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Mining installations will heat greenhouses with tulips

14.12.2022

In a gigantic greenhouse near Amsterdam, gardeners have decided to channel their energy from cryptocurrency mining to heat tulip greenhouses. The startup involves six bitcoin miners. This reduces the dependence of farmers on the price of gas or electricity for heating.

The servers of the mining rigs are powered by solar energy from panels located on the roof of the greenhouses, which significantly reduces energy costs.

“We believe that this way of heating our greenhouse and also earning bitcoins is a win-win situation,” said Danielle Conning, owner of a huge flower garden.

De Groot, 35, who mines cryptocurrencies in a flower garden, sees the Bitcoin-tulips collaboration as the perfect solution. It is a zero-carbon green operation. We are really improving the environment," the miner notes. He also sells tulips online through BTC, a startup called Bitcoinbloem.

The Netherlands is a member of the EU. In the eurozone, the issue of tight control over the mining of cryptocurrencies has long been relevant - due to the energy crisis, it may be banned completely. Back in October, the European Commission called on EU members to influence cryptocurrency miners in their countries and reduce electricity consumption for minting cryptocurrencies. In addition, the European Commission insists on the abolition of tax incentives and other bonuses for companies specializing in Proof-of-Work.

By 2025, the EU has pledged to prepare a report describing the impact of cryptocurrencies on the environment and opportunities to mitigate the consequences of the use of climate-damaging technologies.

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