Insureblocks Blockchain & Smart Contracts In Insurance

Sabine Brink, Global Lead of Blockchain at Shell, shares with us how Shell is using blockchain technology within the energy industry. She walks us through a number of interesting blockchain initiatives they’ve worked on, such as decentralised digital passports, the Energy Web Foundation, LO3 Energy  and VAKT. We conclude this podcast with her views on how decentralised technologies can support the fight against climate change.   What is blockchain? Sabine recognises that there are many definitions to blockchain. One of the definitions that Shell uses is blockchain as an immutable tamper proof shared ledger of state changes of a digital asset. Technologies that enable blockchain such as algorithms, cryptography, and distributed systems have been around for decades. What makes blockchain unique is the combination of these technologies.   Shell’s Blockchain Centre of Excellence Sabine’s blockchain team sits within the digitalisation organisation within Shell. The team was set up in early 2017 with the aim to