Soluna Holdings, Inc.
Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2017-2021, 2022-04 to 2023-03, 2023, 2024-01)
Reporting Period: 2017-2021
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Renewable Energy
Environmental Achievements
- Not disclosed
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Curtailment of renewable energy due to grid limitations and intermittency of solar and wind power, resulting in significant revenue loss (estimated at $610 million in 2021).
Mitigation Strategies
- Expanding transmission lines, battery energy storage, and flexible computing are identified as solutions to mitigate curtailment. Improved grid operations, increased demand flexibility are also mentioned but are outside the direct control of individual renewable energy developers.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Not disclosed
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy), 13 (Climate Action)
Soluna's flexible computing solutions help mitigate renewable energy curtailment, contributing to increased use of renewable energy and reduced reliance on fossil fuels.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Flexible computing data centers integrated with renewable energy projects.
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2022-04 to 2023-03
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
- Renewable Energy
Environmental Achievements
- Reduced carbon emissions by 18% compared to counterparts in ERCOT West territory.
- Achieved 75% clean energy on average for Project Dorothy.
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
Environmental Challenges
- Curtailment of renewable energy due to grid inflexibility and inability to monetize stranded energy.
- High carbon emissions from data centers globally (1% of global emissions).
Mitigation Strategies
- Co-locating data centers with wind farms to utilize curtailed energy.
- Employing proprietary software (MaestroOS™) and design to increase efficiency.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient data centers
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: REsurety
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
Utilizing renewable energy and reducing carbon emissions.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Energy-efficient data center design
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2023
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Renewable Energy
- Climate Change
- Sustainable Computing
Environmental Achievements
- Project Dorothy (50 MW) transitioned from construction to full operations, emitting 18% less carbon than traditional data centers and up to 40% less than cryptocurrency mining peers (according to REsurety).
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
- Not disclosed
- Not disclosed
- Double assets under management to 150 MW by the end of 2024.
- Construct and energize 48 MW of Project Dorothy 2.
- Break ground on Project Kati (166 MW data center).
Environmental Challenges
- Wasted energy from renewable energy plants (30-40%).
- Rapidly growing energy demand from AI computation.
Mitigation Strategies
- Leveraging wasted renewable energy for computing power in co-located data centers.
- Shifting focus from proprietary Bitcoin mining to hosting, securing 50 MW of hosting contracts.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient data centers for AI and HPC.
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- Goal 9 (Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
Soluna's renewable computing model contributes to these goals by utilizing wasted renewable energy, developing sustainable data center infrastructure, and reducing carbon emissions.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Next-generation data centers for AI (Helix Pilot).
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed
Reporting Period: 2024-01
Environmental Metrics
ESG Focus Areas
- Climate Change
Environmental Achievements
- Project Dorothy emits 18% less carbon emissions than a traditional datacenter in West Texas and up to 40% less than cryptocurrency mining peers.
Social Achievements
- Not disclosed
Governance Achievements
- Not disclosed
Climate Goals & Targets
- Further develop its robust project pipeline of more than 2,000 MW of projects.
- Advance the 166 MW Project Kati.
- Deploy Phase 2 of Project Dorothy, including the AI pilot.
Environmental Challenges
- High energy demand of AI, high water consumption in traditional data centers, and the environmental impact of data centers in general.
Mitigation Strategies
- Developing modular data centers utilizing curtailed renewable energy, creating a more sustainable and scalable AI platform, and serving as a demand response solution for the grid.
Supply Chain Management
Supplier Audits: Not disclosed
Responsible Procurement
- Not disclosed
Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities
Physical Risks
- Not disclosed
Transition Risks
- Not disclosed
Opportunities
- Development of energy-efficient data centers
Reporting Standards
Frameworks Used: Null
Certifications: Null
Third-party Assurance: REsurety
UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Goal 7 (Affordable and Clean Energy)
- Goal 13 (Climate Action)
Soluna's data centers utilize curtailed renewable energy, reducing carbon emissions and contributing to a cleaner energy future.
Sustainable Products & Innovation
- Modular data centers with proprietary Maestro OS software
Awards & Recognition
- Not disclosed