Monday, August 2, 2021

Inside the bitcoin mine with its own power plant - BBC News

 Bitcoin mines require a lot of energy to power the computers inside. Greenidge Generation in New York has converted a former coal plant into a gas-fired Bitcoin mine.


Facing criticism from environmentalists, the company argues it offsets its emissions, is 100% carbon neutral, and has plans to invest in solar energy.




2 comments:

Marian Ruccius said...

Off-setting emissions is still creating emissions -- all it does is leaves no improvement in emissions -- and that only providing the emissions genuinely are offset, but we need to be reducing emissions, not (at best) holding the line.

Marian Ruccius said...

Wind power

https://www.hellenicshippingnews.com/wind-propulsion-stakeholders-call-for-concerted-action-to-remove-remaining-barriers-to-uptake/