Bitdeer is betting on "green" energy. The company is deploying bitcoin mining equipment with a total capacity of 28 MW at Soluna's wind energy facility in Texas. The installation at the Kati 1 site will add approximately 1.93 EH/s of hashrate for the operator, strengthening its position in the race for sector leadership.
Key deal details
Installation will begin in September and will proceed in stages. The fundamental difference of the project is the power source. Kati 1 is a data center directly connected to the Las Majadas wind farm, whose total capacity reaches 83 MW. Bitdeer will supply its own ASIC miners, the Sealminer A2 Pro Air, while Soluna will provide infrastructure, electricity, and operational management. Mining profits will be shared, but the parties chose not to disclose the financial terms and timeline of the agreement.
Strategic context and potential
After all stages are completed, Bitdeer will increase the site's hashrate by 1.93 EH/s, but this is only part of its ambitions. Previously, Soluna estimated Kati 1's total potential at 3.5 EH/s, indicating significant room for expansion. For the data center operator, this is not just a deal but a way to monetize surplus renewable energy. The infrastructure is being built in close proximity to generation, turning wind into computing power without the need to create additional grids for traditional consumers.
Notably, Soluna is already diversifying its business: the second phase of the Kati project is focused on more than 100 MW of capacity for AI and HPC segments. This reflects a broader trend where miners are increasingly shifting toward high-performance computing.
Bitdeer's position and network status
This year, Bitdeer surpassed long-time leader MARA in installed capacity. As of June 30, the company's operational hashrate reached 73 EH/s, growing by more than 340% over 12 months. This growth looks particularly striking against the overall trend: excluding Bitdeer, public miners have reduced realized hashrate by 21% since Q4 2025.
Bitcoin network difficulty, meanwhile, is stagnating. After the recalculation on August 23, the metric declined by 1.3% — to 125.81 T, returning to mid-February levels. The network's smoothed hashrate stands at 867.4 EH/s, continuing a downward trend since October 2025, when it peaked at 1.15 ZH/s during the price high.
AI migration accelerates
Data for the first half of 2026 confirms the shift: 15 public miners and AI operators invested $30.7 billion in equipment, up 42.6% from the entire 2025 figure. Revenue from HPC and AI cloud for nine miners grew by 52% in Q2 — to $205.8 million. TeraWulf has already received regulatory approval for power supply to a 482 MW data center under a 20-year contract with Anthropic, which could generate about $19 billion in revenue. Bitdeer also signed a five-year AI contract worth $400 million, utilizing half of the capacity at its Malaysian data center A102.
My take: Bitdeer's deal is not just an attempt to reduce its carbon footprint, but a pragmatic step toward energy independence. Direct connection to the wind farm provides protection from electricity price volatility, which is critical for mining margins. However, the bet on AI looks even more important: revenue diversification is becoming a matter of survival in conditions where traditional mining is no longer ultra-profitable.