An Austrian firm has launched an electric heater incorporating bitcoin-mining hardware.
Austrian sustainable heating company 21energy’s has launched Ofen 2, an electric heater that incorporates Bitcoin-mining hardware.
The unit provides up to 1kW of heat output while operating at a reported 32–35dB. It combines convective and radiant heating with mining chips capable of 42TH.s-1 (trillion cryptographic calculations per second) at an energy efficiency of about 23.5J.TH-1 (joules consumed per trillion calculations).
Control is via Wi-Fi, with plug-and-play setup and app-based monitoring.
According to the manufacturer, the thermal performance is equivalent to that of a conventional electric heater, but the integrated computing load allows some recovery of energy costs through Bitcoin rewards.
Potential benefits are cited for users with variable electricity tariffs or onsite photovoltaic panels.
The product illustrates the growing intersection of HVAC systems, digital technologies, and decentralised energy applications.
For more information visit: bit.ly/CJOfen02
