Ride-Sharing on the Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/ride-sharing-on-the-blockchain/
Feb 11, 2019 - This case study outlines the potential benefits for all stakeholders in the Montreal-based Eva ride-sharing cooperative—car owners, drivers, passengers, and local governments. Based on the EOS blockchain protocols, Eva peer-to-peer transportation is an open-supply system, whereas the taxi and limousine business is a fixed-supply system. Those two models cannot be regulated or run in the same say. This case looks at the tough road ahead for any start-up in such a hypercompetitive market.
Keyword: co-op,
DiDi,
electric vehicle,
EOS,
government,
Lyft,
Quebec,
SDG 11,
SDG 8,
sharing economy,
Taxify,
transportation,
Uber
Enabling Enterprise Transformation with Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/enabling-enterprise-transformation-with-blockchain/
Mar 23, 2020 - This research focuses on blockchain as a platform for enterprise transformation in terms of operations, organizational structure, systems integration, new product development, and business model innovation. The featured case study shows how Canada's largest digital payments company is using blockchain to seize new opportunities in the highly regulated energy and health care sectors, primarily through a blockchain-powered app that offers consumers monetary incentives paid in real time for changing their behavior. The case underscores the importance of organizational governance, culture, and fresh approaches to accessing skills and talent.
Keyword: Alectra,
Circulor,
corporate social responsibility,
electric vehicle,
Heart and Stroke Foundation of Canada,
IBM,
Interac,
management,
SDG 3,
SDG 8,
The Working Group,
World Food Programme
Autonomous Vehicles and Blockchain
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/autonomous-vehicles-and-blockchain/
Aug 31, 2019 - This project explores how blockchain technology will optimize the deployment of connected and autonomous vehicles (CAVs), including those with electric vertical takeoff and landing capabilities. It looks at the Mobile Open Blockchain Initiative, which involves 80 percent of world’s auto manufacturers and leading tech firms. It covers such implementation challenges as blockchain latency and scalability, communications network latency, device security, and regulation. Finally, it raises concerns about data privacy on immutable distributed ledgers as well as the legal liabilities of CAV ownership and usage.
Keyword: E-ZPass,
eVTOL,
Google,
microinsurance,
MOBI,
mobility-as-a-service,
Oaken,
SDG 11,
SDG 12,
SDG 13,
SDG 15,
SDG 9,
technology,
Tesla,
tolls,
transportation,
Uber,
Waymo
Distributed Power
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/distributed-power/
Oct 18, 2018 - Energy expert and innovator Lawrence Orsini shares his research and work on blockchain applications that will transform global energy grids at local, national, and international levels. He provides a snapshot of today’s energy markets, consumers’ willingness to generate their own energy through green technology, and blockchain’s ability to create peer-to-peer markets for excess energy. Pointing to experiments in Australia and German, Orsini shows how blockchain will support the next generation of energy infrastructure. He discusses the roles of stakeholders -- policymakers, energy producers, and corporate intermediaries -- and he sugges...
Keyword: big data,
Brooklyn Microgrid,
decarbonization,
electricity,
energy & resources,
exergy,
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission,
fossil fuel,
National Electric Light Association,
renewable,
SDG 12,
SDG 13,
SDG 7,
smart meter,
transactive grid,
US Energy Information Administration
Patterns from the Past
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/patterns-from-the-past/
Aug 30, 2019 - This is the first half of Trust(less): How Blockchain Will Help Us Navigate the Post-Trust World. It establishes the context for distrust in technology. We might assume that our current challenges with blockchain innovations are unique. But every generation of inventive entrepreneurs has faced push-back from a species that doesn’t easily embrace change. After reviewing the history of initially terrifying inventions—from electricity and elevators to artificial intelligence and Airbnb—the author distills the lessons relevant to the building consumer trust needed for broad consumer adoption of blockchain technologies.
Keyword: Amazon,
case method,
Chicago World’s Fair,
Facebook,
Google,
Henry Ford,
law & regulation,
market bubble,
myth,
Netscape,
Otis Elevator,
SDG 16,
SDG 9,
technology,
Thomas Edison
Blockchain and the Future of Battery Supply Chains
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https://www.blockchainresearchinstitute.org/project/blockchain-and-the-future-of-battery-supply-chains/
Dec 11, 2019 - This case study covers the challenges facing the cobalt industry and explains how blockchain technology can help by tracking the chain of custody, exposing unethical practices, and improving governance across the cobalt supply chain. The blockchain start-up Circulor combines rigorous processes with smart technology to implement ethical sourcing solutions.
Keyword: Apple,
BMW,
Democratic Republic of the Congo,
Dynamic Identity,
electric vehicles,
energy & resources,
Hyperledger Fabric,
Kumi Consulting,
lithium-ion,
OEM,
Oracle Blockchain Platform,
SDG 12,
SDG 7,
Volvo
