The developers' essentials on energy trading through blockchain technology
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Natuurwetenschappen
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Contract education
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0,1 EC
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English language
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Starts May 2023
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Free of charge
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Online
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In cooperation with Interreg Euregio Meuse-Rhine Blockchain4Prosumers (BC4P) project
Blockchain and smart contracts are technologies that can enable and automate the process of energy exchange between peers, creating a decentralized and transparent market for energy transactions. Are you interested in exploring how blockchain and smart contracts can facilitate peer-to-peer energy trade and what are the benefits and challenges of this approach, and many more? Follow this course.
Already experienced with the blockchain technology? Would you like to be prepared for energy trading? The Interreg Euregio Meuse-Rhine Blockchain4Prosumers (BC4P) project is providing such an opportunity.
Open Universiteit, together with other BC4P project partners (Zuyd Hogeschool, Cap Construction, Howest Hogeschool, Hogeschool PXL, Liege University, FH Aachen, Climate Cities and TIORC), has developed a course on Blockchain4Prosumers.
Inhoud
Description
The whole course consists of three "modules" with different levels of difficulty. The Modules can be taken progressively or independently. For example, if you are already familiar with the concept of Blockchain and would like to dive deeper into its applications for energy trading, you could skip Module 1 and start with Module 2 or 3, depending on your interests. We recommend starting with Module 1 and completing the entire course.
Content
The course offers theoretical video lectures spiced up with real examples from the project pilot sites. For enthusiastic and advanced learners, the course provides additional reading materials, developed within the project. The course participants can accomplish assignments to check their understanding of the materials. To share ideas and thoughts, a discussion group is available for the participants.
What will you learn in this course?
This course is ideal for those who would like:
- To learn about smart contracts, their structure and content;
- To explore blockchain fundamentals, including Byzantine generals problem and Public Private Cryptography;
- To find out what is Self Sovereign Identity with examples from BC4P project;
- To learn about different consensus mechanisms, like proof-of-stake and proof-of-work, and their difference in energy consumption;
Studieduur
Duration of the course
It is a self-study mini course with a lead time of 2-3 hours (1 week).
Partners
The Interreg Euregio Maas Rhine (EMR) BC4P project lasting over 2 years (2021-2023) with the goal to develop a concrete, innovative key blockchain technology for a secure innovative energy market using renewable energies.
Ingangseisen
Qualifications
Some basic knowledge of blockchain technology is required.
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Sign up
For each registration with the Open University, a participant has to create a username. This also applies to this course. We ask gender, date of birth and place of birth for this registration, because this way we can link the username to a unique person. We have set up this check for every form of enrolment/registration at the Open University.
Registration is possible by pushing the red button 'Aanmelden' on this page.
If you don't have an OU account, then first registrate at mijnOU (top right on this page) and create a username (gebruikersnaam) to get a login. Please click on the link to get an English registration manual and guide to change the language in the learning environment yOUlearn.
Bedoeld voor
Who is the course intended for?
This course is ideal for those who would like:
- To learn about smart contracts, their structure and content;
- To explore blockchain fundamentals, including Byzantine generals problem and Public Private Cryptography;
- To find out what is Self Sovereign Identity with examples from BC4P project;
- To learn about different consensus mechanisms, like proof-of-stake and proof-of-work, and their difference in energy consumption;
Startmoment
Start of the course
The course starts on May, 2023
Inschrijfvoorwaarden
Registration conditions
There are no requirements for the registration
Prijsinformatie
Price information
This course is free of charge.
Locatie
Location
Online yOUlearn learning environment of Open Universiteit
Extra informatie
Contact
If you would like more information about this specific course, please push the red button 'Contact' on this page.