Life cycle assessment of behind-the-meter Bitcoin mining at US power plant.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

Due to its highly energy-intensive process, Bitcoin has attracted the global attention of climate research and media. At the time of this submission, behind-the-meter Bitcoin mining has gained significant traction; however, not a single environmental impact assessment has been conducted on this type of operation. This study seeks to fill the gap, applying the established Life Cycle Assessment methodology to estimate the environmental footprint of a single case study.

Methods

A life cycle assessment methodology of a natural gas power plant mining Bitcoin behind-the-meter in the state of New York following the ISO 14040 guidelines was applied. The functional unit (FU) is defined as the attributed generation capacity of 14 MW over the course of a regular full-calendar y

SUBMITTER: Roeck M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8885116 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature