Transforming The Global Energy Landscape: The Rise Of Renewable Energy And Decentralized Finance

The global energy landscape has undergone significant transformations recently, driven by the urgent need to address climate change, ensure energy security, and leverage technological innovation (IPCC, 2020). Renewable energy sources, including hydropower, wind, solar, and geothermal power, have experienced rapid growth, with investments in clean energy reaching $1. 3 trillion in the last decade (BNEF, 2022). This shift is also driven by declining technology costs, with the cost of solar energy decreasing by over 70% in the last decade (IRENA, 2020). The integration of renewable energy, blockchain, and decentralized finance (DeFi) has emerged as a new trend, enabling the digitization and assetization of energy (Bhattacharya et al., 2020). AMT DeFi is a pioneering platform that leverages renewable energy to power digital investment and intelligent computing services (Fingerlakes1, 2025). Since 2016, AMT has strategically invested in clean-energy-powered computing infrastructure, integrating real-world energy assets with blockchain computing demand (AMT DeFi, n. d.). The company’s renewable energy deployments span multiple continents, including South America, North America, Europe, and parts of Asia, encompassing hydropower plants, ← →