Blockchain can help fuel bright future for community renewable energy

Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) has invested heavily in supporting the third level research brain power needed to underpin the country’s future in renewable energy.

Blockchain and data analytics may help Ireland unlock the potential for community-led renewable energy generation, says Prof Tony Day, executive director of the International Energy Research Centre.

Developing a renewable energy supply model that is profitable for investors within communities will be one of the key topics when Tyndall UCC-based IERC hosts its national conference in Fota Island Hotel, Cork, on Thursday, April 11. Ireland has a distance to travel, but it is making real progress.