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Bitcoin mining for the energy transition?

Another very nice article from WirtschaftsWoche about the Kläger Group from Augsburg, which monetizes its surplus electricity from renewable energies with $BTC (+0.95%) monetize mining👇

https://www.wiwo.de/unternehmen/mittelstand/klaeger-group-warum-dieser-mittelstaendler-auf-bitcoin-mining-setzt/30245646.html

www.wiwo.deWirtschaftsWoche

12 Comments

Patrick Schäfer@Hotte1909

Producing electricity in Germany is the biggest mistake you can make. 2 examples from my town of 600 inhabitants alone.
We have a ground-mounted solar system with an output of 2.4mWp and due to various regulations it is hardly worth selling the electricity. You would probably earn more money if you invested all the electricity in mining.
Secondly. Nen Bekannter has a biogas plant he could theoretically produce just under 180-200kw/h but is only allowed to produce a maximum of 100 due to German regulations. Incidentally, he doesn't get paid for any excess electricity he supplies and if he supplies over 900,000 kw pa he has to pay a fine...

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S.A.U.@SAUgut77

@Hotte1909 to 2) Wit and mockery combined...speechless 🤷‍♂️

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Lukas1000@Lukas1000

@Hotte1909 We need to reorient ourselves in terms of energy policy in Germany and strive for a decentralization of the energy infrastructure as a honeycomb structure. The reason for these regulations is that the Federal Republic of Germany must protect the grid. That is why the grid must be fundamentally reformed!

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Stefan21@stefan_21

@Hotte1909 Mining would indeed be worthwhile for something like this. In addition, the waste heat from the miners could be used for heating :)

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Patrick Schäfer@Hotte1909

@stefan_21 The BGA also produces waste heat. But it only heats 2 houses. Theoretically, there would have been enough for 8-10 houses, but he wasn't allowed to lay the district heating pipe through public roads 😀

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Patrick Schäfer@Hotte1909

@SAUgut77 especially as it produces 24 hours a day and not just in good weather like solar etc

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Patrick Schäfer@Hotte1909

@Lukas1000 before I became a painter, I did an apprenticeship in the UT sector (water supply technician) in 2003, when it was always said that the worst thing that could happen in Germany was a decentralized energy supply. Everything was done for it back then. The grids etc. are not designed for something like that in Germany

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Lukas1000@Lukas1000

@Hotte1909 This is why the grids need to be restructured. Away from the top down towards a honeycomb/cell structure

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Schöbi@schoebi

I am probably a very good "mini" example: I use some of my surplus PV power to operate two S19 Antminers in a BitPod filled with immersion fluid. The BitPod is connected to a heat exchanger that heats my pool. Everything can, nothing must... Greetings

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DaMerkl@DaMerkl

@schoebi I have a question about this: the two Antiminer miners won't really run much in winter. Have you kept track of how many full load hours your two miners have per year? I did some research 1-2 years ago. I always came to the conclusion that it wouldn't pay off (financially speaking) for my small dimensions (15 kwp output). The fact that the pool is also heated is of course a cool side effect :) Best regards

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Schöbi@schoebi

@DaMerkl I've only been using the system in this configuration since this year. According to my calculations, the whole thing is absolutely not worth it if you don't actively use the waste heat from the miners - then you can leave it alone. I'm currently planning to convert my heating system to increase the flow temperature. "My" fitter is going to install a pressure equalizer and a bypass. P.S.: the miners are to replace my pool heat pump.

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Stefan21@stefan_21

@schoebi Cool thing😎 Thank you for sharing :)

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