Riot Blockchain tests immersion cooling of Antminer S19 ASIC miners – Bits Media

Riot Blockchain is testing immersion cooling for ASIC miners, to increase hashrate by 25–50%. The pilot project will be completed by the end 1 neighborhood 2022 of the year.

Mining company Riot Blockchain
announced a plan to increase hashrate by 50% no additional purchases. For this purpose, immersion cooling technology will be used at the Whinstone facility in Texas..

The technology allows mining rigs to be immersed in a special liquid, in which they will operate at lower temperatures, to avoid overheating. Размещение ASIC-майнеров с иммерсионным охлаждением начнется в четвертом квартале 2021 года. Для этого будут использованы 200 МВт мощности из запланированного расширения на 400 МВт. New technology will be used to cool 46 000 Antminer S19.

The design is based on industry data and preliminary immersion cooling test results. According to preliminary tests, the initial hashrate increase is estimated at 25%, At the same time, ASIC performance can potentially be increased by even 50%. The company intends to obtain more accurate results after completing the pilot project by the end of 1 neighborhood 2022 of the year. If testing is successful, Riot Blockchain will be able to develop infrastructure not only through the purchase of new equipment, but also by increasing the hash rate. This will increase the efficiency and profit of BTC mining.

This month the company has already entered into an agreement with Bitmain for the supply 2 500 ASIC Mainers Antminer S19 Pro worth $6.1 million. The devices will be delivered and installed in December, they should increase the hashrate power from 500 PH / S to 2.3 Eh / s.