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A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Technology Implementation in the EV Charging Infrastructure

A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Technology Implementation in the EV Charging Infrastructure

Toni Zhimomi, Mohammad Saad Alam, Hafiz Malik
Copyright: © 2022 |Pages: 30
ISBN13: 9781799868583|ISBN10: 1799868583|EISBN13: 9781799868606
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-7998-6858-3.ch003
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Zhimomi, Toni, et al. "A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Technology Implementation in the EV Charging Infrastructure." Developing Charging Infrastructure and Technologies for Electric Vehicles, edited by Mohammad Saad Alam, et al., IGI Global, 2022, pp. 38-67. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6858-3.ch003

APA

Zhimomi, T., Alam, M. S., & Malik, H. (2022). A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Technology Implementation in the EV Charging Infrastructure. In M. Alam, R. Pillai, & N. Murugesan (Eds.), Developing Charging Infrastructure and Technologies for Electric Vehicles (pp. 38-67). IGI Global. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6858-3.ch003

Chicago

Zhimomi, Toni, Mohammad Saad Alam, and Hafiz Malik. "A Comprehensive Review of Blockchain Technology Implementation in the EV Charging Infrastructure." In Developing Charging Infrastructure and Technologies for Electric Vehicles, edited by Mohammad Saad Alam, Reji Kumar Pillai, and N. Murugesan, 38-67. Hershey, PA: IGI Global, 2022. https://doi.org/10.4018/978-1-7998-6858-3.ch003

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Abstract

Charging infrastructure is a key factor in successful electric vehicle adoption. Charging stations are still a fragmented market in terms of ownership, lack of standards, and charging protocols. The increasing decentralised grid has made energy and communication flow bi-directional. Challenges arise in maintaining the increasing decentralised structure, security, and privacy of the network. Blockchain facilitates the interconnectedness of such a distributed and decentralised network. Blockchain's versatility lies in its transparent and immutable decentralized architecture that enables direct transactions between users without the need of a middleman. It provides powerful safeguards against cyberattacks with its advanced cryptography enabling privacy-preserving authentication. This chapter presents a comprehensive review on the application of blockchain technology in EV charging infrastructure such as facilitating the peer-to-peer energy exchange, increased security and privacy, immutable transactions, and mitigating trust issues among the participants in the charging infrastructure.

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