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A Pretty Map of the European Power Grid

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 19 Aug 2022 • 4 min read
The Copper Plate Must Die đź’€
VPP

The Copper Plate Must Die đź’€

I have the impression that current European energy spot market rules are counterproductive to grid congestion, and they don't incentivise optimal usage and expansion of renewables.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 21 Jun 2022 • 8 min read
The "Why" of Virtual Power Plants
VPP

The "Why" of Virtual Power Plants

The shepherds of the new power grid and why we need them.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 6 May 2020 • 6 min read
What’s the Deal with Grid Frequency?
VPP

What’s the Deal with Grid Frequency?

What is the “grid frequency” a frequency of? Like a lot of things in power grids, this topic is not exactly rocket science — in fact, it’s quite simple.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 26 Aug 2019 • 6 min read
What Is a "Virtual Power Plant" Anyway?
VPP

What Is a "Virtual Power Plant" Anyway?

When I first saw the job ad for sonnen, I was speechless. Whoa. Home batteries. Blockchain. Virtual power plant. What the heck is a virtual power plant?

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 12 Aug 2019 • 4 min read
How Is Blockchain Immutable?
Blockchain

How Is Blockchain Immutable?

Immutable is just a fancy way of saying a blockchain’s contents cannot be changed. See what happens if Bugs Bunny tries to change the contents of a block.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 7 Mar 2020 • 3 min read
The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Putting It All Together
Blockchain

The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Putting It All Together

We’ve learned how hashes, signatures, ledgers, and mining works. Now we can put the blocks together into the big picture for that “Aha!” moment I owe you.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 7 Mar 2020 • 11 min read
The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Distributed Ledgers & Mining
Blockchain

The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Distributed Ledgers & Mining

A Looney Approach to How Blockchain Conceptually Works

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 10 Feb 2020 • 9 min read
The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Digital Signatures
Blockchain

The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Digital Signatures

In this episode, a Meerkat puts the integrity of digital signatures to the test.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 15 Nov 2019 • 9 min read
The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Cryptographic Hashes
Blockchain

The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Cryptographic Hashes

Hashes are what makes a blockchain a block-chain, and not a block-list, and they’re fundamental to all of the other building blocks of blockchain.

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 4 Oct 2019 • 7 min read
The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Introduction
Blockchain

The Building Blocks of Blockchain: Introduction

“Can you explain how blockchain works?” Sure I can! In a series of posts with loads of GIFs!

  • Zoltán Marić
    Zoltán Marić
Zoltán Marić 17 Sep 2019 • 4 min read
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