Mining Cryptocurrency with a Solar Energy Powered Portable Device

[Pascal Parvex]

I just put this info site online: https://www.solarminer.info

Here's the website's short text:

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Mining Cryptocurrency with a Solar Energy Powered Portable Device

The goal of this website is to evaluate if such a product either already exits, or can be constructed. The idea is to be able to provide a solution-in-a-box solar miner capable of mining fair cryptocurrencies like Monero. The device should cointain a solar panel (combined with a battery for times without sun) powering a system-on-a-chip computer with WIFI running a web based mining application. Waterproof.

High production charges would be necessary for the system to be affordable. Imagine picking up your own solar miner at the store for the price of a meal of four, and then letting it work for you hands-off with free energy.
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What do you think? Got any information about it? Thank you for your consideration.

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[Pascal Parvex]

There must be a way to combine a System-on-a-Chip with a solar panel to mine a stablecoin, for example Monero.

[Seetheummerallyeah]

The solar panel would be unfeasible big to power something like an S9.

[Rkoshay]

It's a great idea but at this time don't think it's economically feasible.  Panels are pricy, batteries are also.  PV (photo voltaic) systems are only working about 6-8 hours out of the day so if one wants to mine for 24 hours a day the system would have to be oversized enough to charge the batteries to carry over for the 16 hours that the PV isn't charging to any degree, just don't think the amount of money one gets from mining will offset the costs, maybe a wind generator to help in a reliably windy area might be an idea to pursue or home sized hydro electric if there's a reliable stream?

[Pascal Parvex]

Nobody talks about an Antminer S9. First of all, those coins who are not fair like Monero bring the need to switch the miner regularly for the next, more powerful. And secondly, I am talking about a very low power system on a chip, optimised for running a fair coin like Monero.

It's a great idea but at this time don't think it's economically feasible.  Panels are pricy, batteries are also.  PV (photo voltaic) systems are only working about 6-8 hours out of the day so if one wants to mine for 24 hours a day the system would have to be oversized enough to charge the batteries to carry over for the 16 hours that the PV isn't charging to any degree, just don't think the amount of money one gets from mining will offset the costs, maybe a wind generator to help in a reliably windy area might be an idea to pursue or home sized hydro electric if there's a reliable stream?

The wind and hydro aspects are a great idea. The solar power idea aims a poor countries, where sunshine is plentiful. And I don't think that such a panel would only bring power for eight hours, at least not in summer.

[m.vina]

You made a website just to ask the question and get crowdsourcing ideas? That is.. unique?

You would probably have gotten more info if you did research or asked people here directly. There are some solutions out there that you could do to utilize solar panels, batteries, and regular mining hardware. Low cost and low power CPUs of mobile phones could work. It's pretty simple if you do your research well.

[Pascal Parvex]

You made a website just to ask the question and get crowdsourcing ideas? That is.. unique?

You would probably have gotten more info if you did research or asked people here directly. There are some solutions out there that you could do to utilize solar panels, batteries, and regular mining hardware. Low cost and low power CPUs of mobile phones could work. It's pretty simple if you do your research well.

Well, I am not looking for a Frankenrig. The device I want to see should be mass produced. Like a calculator.

[newmz]

As already pointed out by @Rkoshay the energy density of panels and batteries pretty much means that this device you are talking about will be mostly batteries. You need to know the local weather vs. your power requirements and then provide enough batteries to cover the local average of "time without sunlight".

[Pascal Parvex]

As already pointed out by @Rkoshay the energy density of panels and batteries pretty much means that this device you are talking about will be mostly batteries. You need to know the local weather vs. your power requirements and then provide enough batteries to cover the local average of "time without sunlight".

The system should power down with sunset and power up with sunrise.