Bitdeer deploys additional 7 MW of proprietary ASIC miners at Soluna’s wind-powered Texas data center

Bitdeer Technologies Group and Soluna Holdings have struck a 28 MW co-mining agreement that will see Bitdeer’s homegrown ASIC miners humming inside a wind-powered data center in South Texas. Deployment is set to begin in September 2026, adding roughly 1.93 EH/s of hash rate to Bitdeer’s self-mining operations. The deal pairs two publicly traded companies with very different skill sets. Bitdeer (NASDAQ: BTDR) designs and manufactures its own mining hardware. Soluna (NASDAQ: SLNH) builds green data centers next to renewable energy sources. Inside the deal Bitdeer’s subsidiary, Dory Creek, will install its Sealminer A2 Pro Air ASIC miners at Soluna’s Project Kati 1 facility. That site sits in Willacy County, Texas, connected to the Las Majadas wind farm, and has a total capacity of 83 MW. The initial deployment covers 28 MW, with ramp-up happening in batches through a phase called K1BC. The original announcement referenced 7 MW of additional capacity being deployed, suggesting the partnership is scaling in stages rather than flipping a single switch. What makes the financial structure notable is the absence of conventional hosting fees. Instead of Bitdeer paying Soluna a flat rate per...