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US-based Talen Energy Corporation announced on 3 August that, as part of its strategic transformation to a renewable energy and digital infrastructure growth platform, it has entered into a joint venture (JV) with TeraWulf, a US-based bitcoin mining company, to develop up to 300MW of zero-carbon bitcoin mining capacity. The joint venture, Nautilus Cryptomine, will leverage the strengths of both Talen and TeraWulf as they collectively work to advance the convergence of clean energy sources and digital infrastructure assets, Talen said.

Date: Friday, 06 August 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstalen-energy-announces-zero-carbon-bitcoin-mining-joint-venture-8969053

Announcement is one of a number related to cryptocurrencies and reactors Recently a number of companies announced plans to use nuclear to power crypto-mining enterprising. Image courtesy Creative Commons. US power company Talen Energy is forming a joint venture with bitcoin mining company TeraWulf to develop up to 300 MW of zero-carbon bitcoin mining capacity powered by the Susquehanna nuclear power station in Pennsylvania.

Texas-based TeraWulf said phase one of the Nautilus Cryptomine facility is a 180-MW bitcoin mining plant which will be built on Talen’s digital infrastructure campus next to its two-unit Susquehanna nuclear station.

The Nautilus Cryptomine will be powered via a direct interconnection to Susquehanna that will provide “low-cost, reliable, zero-carbon electricity”, Talen Energy said.

Date: Friday, 06 August 2021
Original article: nucnet.org/news/joint-venture-will-see-us-mining-facility-powered-by-nuclear-8-4-2021

US-based Oklo on 14 July announced a 20-year commercial partnership with Compass Mining, the world's first online marketplace for Bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. With increasing power consumption from bitcoin mining, the partnership between Oklo and Compass aims to introduce advanced fission to supplement fossil fuels and promote diversity and sustainability in the energy sources used by miners. Oklo’s advanced fission powerhouses will provide baseload power for Compass’s Bitcoin mining machines, starting in the early 2020s. Oklo is committed to supplying at least 150 MWe to Compass in the first phase of this partnership, helping drive the sustainability of Bitcoin mining practices.

Date: Wednesday, 21 July 2021
Original article: neimagazine.com/news/newstwo-us-companies-seek-to-use-nuclear-for-bitcoin-mining-8912205

Oklo Inc has announced a 20-year commercial partnership with Compass Mining, the world's first online marketplace for bitcoin mining hardware and hosting. Oklo’s "advanced fission powerhouses" will provide clean, reliable and affordable baseload power for Compass’ Bitcoin mining machines, starting in the early 2020s.

Date: Friday, 16 July 2021
Original article: world-nuclear-news.org/Articles/Oklo-to-power-Bitcoin-mining-machines

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