Renewable energy Bitcoin mining company powers up in Sweden
[Aug 21, 2023 6:59 AM] Bitcoin mining lands another green energy data center as global powerhouse GDA sets up shop in Sweden.
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Nodal Power Secures $13 Million Seed Round To Drive Renewable Energy Transformation At Landfills
[Aug 21, 2023 6:00 AM] Nodal Power, who mitigates methane at landfills by powering Bitcoin mining data centers, announced that the company has successfully raised $13 million in a seed funding round aimed at aggressively curbing methane emissions from landfills…
Study Shows Bitcoin Mining Could Accelerate Transition to Renewable Energy
KPMG Study Highlights Bitcoin Mining’s Potential to Shrink Carbon Footprints
The Agenda podcast chats with Energy Web on how to fight climate change with help of blockchain
[Jul 28, 2023 6:20 AM] Energy Web CEO Jesse Morris explains why blockchain can make “going green” more efficient, how fighting climate change is easier and why they are building on Polkadot.
Innovative Heating Solutions: Bitcoin Miners Turning Heat Into Satoshis
Only Bitcoin Miners With Low Power Costs and High Sustainable Energy Mix Will Survive: JPMorgan
[Jun 23, 2023 2:21 AM] Electricity costs played a vital role in the past year’s bear market as miners struggled to survive, the report said.
Latam Insights — Volcano Energy Bitcoin Mining Project Rises in El Salvador, Venezuelan Miners Leaving Amidst Crypto Corruption Probe
[Jun 12, 2023 5:30 AM] Welcome to Latam Insights, a compendium of Latin America’s most relevant crypto and economic news during the last week. In this issue, Volcano Energy rises in El Salvador, Venezuelan bitcoin miners flee amidst nationwide mining ban, and…
Tether Expands Investments in Green Bitcoin Mining, Invests in El Salvador’s Volcano Energy
Tether invests in El Salvador's $1B renewable energy project
[Jun 5, 2023 1:38 PM] El Salvador’s plans to build a billion dollar renewable energy precinct has found a first round investor in stablecoin issuer Tether.
El Salvador's Volcano Energy Secures $1B in Commitments for 241 MW Bitcoin Mine
[Jun 5, 2023 8:13 AM] The 241 MW site will be powered by wind and solar energy.
El Salvador Unleashes "Volcano Energy" With 241 Megawatt Planned Bitcoin Mining Operation
[Jun 5, 2023 7:32 AM] The country of El Salvador is tapping into its abundant natural resources to create “Volcano Energy.” According to a press release sent to Bitcoin Magazine, the aim is to position the country as a major global player in the Bitcoin mining industry…
Tether Expands: Stablecoin Issuer Announces Sustainable Bitcoin Mining Project in Uruguay
[May 30, 2023 1:30 PM] After announcing its plan to invest 15% of profits into bitcoin, the company Tether Limited has taken another step toward its crypto goals. Tether, the stablecoin issuer, has revealed its latest venture: “sustainable bitcoin mining…
Governor Ridwan Kamil And Samson Mow Describe The Future Of Bitcoin In Indonesia At Bitcoin 2023
[May 19, 2023 9:13 AM] Governor of the Indonesian Province of West Java, Ridwan Kamil and prominent Bitcoin global advocate and JAN3 CEO Samson Mow, revealed in a fireside chat titled "The Indonesia Bitcoin Mining Campaign" that the government of Indonesia is researching…
White House Pushes DAME Tax Proposal to Address Alleged Environmental Costs of Crypto Mining
[May 3, 2023 2:30 PM] On May 2, 2023, the Biden administration unveiled a blog post outlining the Digital Asset Mining Energy (DAME) tax, featured in the president’s comprehensive 182-page budget proposal for the fiscal year 2024. The DAME tax targets…
Bhutan mines Bitcoin with hydropower since BTC price was $5,000
[May 1, 2023 7:00 AM] The Kingdom of Bhutan uses Himalayan rivers to generate energy used to mine Bitcoin, local reports reveal.
Environmental Impact of AI Models Takes Center Stage Amid Criticism Against Bitcoin Mining
[Apr 18, 2023 4:00 AM] While bitcoin’s effect on the environment has been discussed at length over the last two years, the latest trend of artificial intelligence (AI) software is now being criticized for its carbon footprint. According to several headlines and…
Cleanspark Purchases 45,000 Bitcoin Mining Devices, Adding 6.3 EH/s to Current Fleet
[Apr 11, 2023 2:00 PM] On Tuesday, the bitcoin mining company Cleanspark announced that it had purchased 45,000 Antminer S19 XP bitcoin mining devices for a total price of $144.9 million. Cleanspark stated that the new fleet would add 6.3 exahash per second (EH/s) of…
US-Saudi Tensions Escalate as Report Says Crown Prince Is No Longer Interested in Pleasing the United States
[Apr 4, 2023 1:30 PM] After Saudi Arabia and members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) surprised the world by announcing cuts to oil production, a spokesperson for U.S. president Biden’s National Security Council stated that reducing…
How Irish farmers turn cow dung into digital gold (Bitcoin)
[Mar 28, 2023 10:05 AM] Tom Campbell, an Irish dairy farmer who runs a farm in County Armagh, is using excess energy from his farm to mine Bitcoin.
Bitcoin Hashrate Reaches 400 Exahash per Second, Researcher Says Network Could Reach Zettahash Era by 2025
[Mar 27, 2023 4:30 PM] Despite Bitcoin’s difficulty reaching an all-time high at 46.84 trillion, participants in bitcoin mining have kept the hashrate running stronger than ever before. According to statistics, on March 23, 2023, the hashrate reached a high of 400…
ESG Analyst Daniel Batten Reveals Dynamic Charts Showing Bitcoin’s 52.6% Sustainable Energy Use
[Mar 9, 2023 9:30 AM] Environmental, social, and governance (ESG) analyst Daniel Batten said Tuesday that the computational backbone of the Bitcoin network now uses 52.6% sustainable energy. Batten and onchain analyst Willy Woo created Dynamic Bitcoin ESG Charts to…
Terawulf Energizes First Nuclear-Powered Bitcoin Mining Facility in the US, Plans to Expand Operations
[Mar 6, 2023 3:30 PM] Terawulf, a bitcoin mining operation, has announced that it has energized the first nuclear-powered bitcoin mining facility in the United States at the company’s Nautilus Facility in Pennsylvania. According to the company, approximately 1…
Can blockchain help combat climate change?
[Mar 5, 2023 8:07 AM] Blockchain’s transparency and traceability can aid sustainability and reduce carbon emissions for climate change.
Mawson Infrastructure Group Launches Bitcoin Mining Operation in Pennsylvania, Exits Australia
[Feb 27, 2023 9:00 AM] The bitcoin mining operation, Mawson Infrastructure Group, Inc., announced that the firm has broken ground at a new site in Sharon, Pennsylvania. Reports detail that Mawson has delivered six modular production units capable of housing 3,528…
Cleanspark Boosts Bitcoin Mining Capacity With Acquisition of 20,000 Bitmain Rigs
[Feb 17, 2023 6:30 AM] Bitcoin mining operation Cleanspark has acquired 20,000 brand-new Bitmain mining rigs for $43.6 million, the company reported. Once installed, Cleanspark expects to increase its capacity by 37% by adding roughly 2.44 exahash per second (EH/s) to…
Bitcoin miners as energy buyers, explained
[Feb 11, 2023 11:18 AM] Bitcoin miners as energy buyers utilize renewable energy sources and excess electricity offered by utility companies to fuel their mining operations.
Bitcoin mining brings more than money to this East African country
[Jan 25, 2023 4:30 AM] A Bitcoin mining project in a remote corner of Malawi, a landlocked country in southeastern Africa, connects more families to the grid while delivering economic empowerment to an impoverished region.
Japan’s Largest Power Company, TEPCO, To Mine Bitcoin With Excess Energy
[Dec 14, 2022 6:43 AM] TEPCO Power Grid is deploying bitcoin mining operations across Japan in a partnership with a local semiconductor company to capitalize on excess power.Japan’s largest electric power company is about to start mining bitcoin.Tokyo Electric Power…
Decentralized solutions for climate change are key as COP disappoints
[Dec 13, 2022 8:09 AM] Climate change initiatives led by politicians and sponsored by some of the biggest polluters demand a change in initiatives — Decentralized tech could play a key role.