2024 Deutsche Telekom ventures into Bitcoin mining with renewable energy Europe’s biggest telecommunications provider plans to mine Bitcoin using surplus energy from renewable sources that would otherwise go unused
News COINTELEGRAPH IN YOUR SOCIAL FEEDDeutsche Telekom plans to venture into Bitcoin mining
in a positive sign of adoption for the world’s first cryptocurrency
Deutsche Telekom, Europe’s largest telecommunications provider, announced a new Bitcoin (BTC) mining project using surplus energy from renewable sources that would otherwise remain unused
called “Digital Monetary Photosynthesis,” is developed by Deutsche Telekom’s subsidiary MMS in collaboration with Bankhaus Metzler
The Bitcoin mining rigs will be set up in Backnang, Germany, on the premises of metal and glass facades manufacturer Riva, with the rigs managed by Metis Solutions, Deutsche Telekom announced on Nov
The telecommunications giant’s announcement comes a week after Bitcoin’s white paper turned 16
showcasing the utility and continued global adoption of the world’s first blockchain network
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Deutsche Telekom’s pilot project arose from a growing amount of renewable energy sources
The country’s growing energy supply from less predictable sources like wind turbines requires more infrastructure to regulate the grid
head of digital trust and Web3 infrastructure at Deutsche Telekom MMS
Bitcoin mining could be used to regulate the energy fluctuations of the country’s electrical grid
Metzler will explore further possibilities of “financial services with digital assets” without disclosing further details
Related: Stablecoins essential for US dollar’s future, says Paxos CEO
The use cases of Bitcoin mining extend far beyond its economic benefits for miners
In Finland, Bitcoin mining is warming an entire town of over 11,000 residents with recycled heat from the mining rigs
Finland BTC mining pilot project. Source: Marathon Digital
The town is heated by a two-megawatt pilot project located in the Satakunte region
launched in June 2024 by Marathon Digital Holdings — the world’s largest Bitcoin mining firm
Marathon’s facility uses a method called “district heating,” which centrally heats the water and distributes it through an underground network of pipes to heat houses
This could be a future-proof method for heating homes
since Bitcoin mining rigs produce significant excess heat
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Chelmsford welcomed ten civic guests from Backnang
The official visit marks more than 30 years of links between Chelmsford
Chelmsford twinned with Backnang in 1990 and with Annonay in 1999 and shares a close connection with the towns
The relationship has been marked over the years with a variety of events
Events to mark the 30-year anniversary in 2020 were delayed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
The visit follows an official trip to Backnang in 2021 by the then Mayor of Chelmsford
The party arrived on Friday 21 October and received a tour of Beaulieu Development before being greeted at the Civic Centre by the Chief Executive
In the afternoon they visited the Hylands Estate where they received a tour of the house. The Deputy Mayor, Cllr Sue Dobson, and Oberbürgermeister of Backnang, Maximilian Friedrich, also planted a Lime tree in support of The Queen’s Green Canopy initiative and to mark the continued links between Chelmsford
guests attended the Morning Eucharist at Chelmsford Cathedral
"It has been a privilege to welcome Backnang’s representatives as they so warmly welcomed Chelmsford officials to their town last year
The visit has presented a wonderful opportunity to renew our city’s deep bond with the two towns of Backnang and Annonay
Chelmsford remains committed to working in partnership with Backnang and Annonay and looks forward to continued cultural and personal exchanges in the coming years."
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football coach Ralf Rangnick will visit Kyiv at the invitation of the Ukrainian Association of Football to share his over 30 years of experience with Ukrainian coaches
The renowned specialist will conduct a theoretical and practical seminar for the coaching staff of Ukraine's national teams
The seminar will consist of two parts: a lecture and a practical session at the Bannikov Stadium
We invite media representatives to join the second part of the seminar and get accredited for the press briefing
which will take place before the training session at Bannikov Stadium
The UAF press service will provide video and photo materials from the theoretical part of the seminar
Filming during the practical part is allowed from the stadium stands without restrictions
and the training session will begin at 14:00
Accreditation is available via the link
1983-1985 Victoria (Backnang) — Coach
2012-2015 RB Salzburg (Austria) — Sporting Director
2012-2019 RB Leipzig — Sporting Director
2019-2020 New York RB (USA) — Executive
2019-2020 Bragantino RB (Brazil) — Executive
2021-2022 Manchester United (England) — Coach
Ulm — Champion of the Regional League "South" (1997/1998)
Stuttgart — U-19 Bundesliga Champion (1990/1991)
Hannover — Bundesliga II Champion (2001/2002)
Schalke — German Cup Winner (2010/2011)
RB Salzburg (Austria) — Austrian Champion (2014/2015
Swiss company deploying solar panels on defunct satellite antenna
Swiss Teleport firm SignalHorn is to rebrand to Leuk Teleport & Data Centre
The Metric Capital-backed company previously provided satellite and other telecommunications services from two teleports in Backnang
said: “As we say goodbye to the Signalhorn brand we would like to thank all our customers and partners for trusting our company with their critical communications and we are committed to continuing to provide outstanding satellite and data connectivity solutions as LEUK evolves and grows into Europe’s first 100 percent green and secure teleport and data center
We look forward to innovating with you for 50 more years and beyond.”
the company said it plans to have a “renewed focus” on its flagship teleport in Leuk in the Valais canton
serving customers in GEO with the capability to serve in LEO & MEO requirements
In a blog on the company’s website
the company said the Leuk site will be undergoing an “ambitious” solar project
utilizing unoccupied space to generate large volumes of green energy
As well as deploying panels on the roof of its main building
the company has installed solar panels on its now-offline Leuk 2 antenna; Constructed in the 1970s
the now-legacy C-Band antenna measures 32m (104 ft) in diameter
equating to 3,216 sqm (34,600 sq ft) in surface area and is reportedly the first in the world to be converted this way
The company says the site is powered by hydroelectric energy as well as on-site solar
Constructed in 1972, the Leuk site has more than 50 antennas serving customers on C-Band, Ku & Ka-Band frequencies. Previous Signalhorn information said the data center provided white space up to 3,000 sqm (32,300 sq ft) totaling around 1,645 racks, however, a post on SpaceWatch suggests this has been expanded to 5,000 sqm (53,800 sq ft)
The site was previously certified as Tier 3 by the World Teleport Association
and recently joined the Swiss Data Center Association
launched in 2001 and has 80 antennas supporting C and Ku-Band
The new company website makes no mention of Backnang and it is unclear if the company has sold the site or has been formed into a separate company
The Leuk site is home to a new ground station for the European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites’ (EUMETSAT) new Meteosat Third Generation (MTG) weather satellite system
The first MTG satellite will be launched into orbit in late 2022
The new system will see the launch of a total of six new geostationary satellites that will provide coverage of weather and climate activity across Europe and Africa
Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia
on a training field near Ostfildern in the forested southeast of Stuttgart
local sixth-tier side Viktoria Backnang played a friendly against Valeriy Lobanovskyi’s Dynamo Kiev
Dynamo won easily and was much the better side
Even allowing for the fact that Dynamo was a highly trained professional team
he was startled by how it always seemed to have an extra man
just to make sure it hadn’t actually sneaked on a 12th
That was what extremely disciplined pressing could do
that player-manager was named the interim manager of Manchester United through the end of the season
Ralf Rangnick is 63 now and widely regarded as one of the most influential coaches of his generation
His list of honors may be sparse—a second-flight title with Hannover
a German Cup with Schalke 04—but he was one of the pioneers of pressing in Germany
an inspiration for the school of coaches that now dominates European football
German football was defined through the 1980s and early '90s by the idea that the game was about individual battles
To believe that the most effective way to play was with zonal marking and pressing was to be a radical
thanks to the likes of Wolfgang Frank and Volker Finke
Rangnick was finally accepted as a visionary
He did not relish the pressure of being a frontline coach and so he retreated into the background
emerging again for two brief stints at RB Leipzig
essentially keeping the seat warm for a younger coach
His greatest success was as overall head of football development at Red Bull
coordinating the philosophy across its range of clubs around the world
he held a similar role at Lokomotiv Moscow
the greatest significance of his appointment at Old Trafford is less what he does as coach between now and the end of the season
and more what he is able to do as consultant in the two years after that
“Ralf is one of the most respected coaches and innovators in European football
reflecting the invaluable leadership and technical skills he will bring from almost four decades of experience in management and coaching," Man United director of football John Murtough said in a statement
“Everyone at the club is looking forward to working with him during the season ahead
and then for a further two years in his advisory role.”
preferring to find an individual who could reanimate the club
David Moyes was Ferguson’s anointed choice
Louis van Gaal evoked memories of the '90s incarnation of Total Football
but with little sense of the overhaul of the club and its academy that would probably have required
José Mourinho was a short-term fix who made things worse
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer was the ideal antidote to Mourinho
he never seemed close to the required level
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by some alchemy of personality and smart signings
the three managers under whom United has won the league
But modern football is far more about processes than individuals
far more about tactical nuances than motivation
United didn’t even have a director of football until March
the appointment of Rangnick marks a radical departure
a belated attempt to build a structure that might bring consistent success rather than three isolated periods over a century
Whether his hard-pressing philosophy will work with this United squad is another issue
would seem like an awkward fit (and when he was Leipzig coach six years ago
Rangnick said he would not sign Ronaldo—albeit that Leipzig then was a very different club to United now)
It was at least intriguing that Ronaldo was left out of the starting lineup to face Chelsea on Sunday
But at least the sense of drift that has characterized the past few years is over
Man United has begun the process of becoming a modern football club
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TESAT was recently selected by MDA Space Ltd. (TSX:MDA) to deliver 792 Optical Communication Terminals (OCT) as part of the supply chain for MDA AURORATM
The 792 SCOT80 OCTs will be manufactured on a specific line in TESAT’s new high-volume production facility in Backnang, Germany. The facility has been built to meet the requirements of next space satellite constellations. The MDA AURORATM supply chain will help support product deliveries for anchor customer Telesat LEO satellite constellation Telesat Lightspeed
advanced global network that will bring enterprise-class connectivity to customers worldwide
TESAT began its collaboration with MDA Space more than 20 years ago and the company’s have been working closely together on several successful space programs since that time
“We feel honored that we have been selected once again working in close cooperation with MDA Space for Telesat Lightspeed
This program will result in the next level of advanced broadband networks
We have been preparing for this kind of constellation orders by investing continuously in R&D to keep our pole position in optical communications technology
already proven by in-orbit applications with more than 86,000 successful links
and by investing in our new production facility in Backnang for serial production of OCTs
The trust that MDA Space puts again in us now proves that we are well on track,” said Thomas Reinartz
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Eliminating tooling costs and utilizing new build strategies for component geometries combine with extremely short amortization periods for this system technology
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is the use of commercially available standard granulate without filaments in 3D printing
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Today, Cimpress, the Dutch company behind Web-to-print company Vistaprint, announced its intention to acquire its Backnang, Germany-based rival, WIRmachenDRUCK
for €132 million in cash and €8 million in Cimpress shares
there's a potential earn-out of €40 million to be realised depending on financial performance targets for calendar years 2016 and 2017
which makes the total deal potentially worth €180 million
Cimpress says the acquisition supports its strategy to build a "mass customization platform" that it brings to market via dedicated brands and complements similar investments Cimpress has made in other European countries. In the past, there have been similar acquisitions as well, including Vistaprint's takeover of People & Print Group in The Netherlands
WIRmachenDRUCK will continue to sell under its German brand
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Around 45 minutes drive from Stuttgart is Backnang
and a region best known for auto makers such as Mercedes
Accordingly the area is populated by a lot of technical specialists
My guide was Chief Marketing Officer David Claringbold
and has moved with his wife and son to Stuttgart to work at d&b HQ where he is the sole non German on the site
he was a Director at Sydney Opera House – a position that evolved from his previous roles there as Technical Director
We first look at the woodwork factory which operates multiple shifts from 6am until midnight
so that a sheet of 15mm Finnish birch ply goes on to the table
and very quickly after that is transformed into parts of a speaker system
Inside d&b HQ Backnang – Production
At that stage the boxes are screwed together
with a fast setting glue and the sections squeezed together in a press
Then the first of four finishing runs are done
filling and sanding again until the external surfaces are perfectly uniform
Wheeled into a large electrostatic paint room
several coats are applied and then the box emerges the other end
d&b then have one guy do all the assembly
Testing happens at several stations where the finished cabinet is powered up and a test tone sweep and pulse is measured
and work around 35 hours a week with 6 weeks annual leave
Across in another building all the electronic devices – amplifiers and processors – are made
This facility has a soak test chamber where the devices are put through their paces before packaging
Everything is then sent to the dispatch facility nearby
d&b make between 600 and 900 speakers a week
There is an additional building nearby that appears to be an expansion option
R&D and management are all located here as well
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Ein 37 Jahre alter Mann verliert die Kontrolle über seinen Pagani-Sportwagen
fährt eine Böschung hinab und prallt gegen einen Baum
am Auto entsteht ein Schaden von mehreren Hunderttausend Euro
Backnang - Die Fahrt in einem hochwertigen Pagani-Sportwagen endete für dessen 37-jährigen Fahrer am Freitagvormittag gegen 10.45 Uhr bei Backnang (Rems-Murr-Kreis) in einer Böschung
Laut Polizei war der Mann mit dem PS-Boliden auf der K1905 unterwegs als er zwischen Burgstall und Birkhau an einer Baustellenampel anhalten musste
Beim Anfahren war die Beschleunigung des Sportwagens offenbar so stark
dass der Fahrer die Kontrolle verlor und mit dem Auto eine Böschung hinabfuhr
Nach ersten Schätzungen beläuft sich der Schaden auf mehrere Hunderttausend Euro
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Police are looking to speak to two men following a stabbing in Chelmsford on Saturday morning (19 August)
The attack happened at around 2.20am on Springfield Road
between Rosebery House and the old Argos building
The victim was attacked by a group of five men
but was able to get away with non-life threatening injuries
CCTV images from Backnang Square in the city centre are being shared showing two men in the area around the time of the attack
to contact them at Chelmsford CID or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111
Ralf Rangnick is a German professional football coach
and former player who has a net worth of $20 million
Ralf Rangnick is currently the manager of the Austrian national team
He began his coaching career in 1983 after ending his professional playing career at the age of 25
Some of the teams he has coached include Stuttgart
Ralf enjoyed playing soccer from a young age and was able to play professionally beginning in 1976 with VfB Stuttgart II
he primarily played in Germany but also had a short stint playing at English club Southwick while he was studying at the University of Sussex
Rangnick developed a reputation for being very strategic and was soon tapped to join the coaching staff
Rangnick was added as a player-coach while playing at his hometown club Viktoria Backnang in the 1980s
He continued to play and coach at VfB Stuttgart II and TSV Lippoldsweiler
Ralf remained there for two seasons before returning to VfB Stuttgart for four seasons to manage the Under 19 team
he became the head coach at Reutlingen 05 and spent two seasons there
Rangnick took control of VfB Stuttgart and became the first team coach at the club who had served as a player and coached at amateur and under-19 levels previously
He remained in the position for two seasons before moving to Hannover 96
Ralf remained with the club until March 2004
He was then hired by Schalke 04 in September
Rangnick stayed with the team until December 2005
Rangnick's next appointment as head coach was at TSG Hoffenheim for the 2006-2007 season
the team was promoted into the coveted Bundesliga for the first time in their history
He remained with Hoffenheim until January 2011
after one of his players had been sold to another team without his knowledge
Rangnick was named as the replacement for Felix Magath as coach of Schalke 04
He led the team to their first UEFA Champions League semi-finals
though they were defeated by Manchester United
He stepped down from the team later that year
(Photo by Alex Grimm/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Rangnick announced he would be taking over as coach at RB Leipzig for the upcoming season
He stayed with the team for one season before Ralph Hasenhuttl took over
he again took over as coach for RB Leipzig
the club ended in third place in the Bundesliga and qualified for the UEFA Champions League
During the first few months of the 2021-2022 season
Rangnick was shortlisted as a potential short-term manager by Manchester United
He was appointed interim manager until the end of the season in November 2021
Ralf was slated to continue working with the team in a consultancy role for a further two years
it was decided that Rangnick would not consult with the team due to the demands of his new job with the Austria national team
Rangnick was appointed manager of the Austria national team on a two-year deal
His first game with the team came in June and resulted in a 3-0 win over Croatia
Rangnick has also had a long career as a manager
he became the director of soccer for both Red Bull Salzburg and Red Bull Leipzig
RB Leipzig saw promotion from a regional league to the Bundesliga
They also reached the UEFA Champions League
Ralf was promoted to head of sport and development for Red Bull
Reb Bull clubs rose in market value from 120 million pounds to 1.2 billion pounds during his tenure as manager
Rangnick signed a three-year contract as manager of sports and development for Russian Premier League club Lokomotiv Moscow
he left the post to become the interim manager at Manchester United
They got married and were together for over 40 years
during which time they had two sons together
Rangnick has otherwise been very private about his personal life
Rangnick established the Ralf Rangnick Foundation
which aims to support children in their development and enable their personalities to flourish
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