Internship | Battery passport – Integrating Blockchain Smart Contracts

During your thesis you will be developing smart contracts for a blockchain based battery passport. The research revolves around investigating methods to integrate calculations for the battery passport, e.g. battery health calculations, into smart contracts. Battery passports stimulate re-use of batteries and inform the user of its health status. Combining that functionality with blockchain and smart contracts makes the passport more tamperproof and standardized. Your job is to research the methods to integrate smart contracts with the passport and analyse its potential.

Your thesis will give a valuable contribution to TNO’s ambition to create a battery passport. Battery passports visualise the current battery (health) status to the user. And by tracking the battery’s health status, it is possible to take action to extend battery life, ultimately driving down costs. Last but not least, by informing buyer/seller of the battery’s value during transfer of ownership, the battery is more likely to be used in a second life application, working towards a more sustainable lifecycle.

Assignment tasks:

• Develop and implement smart contracts for the current version of the blockchain battery passport.
• Test and validate the method(s)
• Suggest the most optimal method and suggest future improvements

• You have a bachelor’s degree in a relevant field, for example computer science, automotive engineering, systems and control, electrical engineering.
• You are coursing a master in a relevant field, for example computer science, automotive engineering, systems and control, electrical engineering
• Knowledge of programming software
• You enjoy developing innovative solutions to technically challenging problems and have the right mix of intellectual curiosity and pragmatism.

You want to work on the precursor of your career; a work placement gives you an opportunity to take a good look at your prospective future employer. TNO goes a step further. It’s not just looking that interests us; you and your knowledge are essential to our innovation. That’s why we attach a great deal of value to your personal and professional development. You will, of course, be properly supervised during your work placement and be given the scope for you to get the best out of yourself. Naturally, we provide suitable work placement compensation.

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After the first CV selection, the application process will be conducted by the concerning department. TNO will provide a suitable internship agreement. If you have any questions about this vacancy, you can contact the contact person mentioned below.