Re: [Guide] How to run a Bitcoin Core full node for under 50 bucks!
⭐ Merited by DaveF (2)
Anyone ever tempted to run a node off a solar panel? I assume a single board computer would likely be the most realistic way of going about it.
Not..... yet! I plan to get something relatively large but still single panel that would easily power a node even on cloudy days.The more ambitious part would be also developing a hashboard that is then dynamically powered on / off depending on sun availability. Mainly to show the counterintuitive concept of harvesting otherwise 'lost' energy (since the solar panel will produce much more than what a little pi needs on sunny days) and therefore run not only carbon-neutral, but you could argue carbon-negative mining.
I would disagree it's carbon-negative. You need to consider carbon footprint during production[1] and whether it's recyclable after the panel reached end of life/broken[2].
1) It's not a 100% standard card and Dell has something custom either in the hardware or firmware that causes it to get funky under linux.
It's known problem that some WiFi and mobile broadband card doesn't work on linux. But what linux distro did you use? Have you tried install optional/closed-source driver (few distro require user to do it manually)?
[1] https://www.1energysystems.com/carbon-footprint-of-solar-panel-manufacturing/
[2] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41560-020-0645-2.epdf