Bitcoin Miner to Build 300MW Solar Farm for Sustainable Crypto Mining

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Bitcoin Miner to Build 300MW Solar Farm for Sustainable Crypto Mining
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<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;Cryptosolartech, Spain’s largest Bitcoin miner, is &nbsp;leading the charge for sustainable crypto mining, with the construction &nbsp;of a 300 MW solar farm. The solar farm will be made possible by a partnership with <a href="https://www.risenenergy.com.au/">Risen Energy,</a>&nbsp;a &nbsp;Chinese company that makes photovoltaic solar panels. Risen Energy is a &nbsp;large international energy company that focuses specifically on solar. &nbsp;</p>
<p>Although they are based in China, Risen Energy is currently operating in &nbsp;over 30 countries. Cryptosolartech issued a <a href="https://medium.com/@cryptosolartech/tenemos-buenas-noticias-e1d86b9053f4">statement</a>&nbsp;this week, where the team explained how their plan will work. The statement read:&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote>The first phase will be built in the province of Seville, where 3 &nbsp;photovoltaic plants with a total capacity of 45 MW will be installed &nbsp;that will supply electricity to the cryptocurrency farms with a capacity &nbsp;of 5 MW and 9 MW respectively. These farms, currently under &nbsp;construction, will be located in the city of Malaga (Spain). &nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote>
<p>Two of the Cryptosolartech energy plants are already built and fully &nbsp;operational, with three others in construction. The company explained:&nbsp;</p>
<blockquote>By providing customised low cost hosting options specifically &nbsp;engineered for cryptocurrency and Bitcoin mining at globally competitive &nbsp;rates, DC Two &amp; D Coin have been able to attract the interest of &nbsp;both the local and international crypto mining community. &nbsp;&nbsp;</blockquote>
<h2>Reducing Energy Consumption</h2>
<p>The large amount of energy that cryptocurrency “proof of work” mining &nbsp;requires is a common reservation expressed by many critics of the &nbsp;industry. However, Cryptosolartech and many other teams in the blockchain space &nbsp;are making efforts to lower the industry’s carbon footprint. In July, <a href="https://bitcoinist.com/huge-wind-farm-to-power-bitcoin-mining-will-be-built-in-north-africa/">Bitcoinist</a>&nbsp;reported &nbsp;that one firm was building a giant 900-megawatt wind farm in Africa for &nbsp;clean Bitcoin mining.&nbsp;</p>
<p>These are just the most high-profile miners, but &nbsp;smaller miners are also incentivized to use cleaner energy because it is &nbsp;cheaper for them in the long run. Additionally, it is important to note that proponents of &nbsp;cryptocurrency insist that the technology consumes much less energy than &nbsp;the traditional banking and credit card companies. It has even been &nbsp;calculated that Bitcoin mining uses less electricity annually than &nbsp;seasonal<a href="http://www.coindaily.co/christmas-decorations-consume-as-much-electricity-as-bitcoin-mining/">&nbsp;Christmas lights</a>.&nbsp;</p>
<p>Last month, the grand opening of the largest bitcoin farm in the world, operated by Bitfury and Hut8, was overshadowed by a <a href="https://www.cryptoglobe.com/latest/2018/09/canadian-city-threatens-to-pull-plug-on-world-s-largest-bitcoin-mining-farm/">statement from the city</a>&nbsp;that they would be temporarily shut down in the event that a heat wave overloaded capacity. &nbsp;</p>
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