Sustainable Bitcoin Mining Accelerates Clean Energy Deployment and Reduces Carbon Footprint
Bitcoin mining is increasingly powered by sustainable energy, with the network now 56.7% green, up from 34% in 2021. This growth is not only reducing the environmental footprint of cryptocurrency but also driving renewable energy projects, providing flexible grid support, and mitigating methane emissions at scale.
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Bitcoin mining acts as a direct buyer for renewable projects stuck in long interconnection queues, reducing payback periods from eight years to three and a half years. This creates incentives for more solar and wind capacity, stabilizing grids and making clean energy investments more attractive.
Around 50% of global energy is used for heating, mostly fossil-fuel based. Bitcoin mining’s waste heat offers a clean alternative, with examples like district heating in Finland warming 80,000 residents and industrial applications such as solar-powered greenhouse heating in the Netherlands.
Bitcoin mining supports innovative renewable technologies like Ocean Thermal Energy Technology (OTEC) and powers microgrids in rural Africa, providing electricity to 8,000 previously unconnected homes in Kenya, Malawi, and Zambia.Miners are capturing emissions from landfill methane, gas peaker plants, and oil field flaring, preventing harmful releases and reducing network emissions by 7%.
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