SODA-IIoT4Energy: Blockchain-based Access Control to manage smart meter credentials & access rights for Smart Grids

International audienceCo-designed with Engie and Gemalto, SODA-IIoT4Energy offers an access control paradigm whereby access rights are granted to smart meters through the use of security policies stored inside a blockchain.The demonstrator is specific in that it mostly relies on entities deployed at Engie customer premises (the smart meters), which gain uplink connectivity through concentrators, each serving an entire cluster. The smart meters use highly robust, low throughput, wide-range communications to exchange data with the concentrator. For example, LoRaWAN, Sigfox, NB-IoT,... , 6LoWPAN over power-line communication, and/or WiFi mesh can be used to form clusters and transmit various data including consumption reports, alarms (uplink), software updates or reconfiguration commands (downlink)

Make EU trade with Brazil sustainable

Brazil, home to one of the planet's last great forests, is currently in trade negotiations with its second largest trading partner, the European Union (EU). We urge the EU to seize this critical opportunity to ensure that Brazil protects human rights and the environment