There's a lot of stupid, wasteful crap surrounding Bitcoin mining, but this... No transmission lines to move the power to a more populated region. They could build them, but they won't...because...
There's a lot of stupid, wasteful crap surrounding Bitcoin mining, but this...
No transmission lines to move the power to a more populated region. They could build them, but they won't...because they can get a better return on investment by shipping mining ASICs out to the Sahara and running them there.
Oh, and the cherry on top:
The project is also overshadowed by geopolitical concerns. Moroccan control over the southern portion of the country has been tenuous and was disputed by the Sahrawi people until a ceasefire in 1991. Western Sahara Resource Watch, an organization advocating against further Moroccan influence in the Western Sahara region, denounced the project in August for "violating the rights of the Sahrawi people" and accusing Morocco of "trying to involve foreign companies, to legitimize its occupation of Western Sahara."
On the plus side, when this wind farm is abandoned in 10-20 years and the desert starts to reclaim it, it would be a really cool setting for a Mad Max style post-apocalyptic movie.
There's a lot of stupid, wasteful crap surrounding Bitcoin mining, but this...
No transmission lines to move the power to a more populated region. They could build them, but they won't...because they can get a better return on investment by shipping mining ASICs out to the Sahara and running them there.
Oh, and the cherry on top:
On the plus side, when this wind farm is abandoned in 10-20 years and the desert starts to reclaim it, it would be a really cool setting for a Mad Max style post-apocalyptic movie.