News and Updates
Our second joint workshop with industry leaders was featured on TAMU Engineering News, read the full article here:
"Texas A&M Leads Second Blockchain and Energy Research Consortium Workshop"
Congratulations to Sama Almubarak for IEEE ECCE 2023 WiE Best Presentation Award Winner! "Energy consumption & power quality in Bitcoin Mining Facilities in Texas" https://lnkd.in/gypCT-2c
Our recent joint workshop with industry leaders was featured on TAMU Engineering News, read the full article here:
"Texas A&M hosts Blockchain and Energy Research Consortium Workshop"
Dr. Xie recently discussed cryptocurrency mining demand's impact on the Texas grid with Spectrum News, see the full video below!
Dr. Xie was recently interviewed by NBC DFW, link to the article and interview can be found below:
Our student Sienna Shi received the prestigious IEEE Power and Energy Society Outstanding Student Scholarship, congratulations Sienna!
Our recent publications were featured in various media outlets! Link to full coverage can be found below:
"CryptoWatch: Binance's Referral Program, Massive Energy Consumption, and Nansen's Workforce Cuts"
"How does cryptocurrency mining affect the Texas power grid?"
The Blockchain & Energy Research Consortium was featured on TAMU Engineering News in article titled: "Hash it out: Can crypto offer scalable demand flexibility?"
Congratulations to Ali Menati for receiving Best Paper Award for his paper "Modeling and Analysis of Utilizing Cryptocurrency Mining for Demand Flexibility in Electric Energy Systems: A Synthetic Texas Grid Case Study" at the Texas A&M Bitcoin Conference!
A. Menati, K. Lee, and L. Xie, “Modeling and Analysis of Utilizing Cryptocurrency Mining for Demand Flexibility in Electric Energy Systems: A Synthetic Texas Grid Case Study.” Texas A&M Bitcoin Conference (Best Paper Award) Link
Dr. Xie was invited to make a presentation at the World Digital Mining Summit in July 2022 in Miami, FL. Video available here.