Власти Франции хотят добывать биткоины на избыточной ядерной энергии

cryptonews.ruPubblicato 2025-08-04Pubblicato ultima volta 2025-08-04

Группа французских парламентариев разрабатывает законопроект, который позволит использовать избыточную энергию атомных электростанций для добычи флагманской криптовалюты биткоин (BTC). Как сообщает Le Monde, идея предусматривает установку оборудования на объектах государственной компании Électricité de France (EDF), крупнейшего поставщика сектора в стране.

Франция остается лидером по производству ядерной энергии в ЕС. По данным Eurostat за 2023 год, на страну приходится более 338 тыс. гигаватт-часов — около свыше 50% от общего объема 27 государств Евросоюза. Однако около 66% выработанного тепла теряется при преобразовании в электричество, что делает использование избытков особенно актуальным. Именно поэтому было принято решение обратить внимание на индустрию добвычи цифровых валют.

По словам депутата Аурельена Лопеса-Лигуори, данная идея безопасна и «исключительно прибыльна». Новый законопроект основан на последней инициативе по оценке вклада майнинга в энергобаланс Франции, которая была предварительно отклонена. Сейчас работа над текстом обновленного документа находится на раннем этапе.

Использование избыточной энергии для майнинга криптовалют уже применяется в других странах. К примеру, в мае власти Пакистана выделили 2 тыс. мегаватт для добычи цифровых монет BTC и питания ИИ-центров на базе недозагруженных угольных ТЭС. Также компания Tether инвестирует в подобную бизнес-модель в Южной Америке — через агрофирму Adecoagro, владея долей организации в размере 70%. Если инициатива получит поддержку, Франция может стать первой страной в ЕС, официально внедрившей стратегию интеграции майнинга в национальную энергосистему.

По данным на 13:30 по МСК 4 августа 2025 года, курс биткоина находился вблизи отметки $114 410. Цена криптовалюты опустилась на 3,81% за неделю. При этом котировки все еще находятся на 22,5% выше, чем в начале года.

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