Marathon Digital Holdings and Zero Two announced a new Middle Eastern mining operation in a press release on May 9.
The first mining site as part of the operation will be in Abu Dhabi’s Masdar City. It will have an energy capacity of 200 megawatts (MW).
The second mining site will be located in Mina Zayed — Abu Dhabi’s port area — with an energy capacity of 50 megawatts (MW).
Both sites should be active by the end of 2023 with 7 EH/s of hashrate.
Sustainable energy
Marathon and Zero Two said that the operation would use Abu Dhabi’s excess energy and improve the sustainability of the city’s energy grid. The companies will also purchase clean energy certificates to offset any non-sustainable energy use.
The companies said they ran a pilot program to test the possibility of immersion mining in Abu Dhabi. Immersion mining — which involves submerging mining devices in a liquid coolant — is difficult in hot climates. However, two companies were able to create their own immers
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