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business, higher education institutions and research institutes in the study and implementation of new
technologies.
Some of the biggest problems in introducing new technologies into the activities of enterprises
in the energy and other industries are the risks associated with ensuring protection in matters of
cybersecurity, the implementation of new technologies, the lack of a legislative framework that
ensures the protection of the rights of parties, the lack of practical knowledge in the implementation
of innovations, the lack of national developments that may take the place of foreign analogues,
especially relevant in an unstable geopolitical situation and the growing need to ensure import
substitution.
Based on this, we can conclude that increasing the speed of implementation of new
developments and the implementation of digitalization measures are the top priorities, allowing to
reduce the period of implementation of such innovations for organizing the management of power
plants, new technological ideas for the accumulation of electrical energy, facilities for generating
electricity from renewable energy sources, and of course new technological solutions for energy
saving.
Creating a platform where “active consumers” can both buy and sell excess electricity can be
a tool to stimulate financial investment in innovation, as well as contribute to a positive distribution
of generation. This platform will allow you to carry out purchase and sale transactions on the online
market without any intermediaries.
According to IRENA forecasts, the most promising innovations that create conditions for
reducing barriers to the integration of alternative energy sources into the energy system are platforms
that enable peer-to-peer trading of electricity. An open energy trading system has the ability to
incentivize consumers to engage in power integration transactions and purchase electricity from
renewable energy sources.
Several countries around the world already have pilot projects of these platforms. For
example, the Lition platform, which was launched in Germany in 2018, connects producers of “green”
energy with its consumers. Based on the results of this project, it can be noted that the revenue of
power plants increased by 30% and the cost savings of users on electricity amounted to 20%. Another
platform implemented in Portugal resulted in a 55% reduction in the costs of “active consumers” for
electricity. Initial versions of the projects began work in the USA, Great Britain, Austria, Australia,
Malaysia, Bangladesh, Japan and Colombia. For example, in the United States there is a public
electricity market called the Brooklyn Microgrid, where all consumers can create smart contracts
based on the blockchain among themselves. But participants in this market must conduct P2P trading
within the US microgrid.
To reduce grid loads during peak periods and consume energy at the right times, peer-to-peer
trading can serve as a critical lever. As a result of the implementation of this system, investments
attracted to update the network infrastructure and generating capacity are optimized, which in turn
makes it possible to satisfy the highest needs of consumers. A necessary condition for the
implementation of this system is compliance with certain market principles, in particular the correct
and equal division of all costs of implementing the platform.
According to such a system, consumers participate in the electricity market in the role of a
seller, radically changing the classical model of interactions of this market, as a result, enterprises in
the energy industry have a need to develop the necessary skills and change existing business models
to navigate the current modern conditions. In addition, companies have the opportunity to create new
types of services to offer on the market. The role of the state in adapting the market to this system
and creating a legislative framework is especially important. Peer-to-peer electricity trading can only
be formed and function properly with the support and participation of the state.
