Marathon Digital will use landfill methane to mine Bitcoin in Utah pilot project
Marathon Digital has begun mining Bitcoin (BTC) utilizing energy generated from methane fuel siphoned off a landfill. The 280-kW off-grid pilot undertaking is working in Utah.
Marathon teamed up with Nodal Energy on the undertaking. Nodal Energy was launched in November 2022 and produces vitality from landfill fuel within the southeastern United States and Texas. It raised $13 million in a seed spherical in August to function two websites, one among which features a information heart.
A Nodal Energy datacenter. Supply: PRNewswire
Marathon mentioned in a press release that the undertaking is “a part of a broader initiative being carried out by the Firm to validate its skill to seize methane emitted from landfills, convert it into electrical energy, after which use that electrical energy to energy Bitcoin miners.” Marathon CEO Fred Thiel mentioned:
“Ought to the outcomes of the pilot undertaking meet our expectations, we look ahead to increasing our footprint on this space and serving to landfill operators and others meet their environmental targets.”
Bitcoin miners are actively looking for new inexperienced producing options. Genesis Digital Property Restricted, for instance, arrange an 8-MW facility in Sweden in August that makes use of hydropower.
Marathon minimize the ribbon on a 200-MW immersion-cooled facility in Abu Dhabi’s sustainable Masdar Metropolis in late October. It launched a report that month that discovered crypto mining at landfills is sensible and has a number of benefits for miners and landfill homeowners, in addition to the surroundings. In response to the United Nations, methane is much extra damaging to the surroundings than carbon dioxide.
#Bitcoin is incentivized to reap the benefits of this wasted renewable energy and we’re honored to be part of this pilot with @MarathonDH https://t.co/BxC8O84SWh
— Nodal (@NodalPower) November 2, 2023
Marathon reported second-quarter earnings this yr fell wanting expectations, although it mined a file 2,926 Bitcoin within the quarter. Its Q2 income elevated 228% year-on-year to $132.8 million.
