Nothing has shaped modern human life on this planet more than electricity. It powers our homes, our appliances, our heating and cooling systems, our electronics, our computers, our phones and the internet. It powers industry, science, research, hospitals, agriculture, manufacturing, construction, and public transportation. Electricity is so essential that we only realize how dependent we are on it when it is no longer available.
As recent historic events have shown, including fires, floods, hurricanes and other severe weather events, our power grids are vulnerable to failure. They are built on aging and inadequate infrastructure. Whether these systems rely on the legacy electrical power generating systems or they are increasingly dependent on solar and wind, there are issues that we need to face in order to meet higher and higher demand.
Global Power Outages
In recent years, significant power outages caused by various events have affected countries all over the world. Natural disasters have shut down power grids and cut millions of people off for hours, days and sometimes even weeks. It is projected that violent weather and natural disasters will increase in frequency and severity due to climate change. Power outages caused by these events are inevitable. Just look at the recent past.
Hurricane Ida tore a path of destruction through Lousiana in 2021, leaving over a million Americans in darkness for several days. A severe winter storm caused an outage in Texas, precipitating a major breakdown of the grid that cut power to over four million households, the largest and longest such outage recorded in U.S history. In Australia, the mega fire of the 2020 wildfire season created significant power outages, affecting millions.
Many other nations have faced outages caused by unnatural factors, including regional unrest, terrorist activities and technical issues. Usually, power supply to a region requires complex mapping and transfers over transmission lines to regional substations. If one or more parts of this complex structure break down, an outage potent enough to shut down the entire grid may arise.
Solutions through Blockchain Technology
In recent years, many tech startups have tried to apply blockchain technology to the power sector in various ways. For some companies, the plan is to develop projects that enhance existing markets for electricity trading. For others, creating a blockchain-powered system that bypasses a central utility provider and enables peer-to-peer transactions is paramount. In addition, other startups track the production and distribution of clean energy using blockchain technology.
Avatu is a new kind of company, one that seeks to revolutionize power distribution through blockchain technology and address issues around the reliability and dependability of energy distribution. As increased demand for electricity continues to spike and the current grid is unable to handle the pressure, Avatu has a solution that will democratize the distribution of energy and create an entirely new market within the electrical distribution ecosystem.
The company has a solution that will allow users to transmit stored power on demand, managing the entire storage and transmission process through a decentralized blockchain system for reliability and transparency. Avatu will use a Proof of Power (PoP) consensus algorithm to ensure that readings are reliable and ready for deployment.
Decarbonization Through Decentralization
Avatu is a tech startup that focuses on delivering energy-related solutions and services. The company will address the issues of fragile and unreliable power utility grids, the rigidity of renewable power, and high costs of power consumption through a democratized power system run by its native token economy.
The Avatu ecosystem accommodates ever-growing global energy demand by providing services anywhere there is power generation and consumption. Avatu facilitates seamless and instantaneous demand-based power generation and supply while rewarding users through its AVATU token.
The main component of the Avatu system is The Magic Box which is designed for individual, residential use. It is a lithium-ion-based 1kWh battery that connects to the internet with a battery that discharges 250Wh for four hours.
The Magic Box only requires a standard power outlet and a connection to an available wireless network. The link connects the Magic Box to the AVATUChain and allows users to track it on a mobile app or desktop dashboard, enabling real-time power generation and supply monitoring. The Magic Box also allows its users to perform energy mining to earn its native token.
Solving Real-World Problems
As the global population increases, demand for power will continue to surge. Avatu is seeking to prevent shortages and/or complete outages via the blockchain and change the face of power storage and distribution as we know it. Regions susceptible to power outages can rely on The Magic Box for a decentralized, user-powered network to access needed energy bringing more utility to crypto while solving problems that individuals might not otherwise be able to participate in.
