According to MAVIR the Hungarian national power grid operator the spring solar production record was broken on October 4th. Industrial-scale solar producers accounted for more than a quarter of Hungary’s electricity generation, 26.27 percent, in the quarter-hour of the southern peak on October 4, setting a new production record. The previous record on April 16…
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Power plant optimization with data centers without initial investment: our framework for collaboration
Industry trends clearly outline that data centers have a bright future in power plant production, which we have already reported on in a previous blog post. By generating a stable base load, data centers have an enormous potential, providing power plants not only with an additional source of revenue, but also with an additional flexibility…
How does bitcoin mining work?
There are two main approaches to talk about Bitcoin mining: we can talk about the hardware and ‘raw’ inputs or the complex algorithms and the software side. While most of the attention around Bitcoin is devoted to the latter, we stress the importance of talking about the hard inputs. It works like the human body….
Alternatives to balance flexible energy production: energy storage units vs. data centers
Strict regulations create fierce competition The biggest question regarding power plant operation is what to do with the power market regulation and with the available extra capacity? Current regulations provide plenty of reasons for a headache for operators, as the prices set by the system in the event of surplus production hinder profitable operation. Electricity…
Why is it advantageous for the power plant to build its own data center?
The New York state power plant is the flagship of power plant production optimization with data centers. Power generation has reached a huge milestone in terms of optimization when a district heating plant in New York was a pioneer to set up its own server farm, which we have also reported previously. 7000 servers are connected…
The Mobile Data Center Developed By Enerhash Is Market-Ready
The Enerhash Group has reached an important milestone: the mobile data center called Enerhash DATABOX has successfully completed a 5-month test run and is ready to be launched on the market. Server parks built on the structure of a container are not new inventions. The industry has realized the benefits of a mobile container a couple…
New York based power plant increasing revenue through Bitcoin mining
Bloomberg and several other news agencies have written about a power plant in the Finger Lakes region in New York state that has built its very own data center to mine Bitcoin. Capitalizing on its self-generated electricity, the plant mines virtual currency worth about $ 50 000 every day, depending on the exchange rate. Quite…
