Bitcoin mining farms validate transactions, secure the network, and generate new Bitcoin every ten minutes. ASIC miners dominate mining farms, offering high efficiency and speed for solving Bitcoin’s ...
Brazilian solar energy company Thopen is reportedly exploring Bitcoin mining as a way to monetize excess renewable power and offset curtailment losses. Brazilian solar power producer Thopen is ...
That’s where Carlsson comes in. He’s now helping to heat the homes of 80,000 residents in Finland with waste heat from local ...
Key takeawaysBitcoin mining produces large amounts of heat that are typically treated as waste. In cold regions, this thermal ...
When I think of environmental destruction, oil spills and smokestacks are the first to come to mind. But alongside the archetypes of pollution is an unsuspecting industry: cryptocurrency. In fact, it ...
Climate activists worry about the high-energy demand for bitcoin mining. A once-dormant power plant is humming with activity outside Pittsburgh as thousands of miners work 24 hours a day. The miners ...