Construction Magazine November 2018 | Page 128

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service it in our facilities . We do the complete process ,” he says .
“ The next huge benefit is that their hardware mines in their own mining pool . They provide us with the mining pool where they want the machines to be pointed at . This gives them the next best security , and all the coins mined are going directly into the customer ’ s wallet .”
“ Eliminating the middleman throughout has also provided customers with an increasing layer of security and ultimate transparency .”
Placing all hardware within one of its data centres , Blockbase is keen to increasingly scale its services , housing the potential for 16MW to be placed in one of its facilities alone . 1,600 sq . Blockbase ’ s data centres benefit enormously from its location in northern Sweden , which has brought cooling costs down considerably .
“ Previously , most companies , particularly in China utilise coal or nuclear power plants . However , we utilise 100 % green energy in our facilities . We have a contract with Vattenfall , whom we
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