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研究节目 Bitcoin 采矿业可以加速向可再生能源的过渡
一项新研究表明 bitcoin 采矿实际上可以帮助推动向可再生能源的过渡。 研究人员胡安·伊格纳西奥·伊巴涅斯 (Juan Ignacio Ibañez) 和亚历山大·弗雷尔 (Alexander Freier) 认为 Bitcoin 矿工对廉价电力的需求刺激了可再生能源产量的增加。 然而，为了让采矿业发挥这种脱碳作用，该行业需要适应。
Researchers Reveal Bitcoin Mining Could be a Potential Catalyst for Renewable Energy Growth
The energy-intensive proof-of-work (PoW) process that underpins Bitcoin has faced criticism for high electricity use and carbon emissions. However, Ibañez and Freier’s 研究分析 indicates the network’s thirst for inexpensive energy may attract miners to renewable sources like solar and wind. This additional revenue stream could aid renewables’ profitability and incentivize capacity expansion.
“There are reasons to view Bitcoin for decarbonization in a positive light: not only does it need minimal policy support to deploy, but also the advantages of bitcoin mining (interruptibility, flexibility, portability, etc.) are intrinsic technical strengths, whereas challenges are mostly the result of economic factors and contingent technical circumstances,” the author’s explain.
有效， BTC采矿 would act as a “flexible load resource,” absorbing excess renewable supply that would otherwise be wasted. The mining industry’s mobility and interruptibility make it well-suited to provide grid stability services. By smoothing imbalances between fluctuating renewable generation and variable demand, mining may facilitate increased renewable penetration.
However, for mining to drive decarbonization, adaptations are required. The researchers note that mining must avoid exacerbating peak grid demand and utilize excess renewable supply only. With predominantly renewable-based operations optimized to grid conditions, the Bitcoin network could plausibly produce a net-decarbonizing impact, Ibañez and Freier’s analysis details.
Nonetheless, the authors say uncertainties remain regarding timelines and the feasibility of entirely carbon-neutral mining. Ibañez and Freier’s study highlights that 公众反弹 和 法规 could also threaten the industry’s growth. Still, Ibañez and Freier argue Bitcoin holds unique technical strengths that warrant 进一步的研究 into its potential environmental role, rather than outright dismissal.
“Within the broader field of Bitcoin research, this study positions the energy consumption and decarbonization potential of bitcoin mining as a significant and consequential area of investigation,” the study insists. “Given the unique attributes and possible impacts of Bitcoin mining on energy grids and climate change, it is our conviction that this issue represents one of the most important future research directions in the realm of Bitcoin studies,” the study concludes.
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