用木材建造的大型資料中心？比特幣推動新一波建設浪潮

根據 Decipher Market Research 的數據，全球加密貨幣挖礦市場價值近 20 億美元（2023 年），預計每年增長 8.20%

Forestry companies are looking to diversify their operations and enter the booming cryptocurrency mining industry. Now, WoodWorking Network reports that next-gen Canadian forest company Conifex is challenging a British Columbia Supreme Court ruling that prohibits the construction of High-Performance Computing (HPC) data centres in Salmon Valley and Ashton Creek.

林業公司正在尋求業務多元化，並進入蓬勃發展的加密貨幣採礦業。現在，WoodWorking Network 報導稱，下一代加拿大林業公司 Conifex 正在挑戰不列顛哥倫比亞省最高法院的一項裁決，該裁決禁止在 Salmon Valley 和 Ashton Creek 建造高效能運算 (HPC) 資料中心。

The plans, placed on hold late in 2022, come after the British Columbian Lieutenant Governor in Council (LGIC) directed the British Columbia Utilities Commission by Order-in-Council (OIC) to “relieve BC Hydro of the obligation to supply electrical service for cryptocurrency projects for 18 months.”

該計劃於 2022 年底被擱置，此前不列顛哥倫比亞省副總督會同議會 (LGIC) 通過行政令 (OIC) 指示不列顛哥倫比亞省公用事業委員會「免除 BC Hydro 為居民提供電力服務的義務」。個月。

In April 2023, Conifex filed a petition in the BC Supreme Court, seeking judicial review of the OIC and an order quashing and setting aside the OIC as unauthorized or otherwise invalid. The high court dismissed the petition in February 2024, ruling that while the LGIC could not impose a permanent ban on power, a temporary ban on cryptocurrency mining was valid.

2023 年 4 月，Conifex 向不列顛哥倫比亞省最高法院提交請願書，尋求對 OIC 進行司法審查，並下令撤銷和撤銷 OIC 未經授權或無效。高等法院於 2024 年 2 月駁回了請願書，裁定雖然 LGIC 無法實施永久權力禁令，但對加密貨幣挖礦的臨時禁令是有效的。

According to Ken Sheilds, Conifex’s Chair and CEO, “Conifex has not been provided with any credible justification for allowing BC Hydro to deny service to our two HPC sites.”

Conifex 董事長兼首席執行官 Ken Sheilds 表示，“Conifex 沒有得到任何可信的理由來允許 BC Hydro 拒絕向我們的兩個 HPC 站點提供服務。”

“With the large number of forest sector plant closures over the past few years, it is obvious that forestry companies need to diversify and strengthen their revenue streams to sustain operations.”

“隨著過去幾年林業部門大量工廠關閉，林業公司顯然需要多元化並加強其收入來源以維持運營。”

Instead, Mr Shields said that “successfully appealing the decision will provide us a clear path to resume work on initiatives that meet the social and economic expectations of our employees, contractors and shareholders, as well as residents of the communities where we operate.”

相反，希爾茲表示，「成功上訴這項決定將為我們提供一條明確的道路，以恢復我們的舉措，以滿足我們的員工、承包商和股東以及我們經營所在社區的居民的社會和經濟期望。

Mega data centres made with Wood? Bitcoin fuels a new wave of construction

用木材建造的大型資料中心？比特幣推動新一波建設浪潮

According to Decipher Market Research, the global crypto mining market is worth almost 2 billion dollars (in 2023) and is expected to grow 8.20% per year over the next seven years.

根據 Decipher Market Research 的數據，全球加密貨幣挖礦市場價值近 20 億美元（2023 年），預計未來 7 年每年將增長 8.20%。

In May, Wood Central revealed that giant data centres, more than 20 times larger than they were just a few years ago, are in the pipeline. The emergence of AI, machine learning, and Bitcoin mining is putting massive demand on data storage.

今年 5 月，Wood Central 透露，巨型資料中心正在建設中，其規模是幾年前的 20 倍以上。人工智慧、機器學習和比特幣挖礦的出現對資料儲存提出了巨大的需求。

“AI is real,” according to Robin Khuda, the co-founder of AirTrunk, one of Asia-Pacific’s fastest-growing data centre operators, who last year told the AFR that “the level of growth we are seeing right now is something we have not seen in 10 years. It’s remarkable.”

AirTrunk 是亞太地區發展最快的資料中心營運商之一，其共同創辦人 Robin Khuda 表示，「人工智慧是真實存在的」。這太了不起了。

Speaking at Data Center World in April, Priyal Chheda, Sustainability lead for Corgan—North America’s top data centre architect—said the industry is now in a state of flux, with developers struggling to meet ambitious net-zero targets.

北美頂級資料中心架構師 Corgan 的永續發展主管 Priyal Chheda 在 4 月的 Data Center World 上發表演說時表示，該產業目前處於不斷變化的狀態，開發商正在努力實現雄心勃勃的淨零排放目標。

“Work is needed now if targets for 2030 are going to be met,” Ms Chheda said, adding, “Instead of focusing on the difficulties, data centre managers should look for opportunities for good return on investment via sustainability measures.” That includes mass timber construction, which is vital to slashing embodied carbon and meeting net zero targets in North America and worldwide.

Chheda 女士表示：「如果要實現2030 年的目標，現在就需要開展工作。」她補充道，「資料中心管理者不應只專注於困難，而應透過永續發展措施尋找獲得良好投資回報的機會。 」其中包括大規模木材建築，這對於削減隱含碳和實現北美和全球淨零排放目標至關重要。

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Jason Ross, publisher, is a 15-year professional in building and construction, connecting with more than 400 specifiers. A Gottstein Fellowship recipient, he is passionate about growing the market for wood-based information. Jason is Wood Central's in-house emcee and is available for corporate host and MC services.

出版商傑森·羅斯 (Jason Ross) 是一位在建築領域擁有 15 年經驗的專業人士，與 400 多名專業人士建立了聯繫。身為戈特斯坦獎學金得主，他熱衷於發展木質資訊市場。 Jason 是 Wood Central 的內部司儀，可提供企業主持人和司儀服務。