Blockchain-Based Systems for the Modern Energy Grid

Prof. Sanjeevikumar Padmanaban is a full professor of electrical power engineering in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Information Technology, and Cybernetics, at the University of South-Eastern Norway. He received his PhD in electrical engineering from the University of Bologna, Italy. He also held positions at VIT University (India), National Institute of Technology (India), Qatar University, Dublin Institute of Technology (Ireland), University of Johannesburg (South Africa), Aalborg University (Denmark), and Aarhus University (Denmark). He is a Fellow of the Institution of Engineers, India, the Institution of Electronics and Telecommunication Engineers, India, and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, U.K. Dr. Rajesh Kumar Dhanaraj is a professor at the Symbiosis International (Deemed University) in Pune, India. His research and publication interests include cyber-physical systems, wireless sensor networks, and cloud computing. He is a senior member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), a member of the Computer Science Teacher Association (CSTA) and member of the International Association of Engineers (IAENG). He is an expert advisory panel member of Texas Instruments Inc. (USA), and an associate editor of International Journal of Pervasive Computing and Communications (Emerald Publishing). Jens Bo Holm-Nielsen currently works at the Department of Energy Technology, Aalborg University and Head of the Esbjerg Energy Section. On this research, activities established the Center for Bioenergy and Green Engineering in 2009 and serve as the Head of the research group. He has vast experience in the field of Bio-refinery concepts and Biogas production–Anaerobic Digestion. Implementation projects of Bio-energy systems in Denmark with provinces and European states. He served as the technical advisory for many industries in this field. He has executed many large scale European Union and United Nation projects in research aspects of Bioenergy, bio refinery processes, the full chain of biogas and Green Engineering. He has authored more than 100 scientific papers. He was a member on invitation with various capacities in the committee for over 250 various international conferences. Focus areas Renewable Energy - Sustainability - Green jobs for all. Ms. Sathya Krishnamoorthi completed her B. Tech (IT), M. Tech (Information and cyberwarfare) in Department of Information Technology, the Kongu Engineering College (KEC), Tamilnadu, India. She is pursuing her PhD (Information and Communication Engineering) in Network security. Presently she is working as an assistant professor in the department of CT/UG the KEC for the past 4 years. Her area of interest includes Network Security, Computer networks. She had published over 12 articles in cryptography and network security. Her research area focused on cryptography, blockchain, network security. Dr. Balamurugan Balusamy is currently working as an Associate Dean Student in Shiv Nadar Institution of Eminence, Delhi-NCR. He is part of the Top 2% Scientists Worldwide 2023 by Stanford University in the area of Data Science/AI/ML. He is also an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, Taylor University, Malaysia. His contributions focus on engineering education, blockchain, and data sciences

• 1. Introduction - Blockchain and Smart Grid2. Transformation of Smart Grid to IoE3. Building Blockchain-based IoE Infrastructure4. Blockchain for Energy Transactions5. Strategies for Data Centre Smart Grid Integration6. Wireless Communications in Energy Grid7. Blockchain-Enabled Energy Market8. Blockchain-IoE - Issues and challenges9. Blockchain-based Security for IoE10. Retailing Energy with Blockchain11. Blockchain utility in Renewable Energy12. Impact of Blockchain-IoE on Economy13. Regulation Compliance and issues to address 14. Blockchain Secured Payment in IoE: A Case Study15. Decentralized platform for energy exchange: A case study16. Peer-to-Peer Energy Trading with Blockchain: A case study