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Last Updated on September 26, 2023 by Paganoto

U.S. company devises method to use coal waste to power crypto

Stronghold collects coal ash from a nearby mine and processes it at a waste coal processing facility. After the coal ash is sorted and crushed, it goes to a boiler building where it is burned to generate the electricity to power the company's bitcoin mining operation.Mar 22, 2022

How does Bitcoin, a cryptocurrency, use fossil fuels?

To satisfy Bitcoin’s current energy needs, you’d need about 15.6 million pounds of coal. Musk says they are “looking at other cryptocurrencies …

Crypto Throws the Coal Industry a Lifeline – Sierra Club

Bitcoin miners turn to dirty coal to satisfy their enormous energy needs.

Bitcoin miners revived a dying coal plant – The Guardian

“Coal and natural gas power plants used for crypto mining that would otherwise be sunsetting as we decarbonize adds yet more carbon to the …

EPA tackles coal-to-crypto industry trend – E&E News

The agency is getting involved as more cryptocurrency mining operations examine using old coal plants as a power source (Energywire, …

What's the Environmental Impact of Cryptocurrency?

Environmental Impacts of Cryptocurrency Mining Although fossil fuels are the predominant energy source in most countries where cryptocurrency is mined, miners …

Bitcoin miners align with fossil fuel firms, alarming …

Bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies use blockchain technology, … of electric generation using coal, natural gas and oil, this does result …

Bitcoin Mining Breathes Life into Zombie Coal Plants

Thousands of Bitcoin mining computers are packed into shipping containers located next to the Scrubgrass plant, where, by Stronghold’s own …

Crypto Woes: Cryptocurrency and Climate Change, from Coal …

The computing power required to mine coins is astronomical–according to Investopedia, the network “uses 121 Terawatt-hours of electricity every …

Cryptocurrency's Dirty Secret: Energy Consumption

False. Energy use by crypto is primarily to power blockchain, which isn’t used at all in traditional banking. But do keep sticking your head in …

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