Power Ledger joins Zero Carbon Certification Scheme: Critical to building strong renewable hydrogen and ammonia industries
Power Ledger’s blockchain energy trading software brings flexibility to electricity grids.
Highlights
- Australian company Power Ledger announced as founding partner in the Zero Carbon Certification Scheme.
- Power Ledger’s blockchain energy trading software brings flexibility to electricity grids.
- The Smart Energy Council said Power Ledger will play a critical role as the grid changes from centralized to distributed.
Perth, Australia — May 13, 2021: World leading Australian company Power Ledger whose software allows consumers and producers to track, trace and trade every kilowatt of energy has become a founding partner in the Smart Energy Council and Hydrogen Australia Zero Carbon Certification Scheme.
Power Ledger has developed world-leading blockchain energy trading software that brings resilience and flexibility to electricity grids.
The technology is helping clients in 11 countries bring new ideas and forms of energy into a modernized grid while driving the democratization of power.
CEO and co-founder of Power Ledger Dr. Jemma Green said the initiative will support the growth of these new industries.
“Power Ledger is delighted to be invited to participate in this scheme. Our technology is already being used around the world to support the proliferation of renewable energy and we want to continue to be at the forefront of this innovation in our own backyard,” said Dr Green.
Smart Energy Council Chief Executive John Grimes said Power Ledger would play a critical role in the Zero Carbon Certification Scheme, which is a certificate of origin scheme for renewable hydrogen, renewable ammonia and renewable metals.
“Power Ledger is one of Australia’s most exciting and innovative companies and the Smart Energy Council is stoked to have them on board,” Mr. Grimes said.
“As the grid changes from a centralized to a distributed one, we need to help support the new configuration with a highly agile market — It’s an absolutely critical step in building the industries of the future.”
The other initial Founding Partners are:
- The ACT Government
- Ammonia Energy Association
- COP26 High Level Champions for Climate Action
- CWP Global
- Energy Web
- Star Scientific
- Australian National University[1]
- Evoenergy[2]
- ACT Renewables Hub
The German Energy Agency (dena) is an Adviser and Green Hydrogen Catapult a Partner Initiative for the Zero Carbon Certification Scheme.
The Ammonia Energy Association is a global industry association that promotes the responsible use of ammonia in a sustainable energy economy. The Green Hydrogen Catapult is a global coalition of seven leading renewable hydrogen companies seeking to accelerate the scale and production of green hydrogen 50-fold in the next six years.
Another Founding Partner will be announced on 13 May.
[1] Member of the ACT renewable hydrogen cluster
[2] Member of the ACT renewable hydrogen cluster
About Power Ledger
Power Ledger is an Australian technology company that has developed a blockchain-enabled renewable energy trading platform that is now available in more than nine countries, across four continents, enabling customers to access and trade cheaper, cleaner electricity. Power Ledger’s technology won Sir Richard Branson’s global Extreme Tech Challenge award. The company has built a series of products to enable energy trading, renewable asset financing and renewable energy credit markets.
