BANGKOK, Aug 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Residents in a Bangkok neighbourhood are trying out a renewable energy trading platform that allows them to buy and sell electricity between themselves, signalling the growing popularity of such systems as solar panels get cheaper. The pilot project in the centre of Thailand’s capital is among the world’s largest peer-to-peer renewable energy trading platforms using blockchain, according to the firms involved. The system has a total generating...

BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Residents in a Bangkok neighborhood are trying out a renewable energy trading platform that allows them to buy and sell electricity between themselves, signaling the growing popularity of such systems as solar panels get cheaper. The pilot project in the center of Thailand’s capital is among the world’s largest peer-to-peer renewable energy trading platforms using blockchain, according to the firms involved. The system has a total generating capacity of...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian states are exploring a switch to blockchain technology to record land deals digitally and bring transparency to a system that is rife with fraud and leaves the poor at risk of eviction. At least two Indian states are investigating blockchain - a ledger system tracking digital information - to help modernise Indian property deeds and boost economic growth. Land records in most Indian states date back to the colonial era, and most land holdings...

NEW DELHI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Indian states are exploring a switch to blockchain technology to record land deals digitally and bring transparency to a system that is rife with fraud and leaves the poor at risk of eviction. At least two Indian states are investigating blockchain - a ledger system tracking digital information - to help modernize Indian property deeds and boost economic growth. Land records in most Indian states date back to the colonial era, and most land holdings...