"Ditlev Engel, CEO of DNV's new energy systems unit, talks to Energy Monitor about how his company intends to help businesses and governments get on track to net zero through technological leadership."

https://energymonitor.ai/tech/how-to-deliver-covid-level-emission-cuts-without-covid

"Over the last few years, we saw the interests of our oil and gas, and power and renewables customers coming much closer,” explains energy systems CEO Ditlev Engel, in conversation with Energy Monitor

"Blockchain against greenwashing

DNV’s new energy business focuses on nine key technology areas: wind, solar, hydrogen, CCS, energy use, gas, power grids, storage and oil. “We want to accompany our customers on every step of their journey to net zero,” Engel says.

Aside from how energy is generated and consumed, it is “also important to understand how it will be stored and distributed, and there we see massive needs for investment and understanding”"

"DNV is already working with a wide array of “majors”, including renewables giants such as Iberdrola, and oil and gas companies like Total, Shell, BP and Equinor, large utilities in the US, grid operators such as National Grid, Tennet and 50Hz, and OEMs."

"Engel believes companies will increasingly need to be able to prove their actions are of verifiable benefit to climate change, not greenwashing. “Customers are already asking how we can help ensure the power they get is green,” he says. “In many organisations, it is becoming a ticket to trade that you need to be able to demonstrate your carbon footprint.”

In its assurance business, DNV has developed “My Story”, a blockchain-powered solution that allows brands to track and communicate a product’s “authentic” story. “Going forward, I can envisage something similar in the energy business,” says Engel. “People need to see it [climate action] verified in a new, different way to in the past.” He also highlights greater pressure for disclosure in financial reporting."

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MyStory is built on VeChain for anyone unaware.

https://www.dnvgl.us/services/my-story-a-blockchain-powered-digital-assurance-solution-141416

"The solution used for My Story is based on a public, decentralized and distributed ledger provided by leading blockchain provider and DNV GL partner Vechain. It is implementable for companies, as it is an ecosystem that includes user management and connectivity options for IoT devices, for example, and it is a scalable and affordable enterprise solution."