US Energy Department Eyes Blockchain to Prevent Power Plant Cyberattacks
A U.S. Department of Energy lab is exploring blockchain technology as a line of defense against cyberattacks on power plants.
Electricity
IBM has created a new blockchain consortium with power grid operators TenneT, Swissgrid and Terna to help facilitate the transition to renewable energy.
To the operators of high-speed computers used to mine for bitcoin, the halving looks more like a doubling — of costs.
Bitcoin Miner Marathon Eyes Profitability Boost Through Joint Venture with US Power Provider
Oct 13, 2020
The joint venture will see Marathon co-locate a bitcoin mining facility within Beowulf's Big Horn Data Hub at its 105-megawatt power station in Hardin, Montana.
Russia’s national power grid company Rosseti is testing a system for electricity bill payments based on a distributed ledger by Waves.
Authorities in Sichuan province are reportedly probing into local bitcoin mining farms that may have been constructed without official approval.
Electricity
