Giga Energy 利用阿根廷废弃天然气扩大比特币挖矿规模

总部位于德克萨斯州的比特币矿商 Giga Energy 将业务扩展到阿根廷，利用油田天然气燃烧产生的废弃能源。此举旨在减少甲烷排放，并符合该公司在全球范围内减少火炬燃烧的愿景。 Giga 将把装有比特币矿机的集装箱放置在油井上，将多余的天然气转移到发电机中，为矿机提供动力。

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

Giga Energy 利用废弃天然气将比特币开采扩展到阿根廷

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.

总部位于德克萨斯州的比特币 (BTC) 矿商 Giga Energy 已将其业务大幅扩展至阿根廷，旨在充分利用这个南美国家油田天然气燃烧所产生的大量废弃能源。

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 联合创始人布伦特·怀特海德 (Brent Whitehead) 在 3 月 26 日的 LinkedIn 帖子中将此次扩张称为“一个重要的里程碑”。怀特海德表示：“这一战略举措不仅扩大了我们的运营足迹，而且也符合我们对减少全球天然气燃烧的坚定承诺。”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.

天然气燃烧是石油开采中的常见做法，涉及燃烧伴生天然气。该过程释放甲烷，一种强效温室气体。 Giga Energy 巧妙地捕获了这种燃烧气体，将其转化为电力，为其比特币采矿设备提供动力。

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.

此次扩建需要在油井顶部部署一个巨大的集装箱，容纳数千名比特币矿工。据 CNBC 3 月 26 日报道，多余的天然气将被转移到发电机中，为采矿作业提供能源。

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 位于门多萨省的阿根廷矿场自 12 月以来一直处于试点阶段。 Giga 的另一位联合创始人 Matt Lohstroh 在接受 CNBC 采访时表示，该设施已经产生了价值 20 万至 25 万美元的比特币。

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

然而，Giga 正在等待进口必要的设备来全面扩大运营规模。在那之前，盈利能力仍然难以捉摸。

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.

正如密歇根大学最近发表的一篇学术论文所阐明的那样，阿根廷拥有世界第二大页岩气储量。

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 强调了 Giga 比特币挖矿活动的环境效益，强调了其对减少甲烷排放的贡献。 Whitehead 向 CNBC 表示：“通过利用滞留的天然气为模块化数据中心提供能源密集型计算动力，Giga 积极为全球减少甲烷排放做出贡献。”

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 服务提供商 Exa Tech 将与 Giga 合作管理现场运营。石油和天然气公司菲尼克斯全球资源公司将提供比特币矿机所需的燃料。

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 最初于 2019 年启动了比特币挖矿业务。据 CNBC 报道，该公司目前拥有 150 兆瓦的挖矿能力，分布在德克萨斯州和上海的设施中。

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).

这一扩张符合业界为即将到来的比特币减半事件所做的准备，预计将于 4 月 20 日左右发生。减半将使矿工的比特币奖励从 6.25 BTC（439,000 美元）减少到 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 创始人兼首席挖矿策略师 Jaran Mellerud 表示，专家推测，减半事件可能会引发全球算力从美国转向电力成本较低的国家，包括阿根廷和巴拉圭。