Process Heat for Industry from Mining
Industry runs on heat — for drying, sterilising, washing, and countless processes that need hot water or steam. Crypto mining can supply that heat, up to 120°C, while offsetting part of its own cost. Here is how it applies to an industrial site.
Industry's heat demand
A large share of industrial heat is below 150°C — hot water and low-pressure steam for drying, food and beverage production, sterilisation and washing. Today much of it comes from burning gas or oil. That heat is a running cost and, increasingly, an emissions liability.
Steam and heat up to 120°C
Mining machines supply the base heat, and a temperature-upgrade stage lifts it to process conditions — up to 120°C steam. That covers a substantial part of the low-to-medium-temperature process heat that most sites actually use, delivered from containerised units connected to your existing steam or hot-water system.
What it does to the cost
You would pay for energy to produce that heat in any case. With mining, the same energy also earns revenue that offsets the cost, so the effective price of your process heat falls. Where it replaces gas or oil, it also removes the fuel and its emissions from that part of your operation.
Fit and reliability
Sites with a steady, continuous heat demand are the best fit, since the mining runs continuously too. Kelvo operates the system remotely and it can run alongside your existing heat sources. To size it for a specific process, see our combined heat & compute page.
Frequently asked questions
Which industries can use it?
Any process needing heat up to about 120°C — drying, food and beverage, sterilisation, washing, greenhouses and aquaculture among them.
What steam temperature can it reach?
Up to 120°C, by pairing the machines' base heat with a temperature-upgrade stage.
Is the heat supply reliable?
Yes. It runs continuously and is operated remotely, and it can run alongside your existing heat sources for security of supply.
Have a heat demand and access to power?
Tell us your location, your heat demand and your electricity price, and we'll model what a combined heat-and-compute system would deliver.