Blockchain course applied to Energy in Cities
Online course of 300 hours in blockchain applied to energy in cities: 6 modules covering Directive (EU) 2019/944, Directive (EU) 2018/2001 and Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) applied to real cases, with an assigned technical tutor.
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What you will be able to do
Understand the cryptographic and consensus foundations of blockchains.
Identify processes in the electricity system where blockchain adds value.
Analyse use cases such as P2P trading and guarantees of origin.
Design architectures and smart contracts for energy applications.
Assess the regulatory and data protection implications.
Critically appraise the technical and economic feasibility of pilots.
Develop a blockchain application project for the urban energy sector.
Who it's for
- Blockchain developers working on energy applications.
- Energy innovation consultants.
- Electricity market analysts.
- Energy community managers.
- Decentralised solutions architects.
- Energy regulation specialists.
- Engineering or science graduates looking to move into the energy sector.
What you'll work with
- Directive (EU) 2019/944 (common rules for the internal electricity market)
- Directive (EU) 2018/2001 (promotion of energy from renewable sources)
- Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA) (markets in crypto-assets)
- ISO 22739 (blockchain and distributed ledger technologies vocabulary)
- Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Royal Decree 244/2019 (administrative, technical and economic conditions for self-consumption in Spain)
- UNE-EN 16325 (guarantees of origin related to energy)
- ISO/TS 23635 (guidelines for governance of blockchain and DLT)
- Hyperledger Fabric
- Ethereum with Solidity
- Energy Web Chain
- Remix IDE
- Hardhat
6 modules
1.1Distributed ledgers and cryptography1.2Hash functions and digital signatures1.3Consensus mechanisms: PoW, PoS and BFT1.4Public, private and permissioned networks1.5Smart contracts and virtual machines1.6Fungible and non-fungible tokens1.7Oracles and connection to the physical world1.8Scalability and layer-2 solutions1.9ISO 22739 vocabulary1.10Workshop: deploying a smart contract on a test network
2.1The electricity value chain2.2Wholesale and retail markets2.3Retail supply and billing2.4Metering and smart meters2.5Prosumers and self-consumption2.6Energy communities and benefit sharing2.7Guarantees of origin2.8Flexibility markets2.9Friction points where blockchain adds value2.10Case study: identification of processes suitable for tokenisation
3.1Peer-to-peer energy trading3.2Allocation in collective self-consumption3.3Renewable certificates and traceability3.4Vehicle charging and payments3.5Distributed flexibility management3.6Local energy markets3.7Energy savings certificates3.8Carbon credits3.9Pilot projects: Brooklyn Microgrid and Energy Web3.10Practical exercise: critical analysis of a P2P pilot
4.1Platform selection: Ethereum, Hyperledger Fabric, Energy Web4.2Architecture of a decentralised application4.3Integration with meters and IoT platforms4.4Decentralised digital identity4.5Design of energy tokens4.6Modelling local markets4.7Performance and energy consumption4.8Smart contract security and auditing4.9Interoperability with existing systems4.10Lab: local market prototype with Solidity
5.1Internal Electricity Market Directive5.2Renewable energy communities5.3MiCA Regulation and crypto-assets5.4Data protection in immutable ledgers5.5Legal liability of smart contracts5.6Regulatory sandboxes in energy5.7Business models and costs5.8Consortium governance5.9Barriers to and criticisms of the technology5.10Case study: feasibility of a guarantees-of-origin platform
6.1Definition of the use case6.2Map of stakeholders and transactions6.3Platform selection6.4Smart contract design6.5Integration of metering data6.6Regulatory analysis of the solution6.7Economic assessment of the pilot6.8Pilot and scale-up plan6.9Report and presentation6.10Final project: final review with the tutor
How you'll learn
100% online training on the SEIUM campus, with downloadable material, recorded classes and an assigned technical tutor. No fixed timetables: you progress at your own pace within the intake, making it compatible with work.
Each module combines theory, guided reading of the original standard and applied exercises. The working software is Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum with Solidity, Energy Web Chain, Remix IDE and Hardhat, in free, academic or evaluation versions. Real procedures are studied: a prototype of a local peer-to-peer electricity market, traceability of renewable guarantees of origin and a regulatory analysis of an energy tokenisation pilot. Assessment is continuous by module plus the final integrating project.
Standards covered: Directive (EU) 2019/944, Directive (EU) 2018/2001, Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 (MiCA), ISO 22739, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR), Royal Decree 244/2019, UNE-EN 16325, ISO/TS 23635.
Build it end to end
Your final project follows the real engineering workflow, step by step, reviewed by your tutor.
Where this takes you
Requirements
- No prior qualification is required.
- Internet connection and a computer capable of running the programme software.
- English sufficient to read technical standards.
Ready to start?
Send your application today. Our admissions team replies within 72 hours with your study plan and funding options.
Frequently asked questions
The programme totals 300 hours over 3 months. You set your own pace within each intake, and your tutor helps you plan the workload around your job.
You work with Hyperledger Fabric, Ethereum with Solidity, Energy Web Chain, Remix IDE and Hardhat, using free, academic or evaluation versions. Your tutor indicates the free alternative wherever one exists.
A SEIUM Institute certificate, awarded on passing the continuous assessment and the final project. It is SEIUM's own qualification, not an official state degree; its recognition depends on the programme completed and the regulations of each country.
Yes. Modules passed are recognised in a higher programme in the same area (postgraduate diploma or master's). Ask about the recognition policy when you enrol.
No prior qualification is required; you need a computer able to run the programme software and English sufficient to read technical standards.
Start dates are set by SEIUM's faculty for each intake. Our admissions team will confirm the next available date when you apply.
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