Vespene Energy - Burning Methane from landfills to clean the air, made possible by bitcoin mining
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Adam Wright is the CEO of Vespene Energy, they burn methane gas from landfills in order to eliminate this powerful greenhouse gas. The way to make this profitable is by mining bitcoin. We discuss how big a problem methane gas is, how long methane emissions from landfills will last, why bitcoin mining is the best way to solve this problem, why stranded energy is the cheapest form of energy and more. Please take a few minutes to answer these short questions. Time stamps 01:08 Vespene Energy's mission 02:40 How big a problem is methane emissions 04:20 Idea came to mind by walking the dog 06:28 Adam's back round, how he came to mining bitcoin with methane 07:36 Why mining is the best solution 11:31 Turning a liability into an asset 15:26 Mining is like a datacenter 17:17 Profit sharing 20:33 Profitability assumptions and other uses for the energy from methane 26:29 Off the grid - cheapest sources of energy and grid stabilisation 32:59 Pilot project and future projects Links @Vespene_Energy https://vespene.energy/ affiliate links Descript https://www.descript.com/?lmref=m0U0LA shift crypto affiliate link https://shiftcrypto.ch/bitbox02/?ref=W7XHHFMKYt braintrust https://app.usebraintrust.com/r/didier3/ If you enjoyed this episode, share this link on your favorite social networks Visit the website and support the podcast with BTC or fiat https://www.theswissroadtocrypto.com/ This podcast is produced by Didier Borel. Copyright © *2020* *The Swiss Road to Crypto*, All rights reserved.
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