Balancing NZ's Energy Asymmetry using Carbon Negative Bitcoin Solutions

Date: 06/07/2023

Host: Kevin Whitmore, Business Innovation Advisor at Callaghan Innovation

Guests: Daniel Batten, Co-founder & ESG Analyst - CH4 Capital & Simon Collins, Managing Director - Stackr

Video Length: 1:04:18

Transcript

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00:00 Introduction

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05:19 What is your response to detractors of Bitcoin that say it's consensus mechanism is wasteful of energy?

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08:54 What's your take on the usage of the word 'mining' in relation to Bitcoin proof of work - should we have used a different word?

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11:52 New Zealand energy landscape statistics

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21:40 What message would you pass on to government and power companies in terms of what we could be doing for NZ as an opportunity or solution?

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28:19 The role of storage and batteries in the energy generation equation

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29:51 Carbon neutrality potential of Bitcoin and Ethereum networks and role of methane capture

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39:44 Daniel Batten steps through the formal presentation

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51:36 Volatility of Bitcoin price versus wholesale electricity pricing

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55:11 Insight into Daniel's current activities with CH4 capping

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01:00:32 Simon's venture in Orange Pilling Parliament to get the Bitcoin standard into minister's hands