【Crypto World】Canaan and Bitforest have collaborated on an interesting project in Manitoba, Canada—using a 3.0 MW Avalon series computing system for proof of concept, with the core idea of recovering and reusing the heat generated by the hardware.
How is it used? It directly preheats the electric boiler in a greenhouse, which can reuse about 90% of the electricity consumed by the servers. It sounds quite crazy, but the numbers speak for themselves: the entire pilot project lasts 24 months, and the total electricity cost can be reduced to $0.035 per kWh.
The logic behind this is actually quite clear—traditional solutions require building cooling towers for heat dissipation, which involves significant capital expenditure. Now, with a different approach, heat becomes a resource, improving energy efficiency and saving on infrastructure investment. For the entire industry, this waste heat utilization model is indeed worth paying attention to, especially in a time when energy costs are becoming increasingly competitive.
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DAOTruant
· 01-09 13:16
This move is brilliant; heat recovery directly supplies heat to the greenhouse, with a 90% utilization rate, easily surpassing traditional cooling solutions... At $0.035 per kWh, this cost structure completely disrupts the competitive landscape.
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PumpDoctrine
· 01-09 10:34
Wow, 90% heat recovery? That's more intense than I expected. I feel like this is the right path for mining.
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SelfCustodyBro
· 01-06 14:49
$0.035 per kWh? Now that's real cost reduction, not just empty talk plans.
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HodlAndChill
· 01-06 14:43
90% heat recovery, now that's the right way. Much more reliable than any green mining slogan.
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MerkleDreamer
· 01-06 14:34
Oops, $0.035 per kilowatt-hour? If that's true, our miners are about to take off.
One-click triple play: heat recovery, greenhouse farming, and mining? I told you, Canaan's team definitely has a different way of thinking.
90% of thermal energy is reused, which feels much more reliable than some project whitepapers.
Wait, this system uses greenhouses in Canada. Can it be replicated domestically? We need to find a suitable scenario.
Manitoba has the advantage of cheap electricity, but pushing this idea globally is the real game-changer.
Feels like this is the true sustainable mining? More practical than those carbon neutrality promotional videos.
That $0.035 figure looks a bit suspicious. I want to see the actual operation and maintenance report.
Converting heat into money—this is the cost reduction and efficiency increase of the Web3 era. Amazing.
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DefiPlaybook
· 01-06 14:32
This is true energy innovation. A 90% heat recovery rate is no small number, and it's cheaper than traditional cooling by a wide margin.
Waste heat turned into agricultural productivity—this idea is indeed brilliant, but I wonder how long it can be sustained.
$0.035 per kWh? If this spreads, the mining cost structure will be completely reshuffled.
Another seemingly perfect project—let's see how Canaan follows up.
The combination of greenhouses and mining machines feels like a new track has opened.
Hardware innovation like this is much more interesting than price fluctuations of coins.
Data from 24 months speaks for itself, but we still need to see if any issues will arise in the medium term.
Heat arbitrage is something I’m hearing about for the first time; it’s even lower than the lower limit of liquidity mining wool-harvesting.
Canada’s choice is also right—cheap electricity plus waste heat utilization, a guaranteed win.
I just worry that this will be another case of concept validation and then silence, as many projects do.
New ways to use mining hardware: How does the heat recovery solution reduce mining costs?
【Crypto World】Canaan and Bitforest have collaborated on an interesting project in Manitoba, Canada—using a 3.0 MW Avalon series computing system for proof of concept, with the core idea of recovering and reusing the heat generated by the hardware.
How is it used? It directly preheats the electric boiler in a greenhouse, which can reuse about 90% of the electricity consumed by the servers. It sounds quite crazy, but the numbers speak for themselves: the entire pilot project lasts 24 months, and the total electricity cost can be reduced to $0.035 per kWh.
The logic behind this is actually quite clear—traditional solutions require building cooling towers for heat dissipation, which involves significant capital expenditure. Now, with a different approach, heat becomes a resource, improving energy efficiency and saving on infrastructure investment. For the entire industry, this waste heat utilization model is indeed worth paying attention to, especially in a time when energy costs are becoming increasingly competitive.