Kafofin watsa labaru na kasashen waje sun ruwaito cewa ExxonMobil (xom-us) na shiga cikin wani aikin gwaji don amfani da rijiyoyin mai don ƙone yawan iskar gas don samar da wutar lantarki don samarwa da fadada cryptocurrency.
A cewar mutanen da suka saba da lamarin, katafaren mai da Crusoe Energy Systems Inc An cimma yarjejeniya don hako iskar gas daga wani dandali na rijiyar mai a cikin shale na Bakken don samar da wutar lantarki da ake bukata don sabar bitcoin.
Wannan mafita ce ga dukkan bangarorin da abin ya shafa.Masu samar da man fetur da iskar gas na fuskantar matsin lamba daga hukumomi da masu zuba jari don rage sawun carbon dinsu don taimakawa wajen magance sauyin yanayi.
Lokacin da kamfanonin mai ko iskar gas ke sarrafa mai daga shale, za a samar da iskar gas a cikin aikin.Idan ba a yi amfani da su ba, waɗannan iskar gas za su ƙone gaba ɗaya, wanda zai ƙara ƙazanta amma ba shi da wani tasiri.
A gefe guda kuma, masu hakar ma'adinai na cryptocurrency suna neman iskar gas mai arha don samar da makamashi da ƙarfi don hakar ma'adinai.
Ga masu hakar ma'adinai na cryptocurrency, kamfanonin da suka kasa daidaitawa cikin lokaci na iya fuskantar babban tasiri a ƙarƙashin faɗuwar farashin bitcoin da hauhawar farashin makamashi.Bayanai sun nuna cewa ribar bitcoin ta ragu daga kashi 90% zuwa kusan kashi 70%, wanda ke ci gaba da yin barazana ga rayuwar masu hakar ma'adinai.
Wasu kamfanonin mai sun gano hanyoyin da za su mayar da sharar gas zuwa makamashi mai amfani.Makamashin Crusoe yana taimaka wa kamfanonin makamashi su yi amfani da irin wannan iskar don fitar da kudaden dijital kamar bitcoin (BTC).
An fara aikin gwajin ne a watan Janairun 2027, kuma yana shan iskar gas mai kubik miliyan 18 a kowane wata.A halin yanzu, ExxonMobil na tunanin yin irin wannan gwajin a Alaska, quaiboe Wharf a Najeriya, VacA Muerta iskar gas a Argentina, Guyana da Jamus.
Lokacin aikawa: Afrilu-01-2022