[IMPACT]
Our proposed solution will enable a blockchain based energy peer to peer market, where Africans can produce clean energy and share it through a micro grid with different consumers. The goal of this solution is to develop a smart energy meter based on blockchain where it is behaving like a node in the micro grid that not only calculate the energy production and the energy consumption, but also share data with different grid prosumers, providing a secure solution, smart contract and a decentralized application. This device is also connected to a secure Cardano wallet where prosumers can sell and buy energy using Cardano.
With this fund we target a village microgrid (10 houses to 20) to encourage people to produce and consume green energy typically solar and wind energy that create a cleaner environment and a free markets without the monopoly of utilty companies. This targeted village shall be a pilote before scaling up.
The impact of the provided features in our solution is enabling a peer to peer energy market in an African micro grid which will help us to encourage people to produce and consume green energy typically solar and wind energy that create a cleaner environment and a free markets without utilty companies.
We could continue to seed and grow Cardano in Africa by providing tech-use solutions for African problems. Electrification, sustainable energy production and sharing are main challenges and opportunities to improve the quality of life in remote villages. Our project will provide a local impact. The developped framework will enable the villagers to produce and share energy, hence creating a source of income. The energy exchanged is mainly from decentralized photovoltaic panels. We are planning to bring new Cardano users and collaborating with local NGOs.
Technical: security, hack, bugs
Operational: Trust, Energy Availability, microgrid availablity
Socio-economic: low income (producers can't invest in renewable solutions), price of equipments.
Legal: the use of crypto currency, Energy power sharing legislation.
[FEASIBILITY]
We are planning to develop our solution within 12 months. Hereby the detailed milestones of delivery:
After 3 months:
Design and manufacturing of the first smart meter prototype (v.1)
Publishing a peer reviewed research article.
At the 5th month:
Embedding a secure system using SHA-256 algorithm for hashing
Embedding a broadcasting system that shares real time energy transactions with different meters.
Proposing a draft of the smart contract architecture
Releasing the 2nd version of the Smart meter (v2)
At the 9 month:
Developping a real time energy bidding system using Cardano
Connect the developped prototype with prosumers Cardano Wallets
Releasing a testnet working version of the solution
Finding a suitable site for solution deployment (village)
At the 12th month:
Installing at least 10 prototypes in a real African Microgrid with different energy sources
Introducing African prosumers to cardano wallet and solution through webinars and field compaign
Smart contract audit level 1.
Post project:
Studying the behaviors of prosumers in order to improve the prototype
The budget will be devided in the following categories:
- PCB and Enclosure development : 10% (2000 $)
- Smart contract developement: 10% (2000 $)
- Smart contract audit : 5% (1000 $)
- Software/Mobile App development: 10% (2000 $)
- Marketing, legal agreements and partnerships: 20% (4000 $)
- Manufacturing first batch of the smart meters (10): 25% (5000 $)
- Field Implementation and testing: 30% (6000 $)
Research and Development Engineers working on Smart Grid, Smart Cities, V2G and Energy Optimization.
PhD researchers working on Electric vehicles, Electrical engineering and Data science
PMP holder project manager whith Mechanical engineering and entrepreneurship background
We have started a startup in PCB design and IoT products.
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/energymanagementoussamalaayati/>
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/alielalaoui/>
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-kousta/>
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/ilyassmousaid/>
<https://www.linkedin.com/in/hicham-el-hadraoui-8bb053113/>
[AUDITABILITY]
All deliverables will be shared in github and solutions are open source.
Fully conneted prototypes with cardano wallet in a microgrid in Africa where prosumers can sell and buy clean Energy.
Developping a smart meter prototype,
Publishing a peer reviewed research paper,
Embedding a secure system using SHA-256 algorithm for hashing
Embedding a broadcasting system that shares real time energy transactions with different meters.
Developping a real time energy bidding system using Cardano
Connect the developped prototype with prosumers Cardano Wallets
Installing at least 10 prototypes in a real African Microgrid with different energy sources
Introducing African prosumers to cardano wallet and solution
Studying the behaviors of prosumers in order to improve the prototype
This proposal is not funded, However it's the fruit of our researches in Smart grid and Energy Management.