Dr. Carmen Schneider

About Carmen

Dr. Carmen Schneider is a lawyer and partner with Chatham Partners LLP in Hamburg. She studied law in Gießen and Bonn and obtained her doctorate in the field of energy law after a research period at Centre de Recherche en Economie et Droit de l’Energie in Montpellier, France. Her clients include utilities, investors, and project developers in the energy industry. She focuses on project development, energy contract law, regulatory and energy trading. She supports M&A transactions and financing projects in the energy sector and represents clients in arbitration proceedings. Recently, she has been involved in a number of blockchain projects in the energy sector and is part of the energy committee of the Federal Blockchain Association.

About Carmen’s Talk

Blockchain in the energy sector – regulatory framework and future potential

Everybody is currently talking about the concept “Blockchain”. According to experts, Blockchain technology has the potential to bring a paradigm shift to real-time energy management with billions of interconnected devices. Still, the maturity of the technology has to overcome current limitations. In addition, the current legal framework presents major challenges for the actors involved. This Deep Dive-Session gives an overview of Blockchain applications in the energy sector as well as the current legal and regulatory framework and the challenges resulting therefrom.