BitCluster launches mining farm with capacity 11.2 MW in Norilsk

The Russian company Bitcluster launches a mining farm for bitcoin production 11.2 that the Russian company BitCluster recently launched a mining farm for bitcoin mining with the capacity.

The farm will occupy the territory of the now closed nickel factory, belonging to Nornix, production on which was stopped by environmental reasons in 2016 year. According to BitCluter press secretary Tatyana Ardovtova, The capacity of the BTC mining enterprise will be increased to 31 MW next year. Now 150 Bitmain S19 ASIC Mainers are on the way to Norilsk for deployment at the enterprise.

Bitcluster spokesman added, that the first client of the mining center will be from China. Now the company is solving logistics issues, To move the mining devices of this client from the Sichuan province to Norilsk, where the price of electricity is below. The name of the client is not disclosed.

“On October 24, the rainy season ends in China. Means, Electricity tariffs will be increased. Chinese miners will begin to move in search of the best tariffs ", - said the arrest.

According to her, Bitcluster may have a small amount of its own asic mainar, But it will be only a small part of the whole farm. The company's plans to create a mining farm received the approval of local authorities. Chairman of the Norilsk City Council of Deputies Alexander Pestryakov said, that the launch of a mining farm is "only the beginning of the digital transformation of Norilsk". He noted:

“Significant energy consumptions are required for artificial cooling of data centers for processing centers, And in the Arctic territories there will not be such a problem-the data centers will be cooled in a natural way ".

In August it became known, that in Kazakhstan, one of the largest mining centers in the world under the management of Enegix is ​​being prepared to launch to launch.. Data processing center with power 180 MWs opened in September.