"Blockchains or distributed ledgers is an emerging technology that has drawn considerable interest from energy supply firms, startups, technology developers, financial institutions, national governments and the academic community. They identify blockchains as having the potential to bring significant benefits and innovation. Blockchains promise transparent, tamper-proof and secure systems that can enable novel business solutions, especially when combined with smart contracts. This book would serve a broad audience including researchers, academicians, students and working professionals in the field of energy, blockchain, emerging technologies, business, government, environment services and networking companies"--