Bitcoin miner Canaan plans adaptive green-energy mining platform

Canaan has been steadily investing in renewable energy projects, with a gas-to-computing pilot in Canada and a deal to deploy miners at a wind-powered data center in Texas.

Bitcoin mining and hardware maker Canaan has entered into a partnership to co-develop a renewable-energy adaptive Bitcoin mining platform, expanding its focus on green energy as the industry seeks sustainable ways to meet its power demands. 

In conjunction with green-power developer SynVista Energy, Canaan plans to create a mining rig that uses an artificial intelligence-powered scheduling engine to synchronize energy supply with dynamic hash-rate demand, the miner announced on Monday. 

The goal is to maximize the utilization of clean energy without compromising grid stability, according to Canaan.

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