4.1 I-Bitcoin kunye naMandla
NgokweCambridge University Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI), imfuno yamandla yeBitcoin imalunga ne-148 TW ngonyaka (njengoko ime ngo-Okt 3, 2024), elilingana ne-0.6% yombane osetyenziswa kwihlabathi liphela.
4.1.0 Ingxoxo Ngamandla eBitcoin
Ubudlelwane benethiwekhi yeBitcoin namandla mhlawumbi sesona sihloko siphikisanayo nesingaqondwa kakuhle. Kwihlabathi apho incoko yezopolitiko isiba novakalelo ngakumbi kwimpembelelo yomntu kwindalo ngenxa yokwanda kwemizi-mveliso kunye neendlela zokuziphatha kwabathengi, ukuvela kobuchwepheshe obusebenzisa amandla amaninzi ekusebenzeni kwabo kuza kutsala ingqwalasela enkulu yoluntu. Nangona kunjalo, uninzi lwale ngxelo alunalo ulwazi olwaneleyo, kwaye kwezinye iimeko luphambene kakhulu nenyaniso, njengoko kuboniswa ngumthunywa weWorld Economic Forum ongentla.
Abagxeki bathi indlela yokumba iBitcoin efuna amandla amaninzi — eqhutywa yiProof-of-Work (PoW) consensus mechanism — inegalelo ekukhupheni i-carbon, nto leyo ebeka uxinzelelo olongezelelweyo kwiigridi zamandla zehlabathi ezize, ngoko, zinciphisa iinjongo zokulondoloza indalo. Iingxelo ezigxininisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kweBitcoin, ngamanye amaxesha kugqitha amazwe apheleleyo afana neArgentina, ziye zonyusa inkxalabo yokuba inethiwekhi iyenza mandundu ingxaki yokonakaliswa kwendalo endaweni yokuxhasa iinzame zokuzinzisa indalo.
Nangona kunjalo, kukho ingxoxo ephikisayo ekhula ethi ukumba iBitcoin kunokudlala indima entle ekuphuculeni iigridi zamandla kunye nokunceda utshintsho oluya kwimithombo yamandla ehlaziyekayo.
Ngoko ke, ingaba iBitcoin ingaba luncedo kwindalo? Ingaba inegalelo ekusebenzeni nasekuzinziseni igridi, ngaloo ndlela incede ukuxhasa utshintsho oluya kwimveliso yamandla ehlaziyekayo?
4.1.1 Ukusebenzisa Amandla Njengokhuseleko
Umsebenzi ophambili wenethiwekhi yeBitcoin kukugcina i-ledger yezithengiselwano esekwe kwinkqubo yokuzimela. Xa kungekho gunya eliphakathi eliqinisekisa oku, inethiwekhi ifuna indlela yokuqinisekisa ukuthembeka kwe-ledger kunye nokuthintela ukuba kungabikho 'ukuphindaphinda' kwentlawulo. Bonke abathathi-nxaxheba kwinethiwekhi kufuneka bavumelane ngemeko ye-ledger (ngubani onento ethile) ngexesha elithile. Apha ke kungena khona ukumba.
Abagcini-migodi basebenzisa izixhobo zekhompyutha ezikhethekileyo okanye ii-ASICs (Application Specific Integrated Circuits) ezisasazwe kwinethiwekhi yehlabathi. Ezi ASICs ziyilelwe ukuba ziqikelele izisombululo zomngeni we-cryptography ngokuphindaphindiweyo, nto leyo efuna ukwenza izigidi ngezigidi zokubala ngomzuzwana. Ukuphumelela kokuqikelela kuzisa umvuzo kumgodi ngendlela ye-bitcoin entsha, kwaye inethiwekhi iqinisekisa nge-cryptography ngexesha lokwenyani ukuba umgodi uphumelele. Yiyo loo nto le nkqubo ibizwa ngokuba 'bubungqina bomsebenzi' (proof-of-work).
Ngokudibeneyo, inethiwekhi yehlabathi yabagcini-migodi inegalelo elikhulu kumandla okusebenza kwekhompyutha. Oku kwenziwa ngenjongo yokukhusela inethiwekhi - umntu onenjongo embi ozama ukuhlasela okanye ukuguqula inethiwekhi ukuze azuze kufuneka asebenzise amandla okusebenza akwaneleyo ukulawula uninzi lwenethiwekhi. Ukuba oku bekunokwenzeka, bekufuna izixhobo zemali ezinkulu kwaye kusekude kube lula ukugcina ulawulo ixesha elide ngokwaneleyo lokuphazamisa inethiwekhi yeBitcoin. Ngoko ke, amathuba okuba olu hlaselo luphumelele asele esondele ku-zero, ngenxa yomqobo wamandla.
I-Bitcoin ayichithi umbane, isetyenziswa kukhuseleko.
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4.1.2 Ukukhangela Amandla Alahlekileyo
Abagcini-migodi beBitcoin basebenza kwindawo enokhuphiswano olukhulu kakhulu phakathi kwabanye abadlali kumlo wehlabathi we-24x7 wokongeza ibhloko elandelayo yezithengiselwano kwi-ledger kwaye bafumane 'umvuzo webhloko'. Kubalulekile ngokurhweba ukuba abagcini-migodi bafune amandla asezantsi axhaphakileyo kwaye angakhuphisaniyo kakhulu. Oku kubakhokelela kumithombo yamandla elahlekileyo okanye echithwayo.
Eyona nto iphambili koku kukonga iindleko. Umbane ngowona msebenzi mkhulu kumgodi kuba kufuna amandla amaninzi. Ngokusebenzisa amandla alahlekileyo – oko kukuthi, amandla angasayi kusetyenziswa, njengamandla angaphezulu avela kwimithombo ehlaziyekayo okanye i-gas yendalo etshisiweyo – abagcini-migodi banokunciphisa kakhulu iindleko zamandla. Amandla alahlekileyo ahlala exabisa kancinci kuba awafumaneki lula okanye awafunwa kakhulu. Umzekelo, kwimimandla enombane omninzi ovela kwi-hydro okanye umoya, amaxabiso angawa ngenxa yokungabikho kwezixhobo zokuhambisa umbane. Oku kudala amathuba kubagcini-migodi ukuba bafumane izivumelwano zombane ezixabisa kancinci, nto leyo ephucula inzuzo yabo.
Izivumelwano zombane zinokubonelela ukufikelela kumithombo yamandla elahlekileyo okanye echithwayo, nto leyo evumela abagcini-migodi ukuba bazikhusele ekungazinzi kweemarike zamandla eziqhelekileyo. Amaxabiso ombane ayahluka ngenxa yemfuno yesizini, amaxabiso e-fossil fuel kunye neziganeko zehlabathi. Amandla alahlekileyo anika abagcini-migodi umthombo wamandla ozinzileyo, oqikelekayo, nto leyo eyenza kube lula ukwenza izicwangciso zexesha elide kunye nokufumana inzuzo. Kukho nenzuzo kwigama elilungileyo ngokusebenzisa amandla alahlekileyo, kuba kunciphisa ukugxekwa kokusingqongileyo ngokunciphisa umkhondo we-carbon womgodi.
Ngaphandle kokuba luncedo kumgodi, umvelisi wamandla naye uyazuza ngokuba nomthengi othembekileyo wamandla angaphezulu. Abavelisi bamandla, ngakumbi abo bakwiindawo ezikude okanye ezityebileyo ngezixhobo, banokungabinazo iindlela ezininzi zokuthengisa amandla angaphezulu. Abagcini-migodi beBitcoin babonelela 'ngumthengi wokugqibela' walo mandla obungekho mfuneko. Ngoko ke, intsebenziswano phakathi kwabavelisi bamandla kunye neenkampani zokumba inokuba luncedo kubo bobabini, ivumela abavelisi ukuba benze ingeniso kumandla alahlekileyo kwaye abagcini-migodi bafumane umbane ongabizi.
Ukongeza, imithombo yamandla ehlaziyekayo, efana nelanga nomoya, ihlala ivelisa amandla angaphezulu ngexesha elingekho mfuneko enkulu okanye kwiindawo ezikude nabathengi abakhulu bamandla. Abagcini-migodi beBitcoin banokumisa imisebenzi kufutshane nale mithombo, benika ukusetyenziswa kwezoshishino kwamandla abengekho mfuneko (oko kukuthi, achithwayo). Oku kubaluleke kakhulu kwiifama zomoya okanye iindawo zelanga ezinemveliso engaguquguqukiyo. Oku kuyahluka kwinethiwekhi zombane ezisebenzisa i-fossil fuel apho ifuel engasetyenziswa ingathuthwa lula kwiindawo apho kukho imfuno yezoshishino. Oku kwenza umbane oveliswa nge-fossil fuel ungabi nomtsalane kuba awubizi kancinci ngokwaneleyo ukuxhasa ukumba okunenzuzo.
4.1.3 Umngeni Wokuzinzisa Igridi
Ukusuka kumbono womvelisi wombane, ukuzinzisa igridi ngumngeni omkhulu kwiigridi zamandla ehlaziyekayo ngenxa yokungaguquguquki kwemithombo emininzi ehlaziyekayo, efana nelanga nomoya. Ngokungafaniyo nemithombo yamandla yesiqhelo (umzekelo, amalahle, igesi, okanye i-nuclear), enokuthi ivelise umbane ngokuqhubekayo, imithombo ehlaziyekayo ixhomekeke kwiimeko zendalo. Oku kubangela ukungazinzi kwimveliso yamandla nto leyo eyenza kube nzima ukulinganisa unikezelo kunye nemfuno ngexesha lokwenyani.
Umzekelo, imveliso yamandla elanga nomoya ixhomekeke kwimozulu nakwixesha losuku. Amandla elanga asebenza kuphela xa ilanga likhanya, kwaye iiturbine zomoya zivelisa umbane kuphela xa umoya uvuthuza. Oku kubangela ukungaguquguquki kwimveliso yamandla, nto leyo eyenza kube nzima ukulinganisa unikezelo lombane nemfuno ngalo lonke ixesha. Ukwehla okukhawulezayo kwimveliso yamandla ehlaziyekayo (umzekelo, xa umoya uyeka okanye xa kunemvula) kunokubangela ukwehla okukhulu kokufumaneka kombane, nto leyo enokubangela ukusilela kombane okanye kufuneke kusetyenziswe izityalo zamandla ezisebenzisa i-fossil fuel njengendawo yokugcina.
Ukongeza, ngexesha lemveliso ephezulu yamandla ehlaziyekayo (umzekelo, iintsuku ezinelanga okanye ezinomoya) kunye nemfuno ephantsi (njengexesha le-1-4 ekuseni), amanye amandla ehlaziyekayo kufuneka ancitshiswe ukuze kungagqithi igridi. Oku kunciphisa inzuzo yezoqoqosho yeprojekthi zamandla ehlaziyekayo kwaye kudala ukungasebenzi kakuhle.
Kuhlala kubuzwa ukuba iibhetri okanye ezinye iitekhnoloji zokugcina amandla zinokunceda ukulinganisa ukungaguquguquki kwimveliso yamandla. Nangona ezi teknoloji zinokunceda ukugcina amandla angaphezulu aveliswa yimithombo ehlaziyekayo, zihlala zibiza kakhulu kwaye zinomda wokugcina. Oku kunciphisa amandla okulinganisa ukungaguquguquki kwimveliso kunye nokusetyenziswa kwamandla ixesha elide.
4.1.4 IBitcoin NjengeStabiliser
Ukumba iBitcoin, ngenxa yemfuno yayo yamandla eguquguqukayo, kunokuba sisixhobo esisebenzayo sokulawula imfuno yokuzinzisa iigridi zamandla ehlaziyekayo. Abagcini-migodi beBitcoin banokuhlengahlengisa ngokukhawuleza ukusetyenziswa kwabo kwamandla ngokweemfuno zegridi. Ngexesha lemveliso ephezulu yamandla ehlaziyekayo, abagcini-migodi banokunyusa imisebenzi yabo kwaye basebenzise amandla angaphezulu. Ngokuchaseneyo, ngexesha lemfuno ephezulu okanye imveliso ephantsi yamandla ehlaziyekayo, abagcini-migodi banokucima okanye banciphise imisebenzi yabo ngokukhawuleza, benike amandla kwiinkonzo ezibalulekileyo. Olu guquguquko lunceda ukulinganisa igridi, lwenza kube lula ukudibanisa imithombo ehlaziyekayo engaguquguqukiyo ngaphandle kwesidingo sezisombululo zokugcina ezibizayo okanye ukusetyenziswa kwe-resistive load banks ezilingisa imfuno yomthengi omkhulu, ziguqula amandla angaphezulu abe bubushushu.
Ukongeza, abagcini-migodi abaninzi beBitcoin bayathatha inxaxheba kwiinkqubo zokuphendula kwimfuno, apho bezimisele ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwabo kwamandla ngexesha lokuxinana kwegridi (umzekelo, ngexesha lemiqolomba yobushushu okanye imozulu ebandayo). Ngokusebenza njengomthwalo olawulwayo, abagcini-migodi banokunceda ukuthintela ukusilela kombane kwaye baqinisekise ukuba igridi ihlala izinzile, ngakumbi ngexesha lemfuno ephezulu.
Endaweni yokunciphisa imveliso yamandla ehlaziyekayo angaphezulu, ukumba iBitcoin kunokusebenzisa la mandla angaphezulu kwaye uwenze imali. Oku kudala imeko yezoqoqosho yokusebenzisa amandla abengekho mfuneko, nto leyo ephucula ukusebenza kweprojekthi zamandla ehlaziyekayo. Kwiindawo ezinamandla ehlaziyekayo amaninzi, ezifana neTexas okanye Iceland, abagcini-migodi beBitcoin bamise imisebenzi kufutshane nezityalo zamandla ehlaziyekayo, benceda ukusebenzisa amandla angaphezulu ngelixa bezinzisa igridi.
ETexas, abagcini-migodi beBitcoin baye badibana ne-Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) 2 ukuthatha inxaxheba kumzamo wokuzinzisa igridi. Ngokuhlengahlengisa imisebenzi yabo ngokweemeko zegridi ngexesha lokwenyani, aba bagcini-migodi banceda ukulinganisa unikezelo nemfuno lombane, beqinisekisa ukuba amandla ehlaziyekayo anokudityaniswa kakuhle ngaphandle kokuphazamisa ukuzinza kwegridi. Umzekelo, ngexesha lesaqhwithi sasebusika eTexas ngo-2021 abagcini-migodi beBitcoin bakwazile ukunciphisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla, benika amandla kwiziseko ezibalulekileyo kunye nokusetyenziswa kwekhaya.
4.1.5 Ukukhuthaza Amandla aCocekileyo
Ukongeza ekwenzeni imali kumandla ehlaziyekayo angaphezulu kunye nokusebenza njengomthengi wokugqibela, abagcini-migodi beBitcoin banceda ukukhuthaza utyalo-mali kwiziseko zophuhliso zamandla ehlaziyekayo ezintsha ngokusebenzisana ixesha elide nababoneleli bamandla. Oku kubonelela umthengisi wamandla umthombo wengeniso ozinzileyo nowethembekileyo, nto leyo ekhuthaza uphuhliso lweefama zomoya ezongezelelweyo, izityalo zelanga, kunye neeprojekthi zehydroelectric. Ubukho babagcini-migodi beBitcoin bunokwenza ezi projekthi zibe nenzuzo ngakumbi ngokubonelela ngesiseko sabathengi esingaguquguqukiyo. Ukongeza, abagcini-migodi banokuhlawula amandla kwangoko, oko kukuthi, phambi kokuba umthombo wombane udityaniswe kwigridi. Oku kunciphisa kakhulu ixesha lokubuyisa utyalo-mali kwaye kwehlisa iindleko zenkunzi yeprojekthi entsha yamandla ehlaziyekayo. Xa umgodi weBitcoin esebenza njengomthengi oqinisekisiweyo, umthengisi wamandla angakhetha ukwakha iprojekthi enkulu kunaleyo ebeya kuba nako ukuyakha ngaphandle komgodi.
Imfuneko yomthengi ozinzileyo wamandla ehlaziyekayo ibonakaliswe kutsha nje e-UK - kuye kwaxelwa kakhulu ukuba iifama zomoya zihlawulwa ukuba zicime kwaye izityalo zegesi zisetyenziswa endaweni yazo.Umoya Ochithwayo, iwebhusayithi elandelela inani lamandla omoya angasetyenziswanga e-UK, liqikelele ukuba kwiinyanga zokuqala ezimbini zika-2025, iindleko kubathengi zokunqunyanyiswa kwamandla oku zazingama-£253m, ukonyuka kwe-£158m xa kuthelekiswa nexesha elifanayo kunyaka odlulileyo.
I-Business Matters ithi isizathu sale ngxaki kukwanda ngokukhawuleza kweefama zomoya eziselwandle, ezakhiwa ngokukhawuleza kunokuhlaziywa kwenethiwekhi yokuhambisa umbane yaseBritane. Kwiintsuku ezinomoya xa imfuno iphantsi, inethiwekhi yombane ayikwazi ukuhambisa amandla ombane ongezelelweyo kwaye umphathi wenethiwekhi uhlawula iifama zomoya ukuze zivalwe. Ukongeza, ihlawula izikhululo zamandla ezisebenzisa igesi ezikufutshane neziko lemfuno, ukuze zigubungele umsantsa.
Ngokwahlukileyo, e-Iceland, apho amandla ashushu omhlaba kunye namandla ombane avela emanzini agqame kakhulu, abavukuzi beBitcoin babe negalelo ekwandiseni iziseko zamandla ahlaziyekayo. Amandla ahlaziyekayo axabisa kancinci akhoyo kule ndawo atsale inani elikhulu lemisebenzi yokumba, yenza ubudlelwane obuluncedo phakathi kwezi shishini zimbini.
Urhulumente wase-Iceland uqaphele amandla okuba imisebenzi yokumba iBitcoin ingavuselela uqoqosho, idale amathuba emisebenzi, kwaye itsale utyalo-mali lwangaphandle. Ngenxa yoko, ixhase eli shishini kwaye ikhuthaze ukukhula kwalo.
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Ukuguquguquka kweendawo apho imisebenzi yokumba iBitcoin ingasekwa kubalulekile. Imisebenzi yokumba iBitcoin ayixhomekekanga kwindawo ngendlela efanayo namashishini emveli. Inokusekwa kwiindawo ezikude apho kukho amandla ahlaziyekayo amaninzi, kodwa ukufikelela kwiziko labemi okanye iziseko zokuhambisa umbane kunqongophele. Oku kubenza babe ngabafanelekayo ekusebenziseni amandla kwiindawo apho amashishini emveli engenakusebenza, kukhuthaza uphuhliso lwamandla acocekileyo kwiindawo ezingasetyenziswanga. Ngale ndlela, abavukuzi beBitcoin bangumthengi wemarike oya kumthombo wamandla, endaweni yokufuna ukuba amandla aziswe kubo, kunye nazo zonke iindleko zezixhobo ezihambelanayo.
Ukumba iBitcoin kunika umvuzo oqinileyo kwezoqoqosho ekuphuhliseni amandla ahlaziyekayo ngokudala imfuno eqhubekayo yamandla acocekileyo, kunceda ukuzinzisa iigridi zombane, kwaye kuxhasa uphuhliso lweziseko kwiindawo ezityebileyo ngamandla ahlaziyekayo. Njengoko imisebenzi yokumba iguqukela ngakumbi kumandla ahlaziyekayo, iba ngabalinganiswa ababalulekileyo kutshintsho lwehlabathi ukuya kwikamva lamandla azinzileyo.
Ukupheliswa kweFlaring?
Ukusebenzisa amandla alahliweyo, anjengamagesi endalo atshiswa ngaphandle kokusetyenziswa (flared), akugcini nje ngokugcina imali kodwa kunciphisa nokugxekwa kokungcolisa okusingqongileyo. I-flaring yenzeka xa igesi yendalo egqithisileyo (methane) itshiswa kwiindawo zokumba ioyile kuba akukho zixhobo zokuyibamba nokuyithengisa. Ngokwezinye izifundo5, i-methane ibamba ubushushu obuphantse bube phinda-phindwe ka-120 kune-CO2, yiyo loo nto kufuneka itshiswe, iguqulwe ibe yi-CO2. Nangona kunjalo, i-flaring ayisebenzi ngokupheleleyo kwaye isavumela i-methane ukuba ingene emoyeni. Abavukuzi beBitcoin banokusebenzisa la mandla ukuqhuba imishini yabo, nto leyo enciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi ezitshisa umhlaba ezivela kwi-flaring. Igesi yendalo itshiswa kwiijenereyitha ukuvelisa umbane, owenza ukuba izixhobo zokumba eziphathwayo ezikufutshane nendawo yokumba zisebenze.
Kwiinkampani zeoyile, le ndlela iguqula imveliso elahliweyo ibe ngumthombo wengeniso. Ngokuthengisa igesi yendalo kubavukuzi beBitcoin okanye ngokuseka imisebenzi yabo yokumba, iinkampani zinokwenza ingeniso kwigesi ebingayi kusetyenziswa. Oku kwenza inkqubo yokukhupha ioyile isebenze ngakumbi kwaye ibe nenzuzo.
Ukongeza, njengoko oorhulumente besongeza imithetho engqongqo yokhuseleko lokusingqongileyo, abavelisi beoyile bajongene noxinzelelo olukhulayo lokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwegesi. Ukubamba nokusebenzisa igesi etshisiweyo kunokunceda iinkampani ukuba zithobele imithetho yokusingqongileyo kwaye zifumane amakhredithi e-carbon, nto leyo eyenza esi sisombululo sibe nomtsalane hayi nje ngenxa yeenzuzo zoqoqosho kodwa nangenxa yezizathu zomthetho.
I-Crusoe Energy Systems yinkampani yase-US esebenzisana nabavelisi beoyile ukufaka izixhobo zokumba eziphathwayo ezisebenza ngegesi yendalo etshisiweyo. Ngo-2022, i-Crusoe yayisele ifake ngaphezulu kweendawo zokugcina idatha ezingama-98 ezisekwe kwiikontena kwiindawo zokumba ioyile eNorth Dakota naseMontana.
Ngokusebenzisa igesi yendalo elahliweyo ebingayi kusetyenziswa ngaphandle koko itshiswe, ukumba iBitcoin kunokunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-methane eyingozi kwihlabathi liphela, kuvelise ingeniso eyongezelelweyo kubavelisi beoyile, kwaye kukhuthaze iindlela zokusebenzisa amandla ezizinzileyo. Le ndlela iguqula ingxaki yokusingqongileyo ibe lithuba, ibonisa indlela izinto ezintsha ezijikeleze ukumba iBitcoin zinokudibana nomzi-mveliso wamandla ukukhuthaza iingenelo zoqoqosho nezokusingqongileyo.
4.1.6 Ibali elihle eliqhubekayo
Ubuhlobo beBitcoin namandla bunamacala amaninzi kwaye buyatshintsha. Ukumba iBitcoin kugxekwa ngenxa yokusebenzisa amandla amaninzi, abanye abahlalutyi kunye nabakhuseli bokusingqongileyo becaphula izifundo ezibonisa ukusetyenziswa kwamandla kwenethiwekhi kufana nokwamazwe apheleleyo, ngelixa abanye bekhathazeka ukuba iimfuno zamandla zeshishini zingabhebhethekisa utshintsho lwemozulu. Nangona kunjalo, le ngxoxo ayijongi kwaphela amathuba okuba ukumba iBitcoin kungadlala indima eyakhayo kutshintsho kumandla ahlaziyekayo kunye nokusebenza kakuhle kwenethiwekhi yombane.
Ukumba iBitcoin, ngenxa yemfuno yayo ekhethekileyo yamandla axabisa kancinci kwaye amaninzi, sele iqala ukuxhomekeka ngakumbi kumandla ahlaziyekayo. Kwiindawo ezityebileyo ngomoya, ilanga, okanye amandla avela emanzini, abavukuzi banokusebenzisa amandla ongezelelweyo okanye alahliweyo ebengayi kusetyenziswa. Le meko inceda ukuphucula inzuzo yezoqoqosho yeprojekthi zamandla ahlaziyekayo ngokubonelela ngemfuno eqhubekayo yombane ongaphezulu, ngakumbi ngexesha lemfuno ephantsi.
Ukufuna amandla alahliweyo kubalulekile kubavukuzi beBitcoin kwicala loshishino kuba kunciphisa iindleko, kuphucula uzinzo lokusingqongileyo, kwaye kuqinisekisa uzinzo lokusebenza kwimarike yamandla engazinzanga. Le ndlela ayenzi nje ukuba ukumba kube nenzuzo ngakumbi kodwa ikwabeka ishishini njengomdlali ophambili kulawulo lwenethiwekhi yombane nakuphuhliso lwamandla ahlaziyekayo.
Ukumba iBitcoin kunika izisombululo kwezinye zeengxaki eziphambili ezijongene neenethiwekhi zamandla ahlaziyekayo. Ukungazinzi kwamandla elanga nomoya kudala ukungazinzi, njengoko ukuveliswa kwamandla kuxhomekeke kwimozulu. Abavukuzi beBitcoin, ngenxa yokuguquguquka kunye nokwandiswa kwemisebenzi yabo, banokunceda ukuzinzisa inethiwekhi ngokusebenzisa amandla ongezelelweyo ngexesha lokuveliswa okugqithisileyo kwaye banciphise ukusetyenziswa ngexesha lemfuno ephezulu. Le ndlela yokuphendula kwimfuno sele isetyenziswa kwiimarike ezifana neTexas, apho abavukuzi basebenzisana nabaqhubi benethiwekhi ukuqinisekisa uzinzo lwenethiwekhi.
Amandla eBitcoin okuphelisa ukutshiswa kwe-methane kwiindawo zokumba ioyile yenye yeenzuzo ezingakhange ziqwalaselwe. Ngokubamba nokusebenzisa igesi yendalo elahliweyo ebingayi kutshiswa, abavukuzi beBitcoin banokunceda ukunciphisa ukukhutshwa kwe-methane eyingozi, baguqule imveliso elahliweyo enobungozi kwindalo ibe ngumthombo obalulekileyo.
Ukugxekwa kokusingqongileyo kokumba iBitcoin kulindelekile kwaye kuyamkeleka. Nangona kunjalo, itekhnoloji ibonisa amathuba akhethekileyo okukhuthaza ukusetyenziswa kwamandla ahlaziyekayo kunye nokuphucula ukusebenza kwenethiwekhi yombane.
Njengoko ishishini likhula, intsebenziswano enkulu nababoneleli bamandla ahlaziyekayo kunye nabaqhubi benethiwekhi inceda ukumba iBitcoin ukuba kube ngumdlali ophambili kutshintsho lwehlabathi ukuya kwikamva lamandla azinzileyo.
I-Bitcoin ayichithi amandla. Isebenzisa amandla achithwayo.
Iyasiqhuba ukuba sifune kwaye sisebenzise inani elikhulu lamandla alahliweyo okanye angasetyenziswanga kwihlabathi liphela. Kwaye, ngokwakha iziseko zombane ezithe vetshe ecaleni kwaloo mithombo, uluntu kunye nokusingqongileyo kuya kuxhamla ixesha elide elizayo.
Amanqaku
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- Abavukuzi beBitcoin babalelwa kwi-95% yeLarge Flexible Loads eTexas, The Miner Mag, Februwari 2024.https://theminermag.com/news/2024-02-29/bitcoin-mining-map-north-america-texas/
- Ukungabikho komthamo wenethiwekhi kunyusa iindleko 'zamandla omoya achithwayo' ukuya kwi-£250m, Business Matters, Matshi 2025 https://bmmagazine.co.uk/news/lack-of-grid-capacity-pushes-wasted-wind-costs-to-250m/
- Iceland: Iziko elingalindelekanga lokuKumba iBitcoin, Industry Leader Magazine, Septemba 2023 https://www.industryleadersmagazine.com/iceland-the-unlikely-bitcoin-mining-hub/
- What makes methane a more potent greenhouse gas than carbon dioxide? Climate Portal, December 2023. https://climate.mit.edu/ask-mit/what-makes-methane-more-potent-greenhouse-gas-carbon-dioxide
- Inkampani yeBitcoin flare Crusoe ithenga ukhuphiswano lwayo iGreat American Mining, Data Center Dynamics, Oktobha 2022 https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/news/bitcoin-flare-firm-crusoe-buys-rival-great-american-mining/