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I'm deeply skeptical of crypto, but if you have to build mines somewhere, Bhutan is one of the less bad places to do it: cold climate and plenty of hydropower.
by rippercushions 3y ago
I'm deeply skeptical of crypto, but if you have to build mines somewhere, Bhutan is one of the less bad places to do it: cold climate and plenty of hydropower. And it's still more environmentally friendly than other options for soaking up excess power, like giant aluminum smelters.
- zamnos 3y agoExcept that giant aluminum smelting is going to happen regardless to make drink cans, MacBooks, and Teslas, among other things. Wouldn't you rather it be powered by renewables than coal?
- defrost 3y agoWhat's the energy cost of transporting millions of tonnes of pre smelt raw ores (Bauxite) to Bhutan (from, say, Australia)? I prefer to keep total energy costs down (wrt to multiple factors including C02 production) and this isn't as straightforward as your comment implies.
- blackoil 3y ago> make drink cans, MacBooks, and Teslas, among other things. Ask people of Bhutan, they'll count 1 and 3rd as equally wasteful.
- rippercushions 3y agoSure, but how do you ship the aluminum ore to Bhutan?