration purpose With the spread of solar power generation and storage batteries, the domestic power supply system is in a transition period from the conventional large-scale centralized system to a distributed system in which power sources are owned by individuals and companies. The purpose of this demonstration experiment is to verify the effectiveness of a two-way, autonomous power supply system in which consumers owning distributed power sources conduct power transactions directly with other consumers. increase. ■ Demonstration content Consumers (prosumers) who own photovoltaic power generation systems such as the third-party ownership model “Share Denki” of photovoltaic power generation systems developed by Sharing Energy Co., Ltd., utilizing Power Ledger’s blockchain technology. ), we will verify the feasibility of P2P power trading, which sells renewable energy generated by erex group to the power consumers of the erex group. In this demonstration experiment, FLET'S Miruene [1] manufactured by NTT East Corporation will be used in order to grasp the amount of electricity purchased and sold by the smart meters of the demonstration cooperating households in real time. This service has a power data (B route data) distribution function, and it is possible to obtain the power amount per minute in about 5 minutes at the shortest, so the power data required for this demonstration experiment can be obtained. It is possible to. Through this initiative, we will create a system that allows society to effectively utilize distributed power sources, including post-FIT power, which will be available on the market after November 2019. [1] NTT East "FLET'S Miruene" Business Plan https://business.ntt-east.co.jp/service/miruene/partner.html [Overview of erex Co., Ltd.] Company name: erex Co., Ltd. Location: Kyobashi Edogrand 14th floor, 2-2-1 Kyobashi, Chuo-ku, Tokyo Established: December 1999 Capital: 5.1 billion yen (as of March 2019) Representative: Hitoshi Honna Business description: Retail electricity and gas business , biomass power generation business, biomass fuel sales website: https://www.erex.co.jp/ [Overview of Sharing Energy Co., Ltd.] Company name: Sharing Energy Co., Ltd. Location: 1-12 Shimbashi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 9 A-PLACE Shinbashi Ekimae 6F Established: January 2018 Capital: 335 million yen (including capital reserve) Representative: Emiko Koga, CEO Business description: Power generation business using renewable energy, etc., and its management and operation Business website: https://share-denki.com/ [Overview of Power Ledger Pty Ltd] Company name: Power Ledger Pty Ltd Location: L6 218, St Georges Terrace, Perth WA 6000 Established: May 2016 Representative: Chairman Co-founder Dr. Jemma Green Business description: Business related to the development and operation of a marketplace for renewable energy P2P trading using blockchain technology Website: https://www.powerledger.io/ [Reports on this matter Inquiries from concerned parties] erex Co., Ltd. Contact: IR Public Relations Office TEL: 03-3243-1167 E-Mail: pr.info@erex.co.jp Sharing Energy Co., Ltd. Contact: Iguchi TEL: 03-4530 -3034 E-Mail: info@share-denki.comTo PRTIMES top page for company press release details
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