Bachelor's Diploma Project: Blockchain System for Energy Resources Tracking and Certification

© Barbu Angelo-Gabriel - angelo.barbu123@gmail.com

University Politehnica of Bucharest, Faculty of Automatic Control and Computer Science, Automatic Control and Systems Engineering

2022 - 2023

Project Overview

[RO] Sistem blockchain pentru trasabilitatea și certificarea resurselor energetice

Rețea locală Blockchain rulată cu ajutorul Ganache și suitei Truffle pentru o platformă de tranzacționare, monitorizare și certificare a resurselor energetice. La nivel de backend, se utilizează biblioteca Web3.py pentru efectuarea tranzacției și emiterea contractului smart scris în limbajul de programare Solidity. Pentru frontend, au fost utilizate HTML, CSS și JavaScript (Node.js, Express), iar conectarea la baza de date a fost realizată prin biblioteca JS mongoose.

[EN]

A local blockchain network developed using Ganache and Truffle Suite to facilitate the trading, monitoring, and certification of energy resources. This system leverages Web3.py for transaction management and Solidity for smart contract implementation, with a web interface built using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (Node.js, Express).

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Features

• Blockchain Network: Deployed locally via Ganache for safe testing and development.
• Smart Contracts: Created in Solidity for secure and transparent energy resource transactions.
• Web3 Integration: Uses Web3.py for transaction management and contract deployment.
• Web Interface: Built with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript for user interaction and real-time data updates.

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Getting Started

Prerequisites

Ensure the following are installed before proceeding:

• Python 3.10
• Ganache and Truffle Suite (for blockchain network setup)
• Node.js and npm

Dependencies

To install project dependencies, please follow the instructions for each language environment:

Python Dependencies

• Web3.py
• solcx
• Pymongo

JavaScript Dependencies

• express
• ejs
• mongoose
• body-parser
• nodemon

Installation and Setup

1. Clone this repository:

   git clone <repository-url>
   cd <repository-name>

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Run the server using one of the following commands

   • Node.js:

         npm run serve

   • Nodemon:

         npm run dev

4. Start Ganache to initialize the local blockchain:

   • Download the AppImage for Ganache here.
   • Run Ganache on localhost, port 3000.

Usage

• Server: Runs on localhost, port 3000.
• Blockchain Network: Operates on localhost, port 7545.

Additional Information

This project was developed as part of the Bachelor's Diploma Project [Lucrare de Licență] in Automatic Control and Systems Engineering [Automatică și Ingineria Sistemelor] for Universitatea Politehnica Bucuresti, Facultatea de Automatica si Calculatoare.