Giga Energy 利用阿根廷廢棄天然氣擴大比特幣挖礦規模

總部位於德州的比特幣礦商 Giga Energy 將業務擴展到阿根廷，利用油田天然氣燃燒產生的廢棄能源。此舉旨在減少甲烷排放，並符合該公司在全球範圍內減少火炬燃燒的願景。 Giga 將把裝有比特幣礦機的貨櫃放置在油井上，將多餘的天然氣轉移到發電機中，為礦機提供動力。

Giga Energy Expands Bitcoin Mining to Argentina, Harnessing Wasted Natural Gas

Giga Energy 利用廢棄天然氣將比特幣開採擴展到阿根廷

Texas-based Bitcoin (BTC) miner Giga Energy has significantly expanded its operations into Argentina, aiming to capitalize on abundant wasted energy from natural gas flaring in the South American nation's oil fields.

總部位於德州的比特幣 (BTC) 礦商 Giga Energy 已將業務大幅擴展至阿根廷，旨在充分利用這個南美國家油田天然氣燃燒所產生的大量廢棄能源。

Brent Whitehead, Giga's co-founder, heralded the expansion as "a momentous milestone" in a LinkedIn post on March 26. "This strategic move not only extends our operational footprint but also aligns with our unwavering commitment to mitigating gas flaring worldwide," Whitehead stated.

Giga 聯合創始人布倫特懷特海德(Brent Whitehead) 在3 月26 日的LinkedIn 帖子中將此次擴張稱為「一個重要的里程碑」。懷特海德表示：「這項策略舉措不僅擴大了我們的營運足跡，而且也符合我們對減少全球天然氣燃燒的堅定承諾。」指出。

Natural gas flaring, a common practice in oil extraction, involves burning associated natural gas. The process releases methane, a potent greenhouse gas. Giga Energy ingeniously captures this flared gas, converting it into electricity to power its Bitcoin mining rigs.

天然氣燃燒是石油開採的常見做法，涉及燃燒伴生天然氣。該過程釋放甲烷，一種強效溫室氣體。 Giga Energy 巧妙地捕捉了這種燃燒氣體，將其轉化為電力，為其比特幣採礦設備提供動力。

The expansion entails the deployment of a colossal shipping container housing thousands of Bitcoin miners atop an oil well. The excess gas will be diverted into generators, providing energy for the mining operations, as reported by CNBC on March 26.

此次擴建需要在油井頂部部署一個巨大的貨櫃，容納數千名比特幣礦工。根據 CNBC 3 月 26 日報道，多餘的天然氣將被轉移到發電機中，為採礦作業提供能源。

Giga's Argentina mining site, situated in the province of Mendoza, has been undergoing a pilot phase since December. The facility has already generated between $200,000 and $250,000 worth of Bitcoin, according to Matt Lohstroh, Giga's other co-founder, who spoke to CNBC.

Giga 位於門多薩省的阿根廷礦場自 12 月以來一直處於試點階段。 Giga 的另一位聯合創始人 Matt Lohstroh 在接受 CNBC 採訪時表示，該設施已經產生了價值 20 萬至 25 萬美元的比特幣。

However, Giga awaits the importation of essential equipment to scale the operation fully. Until then, profitability remains elusive.

然而，Giga 正在等待進口必要的設備來全面擴大營運規模。在那之前，獲利能力仍然難以捉摸。

Argentina holds the distinction of possessing the world's second-largest shale gas reserve, as elucidated in a recent academic paper from the University of Michigan.

正如密西根大學最近發表的一篇學術論文所闡明的那樣，阿根廷擁有世界第二大頁岩氣儲量。

Whitehead emphasized the environmental benefits of Giga's Bitcoin mining endeavor, highlighting its contribution to reducing methane emissions. "By harnessing stranded natural gas to power modular data centers for energy-intensive computing, Giga actively contributes to the global reduction of methane emissions," Whitehead asserted to CNBC.

Whitehead 強調了 Giga 比特幣挖礦活動的環境效益，強調了其對減少甲烷排放的貢獻。 Whitehead 向 CNBC 表示：“透過利用滯留的天然氣為模組化資料中心提供能源密集型運算動力，Giga 積極為全球減少甲烷排放做出貢獻。”

Exa Tech, an IT services provider, will collaborate with Giga to manage on-site operations. Phoenix Global Resources, an oil and gas company, will provide the fuel necessary to power the Bitcoin miners.

IT 服務供應商 Exa Tech 將與 Giga 合作管理現場營運。石油和天然氣公司菲尼克斯全球資源公司將提供比特幣礦機所需的燃料。

Giga initially launched its Bitcoin mining operations in 2019. The company currently boasts 150 megawatts of mining capacity distributed across its facilities in Texas and Shanghai, per CNBC.

Giga 最初於 2019 年啟動了比特幣挖礦業務。根據 CNBC 報導，該公司目前擁有 150 兆瓦的挖礦能力，分佈在德克薩斯州和上海的設施中。

This expansion aligns with the industry's preparations for the imminent Bitcoin halving event, projected to occur around April 20. The halving will reduce the Bitcoin reward for miners from 6.25 BTC ($439,000) to 3.125 BTC ($219,500).

這項擴張符合業界為即將到來的比特幣減半事件所做的準備，預計將於4 月20 日左右發生。減半將使礦工的比特幣獎勵從6.25 BTC（439,000 美元）減少到3.125 BTC（ 219,500 美元）。

Experts speculate that the halving event may trigger a global hashrate shift from the United States to nations with lower electricity costs, including Argentina and Paraguay, as per Jaran Mellerud, founder and chief mining strategist of Hashlabs Mining.

Hashlabs Mining 創辦人兼首席挖礦策略師 Jaran Mellerud 表示，專家推測，減半事件可能引發全球算力從美國轉向電力成本較低的國家，包括阿根廷和巴拉圭。