Bitcoin green mining is progressing. According to a recent report from the University of Cambridge, Bitcoin mining (BTC) would use more and morerenewable energies. To the point that these would be become majority In these crypto-mining activities. And this is important to the billionaire side Elon Musk and his business Teslabecause the electric car manufacturer could Again accept BTC for the payment of its vehicles.
- Bitcoin mining reached 52.4% of sustainable energy, according to a report from the University of Cambridge.
- Elon Musk is expected to reintroduce BTC payments for Tesla vehicles, now that the 50% non -carbon energy threshold is exceeded.
Bitcoin mining now uses 52.4% green/durable energies!
According to a report published on April 28, 2025 by the Cambridge Center for Alternative Finance (Ccaf), the activity of Bitcoin mining – linked to his consensus by proof of work (POW) – use more thanNon -carbon energies.
These sustainable sources would indeed represent in 52.4% Energy used to validate the transaction blocks of the BTC network and ensure its safety. This figure is in clear increase compared to the year 2022 where these green energies would not represent that 37.6% total.
In the detailthis majority of sustainable energies comes for 42.6% sources renewable (hydroelectricity, wind, solar, etc.) and 9.8% of nuclear energy sources. This study by the University of Cambridge also notes that the natural gas (38.2%) replaced the significantly more polluting coalwhich no longer represents that 9.8% total only.
Elon Musk was waiting for this goal to accept BTC payments for Tesla again
Other good news from this report, we learn that 86.9% of the equipment put out of service is sold, reused or recycled. Crypto-miners seem to be recycling specialists.
And we will therefore also note that these figures exceed 50% requested by Elon Musk So that his business Tesla again accepts Bitcoin payments. Indeed, after initially accepted the regulations with the famous cryptocurrency in March 2021the billionaire had suddenly suspended this payment method in May 2021.
But, on June 13, 2021, Elon Musk had published the message below for Relaunch BTC payments of its electric vehicles:
« (…) When there is confirmation of a reasonable use (around 50%) of clean energy by minors, with a future positive trend, Tesla will start again to allow Bitcoin transactions. »»
Elon Musk
With this 52.4% Bitcoin mining figure with lasting non -carbon energies, Elon Musk should logically keep his promise and bring payments with the King of Cryptos for Tesla cars. However, the whimsical billionaire may turn the thing in derision, as when he had Accept payments in Dogecoin (Doge) for Tesla, but only in her souvenir shop!