Ant Group’s enterprise arm, Ant Digital Technologies, has linked more than $8.4 billion of Chinese clean energy infrastructure to its AntChain blockchain, uploading live output and health data from about 15 million wind turbines, solar panels and other devices, according to a Bloomberg report.
The firm also completed tokenized financing for three clean-energy projects, raising roughly 300 million yuan ($42 million). Ant Digital is using IoT meters and oracles to feed periodic production readings on-chain; a permissioned or open validator set then verifies those inputs to create an immutable record of generation and payouts.
Industry experts tell Decrypt that each token represents a fractional claim on an asset’s cash flows: as electricity is sold and costs settled, net returns can be distributed pro rata to token holders. That structure aims to open alternative investment opportunities while improving project administration through smart contracts and better data tracking.
But early adoption looks set to stay institutional. Analysts warn of limited retail appetite and note persistent liquidity challenges for tokenized assets in secondary markets. Plans to list tokens on offshore decentralized exchanges to boost liquidity are reportedly under consideration, though any such move would depend on regulator approval.
Why it matters: tokenizing energy assets could increase transparency, speed payouts and broaden capital sources for renewables — but success depends on clear regulation, reliable IoT data and solutions for secondary-market liquidity. Investors should weigh operational and regulatory risks before participating.
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