用木材建造的大型数据中心？比特币推动新一轮建设浪潮

根据 Decipher Market Research 的数据，全球加密货币挖矿市场价值近 20 亿美元（2023 年），预计每年增长 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.

林业公司正在寻求业务多元化，并进入蓬勃发展的加密货币采矿业。现在，WoodWorking Network 报道称，下一代加拿大林业公司 Conifex 正在挑战不列颠哥伦比亚省最高法院的一项裁决，该裁决禁止在 Salmon Valley 和 Ashton Creek 建设高性能计算 (HPC) 数据中心。

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.”

该计划于 2022 年底被搁置，此前不列颠哥伦比亚省副总督会同议会 (LGIC) 通过行政令 (OIC) 指示不列颠哥伦比亚省公用事业委员会“免除 BC Hydro 为居民提供电力服务的义务”。加密货币项目为期 18 个月。”

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 向不列颠哥伦比亚省最高法院提交请愿书，寻求对 OIC 进行司法审查，并下令撤销和撤销 OIC 未经授权或无效。高等法院于 2024 年 2 月驳回了请愿书，裁定虽然 LGIC 无法实施永久权力禁令，但对加密货币挖矿的临时禁令是有效的。

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 董事长兼首席执行官 Ken Sheilds 表示，“Conifex 没有得到任何可信的理由来允许 BC Hydro 拒绝向我们的两个 HPC 站点提供服务。”

“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.”

“随着过去几年林业部门大量工厂关闭，林业公司显然需要多元化并加强其收入来源以维持运营。”

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，希尔兹表示，“成功上诉这一决定将为我们提供一条明确的道路，以恢复我们的举措，以满足我们的员工、承包商和股东以及我们经营所在社区的居民的社会和经济期望。”

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

用木材建造的大型数据中心？比特币推动新一轮建设浪潮

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.

根据 Decipher Market Research 的数据，全球加密货币挖矿市场价值近 20 亿美元（2023 年），预计未来 7 年每年增长 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，巨型数据中心正在建设中，其规模是几年前的 20 多倍。人工智能、机器学习和比特币挖矿的出现对数据存储提出了巨大的需求。

“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 是亚太地区发展最快的数据中心运营商之一，其联合创始人 Robin Khuda 表示，“人工智能是真实存在的”。 10年没见过了。这太了不起了。”

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.

北美顶级数据中心架构师 Corgan 的可持续发展主管 Priyal Chheda 在 4 月份的 Data Center World 上发表讲话时表示，该行业目前处于不断变化的状态，开发商正在努力实现雄心勃勃的净零排放目标。

“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：“如果要实现 2030 年的目标，现在就需要开展工作。”她补充道，“数据中心管理者不应只关注困难，而应通过可持续发展措施寻找获得良好投资回报的机会。”其中包括大规模木材建筑，这对于削减隐含碳和实现北美和全球净零排放目标至关重要。

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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.

出版商杰森·罗斯 (Jason Ross) 是一位在建筑领域拥有 15 年经验的专业人士，与 400 多名专业人士建立了联系。作为戈特斯坦奖学金获得者，他热衷于发展木质信息市场。 Jason 是 Wood Central 的内部司仪，可提供企业主持人和司仪服务。