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Bitcoiners are blasting the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) following the outlet’s recent article discussing the blockchain network’s energy consumption. The public broadcaster cited a study claiming that every Bitcoin transaction consumes “a back yard swimming pool” worth of water, though critics say that the claim is based on “junk science.” …

As many as 1,300 employees are working under Shell’s Low Carbon Solutions (LCS) division. A total of 90,000 people are employed by Shell Group in 70 countries. Massive layoffs taking place in the tech industry in 2022 and 2023 have extended to other fields. Recently, oil and gas giant Royal Dutch Shell PLC (NYSE: …

We are a world built on top of the rails afforded energy and power production. Whether we are discussing your smartphone in your hand, the shirt on your back, the home or apartment you reside in, or the electricity that is serviced to your domicile… none of that would be …

Following the attack by Hamas on Israel on October 7, traders initially priced in a $3 to $4 risk premium when oil markets opened. The International Energy Agency (IEA), known as the world’s leading energy regulator, has recently warned that the global energy market is likely to remain volatile as …

Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships so we may receive compensation for some links to products and services. In a world where the demands of modern life often leave us feeling drained and fatigued, the quest for sustainable energy solutions has never been more pressing. Surprisingly, chronic fatigue affects a staggering …

“Time-series analysis (Stern, 1993, 2000) shows that energy is needed in addition to capital and labor to explain the growth of GDP. But mainstream economics research has tended to downplay the importance of energy in economic growth. The principal models used to explain the growth process (e.g. Aghion and Howitt, …

This piece continues from A Most Ridiculous World: The Politicization of Energy from yesterday.  Feeding the Grown and the Growing Stern, Burke and Bruns (2016)7 concluded in their analysis that access to electricity is not sufficient for economic growth but that electricity use and GDP have a positive relationship. Simply …

“That Would Be The Road To Hell For America.” I will never not enjoy that clip. “Clown world” has become so much more than just a meme. Here in the US, but relevant for Europe as well, we have had two tribes within the energy generation industry that have been …

Bitmain rolled out its next generation Antminer S21 and S21 Hydro ASIC miners at the World Digital Mining Summit in Hong Kong on Sept 22, revealing the crucial performance stats that the entire industry has been waiting for. The S21 has a hasrate at 200 TH/s and an efficiency at …

The Bitcoin mining industry has risen steadily in the past few years thanks to the widespread adoption and increasing interest in the Bitcoin blockchain. This growth has led to a vast increase in Bitcoin’s hash rate, causing concerns regarding the carbon footprint left behind by mining activities. A recent Bloomberg …

During the 2021 bull market, many large mining companies took on massive loans to buy equipment and the proper infrastructure required to mine cryptocurrency. Yet the collapse of crypto exchange FTX and Celsius left many of these companies filing for bankruptcy.  The current bear market, coupled with high Bitcoin network …

One year after its historic transition to proof of stake, Ethereum has seen a massive reduction in energy use and a marked improvement in access to the network, however, a number of technical issues still mark the road ahead. The Merge was executed on Sept. 15, 2022 — an event …