  This article suggests that the worldwide relevance of blockchain technology
is motivated by the changes that it is expected to cause in: (i) the way that
business is organised and (ii) regulated, as well as (iii) by the way that it
changes the role of individuals within a society. The article presents an
overview of the features of blockchain technology. It then takes a closer look
into the developments within the energy sector across the world to gain a
preliminary indication of whether the stated expectations are coming to
reality. As a result of this review, we remain cautiously optimistic that
blockchain technology could deliver the expected impact.
