Detached house is heated with Bitcoin mining
RY3T has installed its first RY3T ONE as the primary heating source for a detached house. The system utilises the waste heat from Bitcoin mining as server heating. In the coming weeks, a further ten devices will also be installed as supplementary heating systems in private homes.
The first RY3T ONE heats an entire detached house. This has now been announced by the company RY3T from the canton of St.Gallen. It is a server heating system that utilises the waste heat from Bitcoin mining. It was installed by an installation partner together with a boiler and buffer storage tank.
“The relevance of Bitcoin is increasing every day,” says RY3T on its website. “Bitcoin mining is needed for millions of people to have access to a secure payment system,” it continues. “We use the resulting waste heat to heat your home.”
According to RY3T, such server heaters can be more ecological than heat pumps. Firstly, they turn the waste heat from computers into a resource instead of simply releasing it into the air. Secondly, although heat pumps are more efficient than server heaters, they do not consume any additional electricity to generate heat. And thirdly, server heaters utilise existing technology and, unlike heat pumps, do not require any additional components or coolants.
Some of the first RY3T ONEs will initially be installed as a supplementary heating system. “The reason: customers first want to familiarise themselves with the device and experience the warmth of Bitcoin mining.” However, a later upgrade to a primary heating source is possible. The installation itself is similar to that of a heat pump. In the weeks following the initial installation, a total of ten more devices will reportedly be set up and connected in private homes.