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Tag: Landfill
Landfill Gas Mitigation Firm Vespene Energy Secures $4.3M to Bolster Gas-to-Bitcoin Solutions – Bitcoin News
On August 9, a firm that uses landfill methane to fuel bitcoin miners, Vespene Energy, announced the company has raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital. Vespene aims to use th...
Vespene Energy Raises $4.3M Funding to Convert Landfill Methane into Bitcoin
Berkeley-based renewable energy company Vespene Energy announced on Tuesday that it had raised $4.3 million in a funding round led by Polychain Capital and joined by other climate-focused funds. Vespe...
Renewable Energy Company Closes $4.3M Capital Round to Convert Landfill Methane Into Bitcoin
Vespene will use the fresh capital to launch its pilot site in California, making it the first company to convert wasted landfill methane into Bitcoin, the company said. One Vespene module will take a...
Welsh man claims he can pay for landfill dig in search of lost 8,000 bitcoin
A Welsh man who accidentally threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 bitcoin almost a decade ago claims he has “secured funding” for a landfill excavation to recover his bags and, if found, give 10% ...
Bitcoiner to Conduct Robotic Search for 8,000 BTC Lost in Landfill
James Howells, a Bitcoiner that mistakenly threw away a hard drive containing 8,000 Bitcoin units he mined back in 2009, has reportedly put up a highly specialised team to help dig up the landfill whe...
Alterra Energy Looks To Blow The Lid Off Plastics Recycling
Alterra has developed proprietary technology to economically recycle mixed plastics. Image courtesy Alterra Energy The world has a plastic waste problem. That’s probably not news to you. Standard recy...