研究人員發現，比特幣採礦可能不如其倡導者聲稱的那樣有效地加速綠色能源。

Witten/Herdecke大學的科學家研究了比特幣和加密貨幣如何影響向綠色和可再生能源的過渡。

Researchers have found that using Bitcoin mining to accelerate the shift to green energy sources might not be as effective as its proponents claim.

研究人員發現，使用比特幣採礦來加速向綠色能源的轉變可能不如其支持者聲稱的那樣有效。

Scientists from Witten/Herdecke University examined how Bitcoin and cryptocurrency influence the transition to green and renewable energy sources, as stated in a press release. They discovered that while cryptocurrency can help speed up the transition to renewable energy in the short term, it can slow it down in the long term, causing significant environmental damage and pollution.

Witten/Herdecke大學的科學家研究了比特幣和加密貨幣如何影響向綠色和可再生能源的過渡，如新聞稿中所述。他們發現，儘管加密貨幣可以在短期內幫助加快過渡到可再生能源的過渡，但從長遠來看，它可以減慢其速度，從而造成嚴重的環境損害和污染。

According to the study, proponents of Bitcoin mining claim that diverting excess renewable energy, which the grid does not require, into the cryptocurrency harvesting process will help accelerate the implementation of renewable energy by adding a higher profit margin for power companies, incentivizing them to include more green energy in their portfolios.

根據這項研究，比特幣開采的支持者聲稱，將網格不需要的過多可再生能源轉移到加密貨幣收穫過程中將有助於加速實施可再生能源，通過增加更高的利潤率來增加電力公司的利潤率他們的投資組合中更多的綠色能源。

However, the study suggests that while the focus on renewable energy could reduce greenhouse gas pollution, it creates other major problems that won't help address environmental concerns. The cheaper energy could lead to an increase in people mining crypto, which would create more electronic waste.

但是，該研究表明，儘管對可再生能源的關注可以減少溫室氣體污染，但它帶來了其他主要問題，這些問題無助於解決環境問題。便宜的能量可能導致人們開採加密貨幣的人會增加，這將產生更多的電子廢物。

Moreover, the ability to shunt excess energy into cryptomining could disincentivize companies from investing in long-term clean-energy solutions, such as storage technologies, grid improvements, and better infrastructure, while also failing to provide sufficient incentive for those companies to shift away from dirty energy sources in addition to the renewable ones.

此外，將過量能源轉化為隱秘的能力可能會使公司無法投資長期清潔能源解決方案，例如存儲技術，電網改進和更好的基礎設施，同時也沒有提供足夠的動力來擺脫這些公司的轉變除可再生能源外，骯髒的能源。

"In the long term, Bitcoin mining could slow down the actual goal of the energy transition — the switch to renewable energies," says Maximilian Gill, one of the researchers on the project.

該項目的研究人員之一馬克西米利安·吉爾（Maximilian Gill）說：“從長遠來看，比特幣採礦可能會減慢能源過渡的實際目標 - 轉向可再生能源的方法。”

Why is Bitcoin's energy impact important?

為什麼比特幣的能量影響很重要？

The cryptocurrency industry is booming, but scientists continue to raise serious concerns about its impact. Bitcoin and other digital currency mining is a highly energy-intensive process, consuming vast amounts of electricity. In Iran, illicit crypto mining has been linked to blackouts in Tehran, the country's capital.

加密貨幣行業蓬勃發展，但科學家繼續對其影響引起嚴重的關注。比特幣和其他數字貨幣開採是一個高能源密集型的過程，消耗了大量的電力。在伊朗，非法加密礦業開採與該國首都德黑蘭停電有關。

Officials in the European country of Georgia have also asked residents to stop crypto operations due to the massive strain it puts on the grid.

歐洲佐治亞州的官員還要求居民由於其在電網上帶來的巨大壓力而停止加密行動。

These operations often rely on dirty energy sources and divert resources away from citizens who need the power.

這些操作通常依賴於骯髒的能源，並將資源從需要權力的公民轉移出來。

What's being done to help?

正在做什麼幫助？

Cryptocurrency miners like HIVE Digital Technologies have been pushing to include more renewable energy in their operations, and countries like El Salvador have built entire green industries around their crypto efforts.

像Hive Digital Technologies這樣的加密貨幣礦工一直在努力在其運營中包括更多可再生能源，而El Salvador等國家則圍繞著加密貨幣的努力建立了整個綠色行業。

However, as this study demonstrates, much more must be done to create any real, tangible societal benefit from digital mining.

但是，正如這項研究所表明的那樣，必須做更多的事情，以從數字採礦中創造任何真正，有形的社會收益。

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