Canaan Launches Gas-Powered Bitcoin Mining in Canada

Canaan has launched a 2.5 MW Bitcoin mining pilot in Calgary, Canada, using stranded natural gas to power Avalon A15 Pro units and expand sustainable energy infrastructure.

Canaan converts stranded gas into Bitcoin mining power

Bitcoin mining hardware manufacturer Canaan has launched a 2.5-megawatt pilot project in Calgary, Alberta, to mine Bitcoin using stranded natural gas.
The initiative was announced in partnership with Aurora AZ Energy Ltd., a Calgary-based energy firm specializing in converting flared or stranded gas into electricity.

The off-grid site hosts 700 Avalon A15 Pro miners, worth over $2 million, deployed inside modular container units. This setup eliminates waste by transforming unused gas into productive power for Bitcoin mining.

Localized energy solutions for Bitcoin and AI

Canaan said the project reflects a growing trend among Bitcoin miners and AI infrastructure firms to localize power generation. The Alberta site offers 90% uptime and electricity costs well below industry averages.

“Our integrated system turns wasted resources into productive energy,” said Canaan CEO Nangeng Zhang.

He added that modular natural gas generation allows the company to cut grid dependence and improve profitability.

Expanding self-mining capacity amid global energy shift

The Alberta pilot follows Canaan’s continued expansion of proprietary mining operations.
By late September, its self-mining hashrate reached 9.3 EH/s, while last month it announced a record 50,000-unit order of Avalon A15 Pro miners from a U.S.-based customer.

Canaan and Aurora plan to replicate this model across regions with stranded or flared gas, particularly where access to centralized power is limited.
As global demand for AI and HPC workloads grows, decentralized energy solutions like Canaan’s pilot could become a blueprint for future industrial computing infrastructure.