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RSB Blockchain Pilot 2020

Blockchain database for sustainable biofuels – RSB pilot project 2020

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Blockchain database for sustainable biofuels.

The “Blockchain database for sustainable biofuels” project is jointly led by the Roundtable on Sustainable Biomaterials (RSB) and Bioledger and aims to demonstrate the feasibility of a blockchain-based database solution for the European sustainably-certified biofuels market, with an initial focus on the used cooking oil (UCO) biodiesel supply chain.

This project builds upon work conducted in 2017 and 2018 by RSB to explore blockchain’s potential for sustainability certification in the bioeconomy. The project engages stakeholders – including UCO collectors, biodiesel producers, traders, EU policymakers, industry associations, certification bodies and auditors – to identify any weaknesses in current biofuels traceability systems following recent fraud investigations, provide input into the development of a blockchain database prototype, and review preferred database governance models. The prototype is being tested with supply chain data volunteered by project partners and will be audited by blockchain analysts and an accredited certification body.

step 1

Drivers collecting Used Cooking Oil - Capture evidence that a driver has performed and recorded a compliant collection of sustainable biofuel feedstock from a Point of Origin. This is the only way to generate a blockchain consignment within the system.

step 2

At the end of their collection route a Driver submits all of their collected blockchain consignments to their First Collector Administrator Account. Collected volumes of the same feedstock are aggregated into blockchain “Wallets”. Ownership of the wallets changes from Driver to Administrator who can now view summaries of all wallets they own and drill into the details of each collection.

step 3

Administrators can aggregate Wallets into larger Consignments. Consignments of like products can be aggregated, split and transferred as a sale to a Customer in the database. As the ownership of those consignments changes, they are removed from the Seller’s account and credited to the Buyer’s account.

step 4

Auditors & Regulators can view the entire history of all transactions in the system to protect against non-compliances and fraud. A copy of the blockchain distributed ledger is held identically and simultaneously by at least two regulating Nodes (currently Bioledger & RSB). This means no changes to data can happen without compliance with the system logic and visibility of the Nodes.

UCO COLLECTOR & TRADER

Record Collections to Generate Consignments. Split, Aggregate & Transfer Consignments. View Collection & Transfer History.

Collector Account

UCO COLLECTOR & TRADER

Receive Consignments. Split, Aggregate & Transfer Consignments. View Collection & Transfer History.

Trader Account