Re:Bitcoin miner purchases 112-megawatt North Texas wind farm
by gonzo on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:13PM
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https://crusoe.ai/energy#dfm
I don't know a lot about it, but remembered that there was a company in Colorado doing something very similar. Seems they've branched out into data centers and AI
Re:Bitcoin miner purchases 112-megawatt North Texas wind farm
by clownstrikelol on Sunday December 08, 2024 @04:18PM
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Id be quite interested in speaking with him.
Ive spent years in construction and built out quite large projects.
What’s the best way to contact you?
Re:Bitcoin miner purchases 112-megawatt North Texas wind farm
by lancesells on Sunday December 08, 2024 @05:56PM
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It's funny how humans and companies have mined natural resources for theoretical progress, but we've come to a point that natural resources are being used to mine a fake resource that really serves zero purpose. What an absurd direction technology has gone.
Re:Bitcoin miner purchases 112-megawatt North Texas wind farm
by 486sx33 on Sunday December 08, 2024 @07:03PM
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This happens all the time in Saskatchewan, they have such immense natural gas resources that a farmer or the oil company will find a well but it’s not worth connecting to market so the land owner ends up with “free natural gas”. The well might have 5 years worth or 500 years worth for that land owner … depends on a lot of factors
Re:Bitcoin miner purchases 112-megawatt North Texas wind farm
by 2lazy2pwdmgr on Sunday December 08, 2024 @09:05PM
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You build a data center close to large reserves that would otherwise be flared or (gasp) vented. You get yourself some rebuilt LM2500's to power it. There's negligible added GHG or carbon footprint if it was otherwise going to waste. Vented methane is much worse than flaring it.
So, why not? Unfortunately, I don't know enough to guide him. If you do, contact me and I'll put you in touch.