愛倫2024年擴張計劃增至30 EH/S

 

提前完成10個EH/S里程碑

 

澳大利亞悉尼，2024年5月15日(環球社)-艾瑞斯能源有限公司(納斯達克：IREN)(連同其子公司艾瑞恩或公司)今天提供了業務最新消息，該公司是一家領先的下一代數據中心企業，為比特幣、人工智能和其他領域的未來提供動力。

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2024年擴建計劃增至30個EH/S

 

公司此前宣佈的2024年擴建計劃至20EH/S已增至30 EH/S。

 

這種加速增長是通過與Bitmain修訂和新的協議，以及在2024年在奇爾德里斯額外建設50兆瓦的數據中心容量來實現的。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

通向行業領先地位的途徑

 

最新一代S21 Pro挖掘機於2024年3月由Bitmain推出，效率為行業領先的15 J/th。

 

Iren有望成為效率最高、規模最大的公開上市比特幣礦商之一，其整體船隊效率為16J/th，以30EH/S的價格開採的比特幣的指示性電力成本為1.7萬美元。

 

本公司計劃通過現有現金和其他來源為擴建至30 EH/S提供資金。截至2024年4月30日，該公司擁有3.215億美元現金，沒有債務安排。

 

該公司繼續考慮一系列融資機會，如股權、公司債務和設備融資。

 

30 EH/S擴建時間表

 

該公司此前宣佈的擴張計劃正在提前進行。

 

Iren現在預計2024年第三季度達到20 EH/S，2024年第四季度達到30 EH/S，2025年上半年可選擇增長到40 EH/S。

 

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Iren是領先的下一代數據中心企業，利用100%可再生能源為比特幣、人工智能和其他領域的未來提供動力。

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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