Canadian city plans to use Bitcoin mining heat

[TomPluz]

Canadian city plans to supply residents’ heat using Bitcoin mining. The recovered energy will be used to heat 100 residential and commercial buildings in North Vancouver, with a population of roughly 155,000.

MintGreen, a Canada-based cleantech cryptocurrency miner, will be partnering with the Lonsdale Energy Corporation to supply heat to residents of North Vancouver in British Columbia starting in 2022.

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I always love to hear news of using resources well and a lot of creativity. Instead of just letting the heat coming from Bitcoin mining equipment, using it commercially for the people can be a very good idea. This is just like using the wasted energy for Bitcoin mining instead of just letting it escape to the environment that can create damage.

[Noverteno]

In addition, as I understand it, the energy for mining bitcoins in this case is used from clean renewable sources. Therefore, the benefits are twofold. No one will say that the thermal energy from mining bitcoins is emitted into the atmosphere and therefore negatively affects the environment. Everything can be done wisely and then any activity will be beneficial.