South Spain, PoW Energy, PoW Containers, Meatze
Electricity from the solar farm is converted from low to high voltage and is pumped straight into the machines.
To avoid the machines overheating in the hot Spanish sun, the PoW company uses immersion cooling.
HIVE Blockchain, Boden, Sweden
Set up in what used to be a military helicopter hanger, now houses more than 15,000 mining rigs.
The 30MW facility draws energy from two hydropower plants nearby.
Ether (ETH) accounts for around 80% of the crypto mined at the facility.
Alta Novella, Borgo d'Anaunia, Italian Alps
[The mining op pays] around 35% more than what the government offers per kilowatt hour of energy.
The profits from mining helps Alta Novella cover maintenance costs.
Valstagna, Veneto, Northern Italy
One of 18 hydropower plants across northern Italy that have partnered with local tech startup Alps Blockchain to mine bitcoin on site.
A portion of around 1MW is constantly used for mining bitcoin.
Bitfarms, Québec
The publicly traded company has a total of six sites in Canada and three upcoming in Washington state, Paraguay and Argentina.
All of the miner’s sites operate using hydropower at an average cost of about $0.04 cents per kilowatt hour.
BitCluster, Norilsk, Russia
The frozen steppes of north Russia are perfect for crypto mines (notwithstanding the geopolitical climate).
The bitcoin mine is housed in a former nickel processing plant.