Re-architecting Emission Monitoring: From Centralized Control to Trusted P2P Verification

SmartDev partnered with a UK-based emissions monitoring platform to modernize its verification infrastructure and support growing B2B adoption. The existing centralized system limited scalability, transparency, and independent validation for external stakeholders. Through a decentralized, P2P-based backend architecture, SmartDev helped the client improve system resilience, enable trusted source verification, and create a more flexible foundation for multi-party emission monitoring and compliance use cases.
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The client is a UK based industrial technology company with over four decades of experience in environmental monitoring Und emissions measurement, operating across global industrial and infrastructure markets. Through an international partner network, the organisation delivers high precision monitoring solutions deployed in thousands of installations worldwide, enabling operators to meet stringent environmental and safety requirements.

The company designs and manufactures mission-critical systems for continuous emissions monitoring, air quality measurement, and process safety across power generation, industrial manufacturing, waste to energy, and large scale transport infrastructure. Complemented by a cloud-based data platform supporting real-time monitoring, regulatory reporting, and multi-site performance management, the organisation combines deep engineering expertise with digital capabilities to act as a trusted technology partner for compliant, efficient, and sustainable infrastructure operations.

Die Herausforderungen

  • Single point of failure: Reliance on a centralized server and database means any outage or degradation can interrupt the entire verification process, significantly increasing operational risk in high-availability environments.
  • Tightly coupled architecture: Verification logic, background jobs, and APIs are closely interdependent, making the system harder to scale, slower to deploy, and more complex to maintain or modify over time.
  • Limited transparency and auditability: Verification is controlled entirely by backend access, with no independent or publicly verifiable record, limiting trust in multi-party and cross-organizational use cases.
  • Performance bottlenecks under load: Queue-based processing and polling introduce latency and inconsistency, especially during traffic spikes, reducing reliability and user experience at scale.
  • Constrained B2B scalability: External partners must fully trust the platform’s internal logic, with limited ability to independently verify data or integrate verification into their own systems, slowing broader adoption.

Die Lösungen

  • Higher reliability through decentralization: Shift to a P2P node network where nodes operate independently, eliminating the single point of failure and reducing dependency on a central server/database.
  • Faster scaling with an optimized backend stack: Migrate from .NET Core to Golang to improve concurrency and performance, while enabling cleaner service separation and simpler deployments.
  • Built-in trust via cryptographic identity: Replace account-based access with public/private key authentication, anchored by a CA server, to strengthen integrity and reduce reliance on backend-only verification.
  • Transparent, partner-friendly verification: Enable an open trust ecosystem where B2B partners can run their own nodes, independently verify sources, and optionally contribute to validation logic, improving auditability and adoption.
  • Lower latency with event-driven P2P workflows: Remove queue/polling bottlenecks by using native P2P communication, real-time sync, and event-driven validation to maintain consistency under load.

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Core functions

Decentralized system architecture design

Defined a P2P-based architecture separating identity, validation, and communication layers across server and client networks.

Identity and trust framework

Designed a cryptographic identity model supported by a CA server to enable secure, account independent verification.

Server client network roles

Established clear responsibilities between server P2P nodes and client P2P nodes to improve resilience and independent verification.

Implementation-ready blueprint

Delivered a clear architectural foundation and technical direction to support future development and B2B ecosystem expansion.

Outcomes

Decentralized architecture foundation

Defined a P2P system architecture that removes single points of failure and supports scalable emission verification.

Stronger trust and transparency model

Ensured minimal operational disruption during migration by conducting thorough UAT with five client applications, validating integrations, and preserving all critical workflows across client’s asset management and operational systems.

Improved scalability and performance readiness

Replaced queue-based, tightly coupled workflows with event-driven P2P communication, improving consistency and readiness for load spikes.

B2B-ready verification ecosystem

Designed a partner-friendly model allowing external organizations to run their own nodes and verify sources independently, accelerating enterprise adoption.

Clear path to implementation and rollout

Provided an implementation-ready architecture that the client can use as a reference for full-scale deployment
and future expansion.

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