Overview
DLT and blockchain are becoming more significant and increasingly used in applications, also within the energy supply chain. Their decentralised nature corresponds to an energy supply system that is also increasingly based on decentralised energy sources. The roadmap of the European Commission (EC) also prioritises interoperability and standardisation in the field of DLT. In this regard, many different initiatives are already underway, mostly rather uncoordinated and at national levels. The EC is interested in bundling knowledge and identifying barriers in the area of standards and interoperability for DLT in the energy sector.
TheSector Forum Energy Management (SFEM) of CEN/CENELEC would like to respond to this interest and gather the basis for a decision-making process for further activities. Switzerland has a significant and neutral position within the SFEM. Accordingly, for reasons of acceptance, it was decided that Switzerland would chair the work in the spirit of neutrality. A committee of experts formed by SFEM is to be supported in its basic work to locate the need for standardisation in DLT.
