2MW liquid-cooled facility due live next year Construction work has begun on a new liquid-cooled Edge data center in central Germany Yorizon Cloud and Hochtief this week announced a groundbreaking ceremony for its latest facility in Bad Lippspringe Completion of the 2MW site is scheduled for summer 2026 Bad Lippspringe is a town in the district of Paderborn we’re not just delivering powerful digital capabilities to Bad Lippspringe,” said Bernd Holtwick executive director at Hochtief PPP Solutions “We’re also demonstrating how municipalities can harness synergies between data and energy management.” Yorizon is a cloud joint venture launched last year between ACS-owned construction firm Hochtief and server maker Thomas-Krenn.AG It will operate out of ‘Yexio’ facilities developed by Hochtief and populated by IT hardware from Thomas-Krenn The company aims to offer 2MW data centers across Germany The modular facilities will use direct-to-chip liquid cooling and a closed-loop cooling system The sites aim to offer waste heat to local district heating networks A feasibility study is underway in Bad Lippspringe to reuse the data centers’ heat for nearby residential and commercial areas While the company uses steel and concrete for the foundations it is looking to use sustainable timber construction for the majority of the building the first Yexio data center is set to open outside Essen in Heiligenhaus in North Rhine-Westphalia over the summer The 9,000-square-meter (96,875 sq ft) site is located in the Heiligenhaus Innovation Park Hochtief is working with the Palladio infrastructure fund to develop up to 15 data centers Yexio has previously been described as a spin-off of the Hochtief PPP Solutions the company has two other land purchases approved in Germany and one in Austria – possibly near Graz Local reports suggest another facility is in the works near Bremen in Brake in the Wesermarsch district in northern Germany That facility is reportedly due to go live in 2027 Palladio Partners primarily invested in domestic and international infrastructure assets on behalf of German pension funds It has some €9.9 billion ($10.99bn) in assets under management sustainable data centers play a vital role in advancing digital infrastructure,” said Stephan Küßner “They also exemplify sector coupling—a key principle in the energy transition By leveraging renewable energy and repurposing waste heat they contribute directly to the shift toward climate-friendly heating.” “We were thrilled when we learned about the plans for this cutting-edge data center,” said Bad Lippspringe Mayor Ulrich Lange “The collaboration with Hochtief and Palladio Partners represents a win-win scenario—particularly with regard to our climate-conscious municipal heating strategy The center’s waste heat is an ideal energy source for our planned district heating network This project is an important building block on our journey toward energy autonomy.” ACS is a Spanish infrastructure development firm best known in the US as the owner of Turner Construction The company owns or has stakes in Hochtief Data center clients include Meta and Vantage Data Centre Dynamics Ltd (DCD), 32-38 Saffron Hill, London, EC1N 8FH Email. [email protected]DCD is a subsidiary of InfraXmedia The Arsenal defender was designated for a post-game anti-doping control It appears the testing took way longer than anticipated because the bus carrying his teammates left without him The outlet understands that William Saliba who played all three games for France in the group stage could only leave Borussia Dortmund’s ground at 10:30pm CET The Saint-Etienne youth product was accompanied by members of the France coaching staff L’Equipe add that this Tuesday night marked the arrival of the players’ families in their Euro 2024 base camp The players’ relatives are due to leave the Best Western Premier Park Hotel and Spa at Thursday On Wednesday, France will know their opponents for the RO16 stage of the Euros. Les Bleus will face Ukraine and Slovakia – are level on points Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker In a tribute to football legend Cristiano Ronaldo a stunning sand sculpture has been unveiled at the Sandwelten 2024 garden show in Bad Lippspringe captures Ronaldo's iconic 'SIUUU' celebration which is considered one of the most popular celebrations in the world of football Depicting Ronaldo in the Portugal national team jersey the sculpture showcases his enduring popularity and influence in the world of sports the sculpture has quickly become a focal point of the garden show six other sand sculptures of world-famous football stars such as Kylian Mbappe and Thomas Mueller are also on display until June 23 under the theme #fussballliebe (football love) Ronaldo's presence in Germany extends beyond the garden show as he gears up to participate in the UEFA Euro 2024 transcended the evils of the Holocaust and spanned more than 70 years from the moment they met in Westphalia to her death in Broughty Ferry."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"Three years earlier MacKay had been a prisoner of war interrogated and held in camps in Libya and Italy An escape from under Nazi noses and nine months in the rugged terrain of Abruzzi eventually led him home to Glasgow before he was returned to action."},"children":[]}]},{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"By the spring of 1945 he was stationed at the British army base in Bad Lippspringe where Saturday night dances were popular with the troops but fraternising with local women was forbidden Hearing there was a"},"children":[]}]}]},"summary({\"maxCharCount\":200})":{"type":"json","json":[{"name":"paragraph","children":[{"name":"text","attributes":{"value":"The love story of John MacKay from the moment they met in Westphalia to her death in Broughty Ferry.Three years earlier MacKay had been a prisoner of war captured a","slug":"john-mackay-obituary","categoryPath":"/uk/scotland/article/john-mackay-obituary-7bwfj8jzw","__typename":"Article"},"Image:637e0675-16fe-4c97-9b19-3e7862767ebb":{"caption":"John and Edith MacKay met in 1945 at a dance on a British army base in Bad Lippspringe","credits":"WULLIE MARR/HPR","title":"John and Edith MacKay The TimesJohn and Edith MacKay met in 1945 at a dance on a British army base in Bad LippspringeWULLIE MARR/HPRThursday May 30 2019 from the moment they met in Westphalia to her death in Broughty Ferry Three years earlier MacKay had been a prisoner of war An escape from under Nazi noses and nine months in the rugged terrain of Abruzzi eventually led him home to Glasgow before he was returned to action By the spring of 1945 he was stationed at the British army base in Bad Lippspringe where Saturday night dances were popular with the troops but fraternising with local women was forbidden Panasonic Toyota Racing driver Timo Glock will take the wraps off his new-look helmet this afternoon at the Nürburgring venue for this weekend's German Grand Prix Over 170 children responded to the Panasonic ‘Kids School' competition to design new helmet colours for Timo to wear throughout the German Grand Prix weekend before reverting to his usual design for the rest of the season The competition was open to school children throughout Germany from the ages of five to 17 Timo studied the entries at the last Grand Prix at Silverstone and selected the winner; six-year-old Tom Luca Hoffmann from Bad Lippspringe around 400km north east of the Nürburgring His design shows Timo driving a Toyota Formula 1 car past cheering spectators who is at the Nürburgring with his family as a VIP guest of Panasonic Toyota Racing will visit the team motorhome to present Timo with his helmet All TV and photographers in the Nürburgring paddock are welcome to attend Timo said: "I was very impressed with Tom's drawing because it is quite detailed even though he is only a young kid; that's why I chose it I'm looking forward to racing with it in front of my home fans and hopefully it will be a lucky charm!" Tom will take a signed replica helmet with him as a souvenir Timo will donate his German Grand Prix helmet to the United Nations World Food Programme (www.wfp.org) for a charity auction It will begin on Saturday evening shortly before the World Championship between Felix Sturm v Khoren Gevor boxing match at the new ring° arena at the Nürburgring Prior to that main event there will be six other world-class bouts until around 10pm media and a live television audience of millions the start of an internet auction for the helmet The World Food Programme's ‘Fill The Cup' logo appears on the front wing of the TF109 courtesy of team partner ALJ and Timo has already been involved in promotional activities for the campaign The Panasonic ‘Kids School' competition presented another opportunity to assist the World Food Programme's fight against hunger https://www.leinsterleader.ie/section/1240/advertise-with-us All the latest breaking local news from Kildare and Leinster County Keep up to date with the latest sports news Read the latest crime and court news from Kildare and the surrounding areas Read all the latest Irish news and updates from around Ireland Find whats happening in and around Kildare and Leinster Enjoy our award winning photos and picture galleries taken in Kildare and Leinster Read about the latest properties available in Kildare and Leinster Enjoy our latest and up to date motoring review and news in Kildare and Leinster Kildare and Leinster Met Eireann Weather Forecast Recent death notices and obituaries from Kildare and Leinster Latest environmental and climate change news in County Kildare Please allow ads as they help fund our trusted local news content Kindly add us to your ad blocker whitelist If you want further access to Ireland's best local journalism consider contributing and/or subscribing to our free daily Newsletter Support our mission and join our community now you can subscribe for as little as €0.50 per week which will also give you access to all of our premium content and archived articles Thank you for supporting Ireland's best local journalism Fifty nine Bad Lippspringe visitors arrived over to Newbridge last Thursday for a weekend full of activities to mark the 20th anniversary of the signing of the Twinning agreement between the two towns The group took part in the St Patrick’s Parade with singer Tammy Browne leading the float The German visitors’ itinerary included visits to the National Stud and Japanese Gardens the Shackleton display in Athy and the Guinness Storehouse the highlight was the reception at Newbridge Town Hall on St Patrick’s night Newspaper clippings and old photographs from over the years were on display and the visitors enjoyed performances from Leinster School of Dance and Cathú Most of the group traveled back to Germany yesterday " + $(".testo_articolo").html().replace(//g please subscribe and support local journalism Subscribing will allow you access to all of our premium content and archived articles To continue reading this article for FREE,please kindly register and/or log in Registration is absolutely 100% FREE and will help us personalise your experience on our sites You can also sign up to our carefully curated newsletter(s) to keep up to date with your latest local news Outside Naas courthouse are: Susanna Cawley Subscribe or register today to discover more from DonegalLive.ie Donegal Post and Inish Times here for instant access to Donegal's premier news titles Keep up with the latest news from Donegal with our daily newsletter featuring the most important stories of the day delivered to your inbox every evening at 5pm This publication supports the work of the Press Council of Ireland and Office of the Press Ombudsman and our staff operate within the Code of Practice of the Press Council Lo-call 1800 208 080 or email: info@presscouncil.ie France reportedly left one of their players behind at the Westfalenstadion in Dortmund following their 1-1 draw with Poland on Tuesday VIDEO: Why Germany Have Been The Best Team At EURO 2024 (So Far) While the France squad left Borussia Dortmund's home stadium at 9pm the report suggests Saliba remained for another 90 minutes before eventually leaving at 10:30pm accompanied by members of the team's staff Didier Deschamps has permitted his squad to spend some time with their families ahead of the knockout stages at their Bad Lippspringe camp "The family break will really do some good," Deschamps said "Spending time with them during this competition is important And then we will move on to the round of 16 Alex FrielingPublished: Invalid Date ENGLAND fans heading to the Euros are set to embrace the local culture - by quaffing pints in CORNER SHOPS The trend in big cities, such as Berlin, Munich and Cologne is to head to your nearest store - known as a "Späti" - grab an ale Counters are usually equipped with bottle openers to assist - a far-cry from the pint of milk and tin of beans dash Brits associate with corner shops Locals say it is a great way to stay local and bag a wider range of beers than most bars can offer But footie drinkers may still need to get their heads around sessions in the same place they would usually buy their butter or beans German journalist Kai Feldhaus said: "I think it is a very traditional thing “They would come and buy the basics, and then maybe have a drink as well. Then supermarkets started opening late, but it survived. "You can sit outside a bar, you can sit outside a pub - but you can also sit outside a corner shop. “It is a good place to go for a quick beer, because people walk in and out, you meet people, its a really nice thing to do. "There has been a huge discussion about corner or late shops closing on Sundays and there has been a lot of protest against that because it is the easiest way to get a quick beer "Bring it on the road to walk somewhere "I hope England fans will enjoy the corner shops, and I am pretty sure they will because England fans like their beer on the way to the game. So this is made for England fans for the Euros." The word "Späti" comes from Spätverkaufsstellen - which means "late shopping outlet" Street drinking is commonplace in Germany - with drinkers gathering on footpaths and squares outside pubs until late while taking a bottle of Becks on trains or trams is also considered perfectly normal The practice even has a name - "Wegbier" Up to half a million British fans are expected to head to games in Germany - a figure that could rise to 800,000 England's biggest ever fan exodus kicked off Thursday as it was revealed 350,000 trips are planned to Euro 2024 in Germany Roaring behind Harry Kane and the gang are supporters eager for a boozy break from the drab election coverage and early summer washout With the tournament being a quick flight away, at least 40,000 people were anticipated in the first wave of The Great Escape this weekend, ahead of England's opening match against Serbia in Gelsenkirchen on Sunday UK Football Policing Unit director Mick Johnson told The Sun: “This is the first major tournament England fans have been able to travel to since 2016 and a lot of fans want to come to Germany to join the party around 300,000 travelled but the figure is estimated at around 350,000 this time he laughed: “That has to be the main story on why the fans want to get away — you can’t turn the TV on without seeing it!” who helped manage the London England Fans supporters club said: “There’s a whole new generation of young fans ready to travel There’ll be lots of singing and drinking beer.” By Jerome Starkey BRITISH troops kept the French football team awake from all-night war games Troops from the 19th Light Brigade drilled with cannons, assault rifles and flash bang grenades for three nights in a row — as the team headed by Kylian Mbappe Locals were furious to hear the loud noises at 3am from the British-run base in Sennelager The Blues moved into a hotel in Bad Lippspringe just a mile away on Wednesday A source in the French camp said: “People have said it’s like being in a war zone.” The Army said they had planned the exercise months in advance By Jerome Starkey Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. 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You can change your cookie settings at any time Freedom of Information releases and corporate reports held at the Joint Services Parachute Centre who has now secured a place at the World Championships in Russia this month In addition to winning the overall championships Major McCartney also won the accuracy category and came second in the speed section Lance Corporal Sean Sutcliffe came second overall finishing runner up in the distance section and third in accuracy while Sergeant Wez Westley won the speed and distance events Warrant Officer Class 1 (WO1) Spencer Hogg came third in the distance section and Corporal Stu Storey who is based at the Joint Services Parachute Centre was declared the British Forces Germany Champion They have all been selected to represent Britain at the World Championships Seven Armed Forces personnel took part in the championships The National Championships are open to both military personnel and civilians and are held in Germany because of the centre’s world class facilities which include one of the best parachute landing ponds in Europe Major Alastair McCartney [Picture: Dominic King in which competitors jump from a height of 5,000 feet (1,500m) consist of three dangerous and complex categories: ‘speed’ in which parachutists nose dive towards the Earth at speeds approaching 100mph (160km/h) before pulling up to glide through a short course as fast as they can; ‘distance’ in which competitors navigate a course for as far as possible; and ‘accuracy’ skimming the surface of a pond and a precision landing who earlier this year was part of a team of soldiers mistaken for UFOs by locals while doing a winged suit jump in the skies over Sennelager following in the wake of his parents who are both keen parachutists It’s an amazing sport - just like running a 100-metre sprint; you have to be athletic in what you are doing It’s pretty exhilarating and a lot of fun to jump out of a plane and twist your parachute so you come down as fast as possible It sounds crazy and dangerous but there is a lot of risk management who has already served in both Iraq and Afghanistan since commissioning in 1996 and is currently learning Pashto for a return to Afghanistan Parachuting is a fantastic sport with high pressure where you have to make instant judgements in extreme circumstances In this sense it is good preparation for army life as soldiers are often put in intense situations when they deploy Parachuting is one of the most popular adventurous training sports for Armed Forces personnel It provides a good opportunity to hone important adventurous training skills enhancing an individual’s ability to withstand the rigours of operations and rapid deployments Officer Commanding the Joint Services Parachute Centre The closest thing to jumping out of an armed vehicle into a combat zone is jumping out of a plane with a parachute on your back It’s an intense and high pressure sport and is an extremely useful character-building exercise for soldiers It can be a dangerous sport which is why every competitor has to do at least 1,000 jumps before being allowed to take part in the competition; you have to be confident in yourself as a parachutist and be able to put on a good show But it’s not all about competing - we would urge anyone who wants to really challenge themselves and likes adventurous training to do a parachuting course Don’t include personal or financial information like your National Insurance number or credit card details Kildare County Council; German ambassador Deike Potzel Mayor of Kildare and Newbridge District Murty Aspell and Peter O'Neill Newbridge Bad Lippspringe Twinning Committee visited Newbridge last week to find out more about the Newbridge Bad Lippspringe Twinning Committee “It was a very productive meeting,” said Cllr Murty Aspell “She was really interested in our twinning committee and how it began 20 years ago and grew over the years It’s such a sucess story and she was very impressed with it The twinning committee’s Peter O’Neill also welcomed the ambassador on Monday February 11 along with Cllr Aspell and Joe Boland from Kildare County Council “We informed her how the whole twinning project started and how it developed over the years We talked about the importance of getting the business chambers more involved the possible impact of Brexit and other issues.” Mr O’Neill explained how Newbridge will welcome 70 visitors from Bad Lippspringe on April 27 The entourage will include 25 scouts who will be brought to visit the Glencree Centre for Peace and Reconciliation Glencree became a temporary refugee centre for thousands of German war orphans before being fostered by Irish families Declan Browne and Peter O'Neill of the twinning committee with bog oak sculptor A massive bog oak installation is on it way by road and ferry to the German town of Bad Lippspringe to mark the 20th anniversary of the town’s Twinning with Newbridge will be the centre piece at the Irish garden at the German State Garden show which is set to attract well over a million visitors.  The show opens on April 12 and runs until the middle of October.  AMC Removals is sponsoring part of the transport costs and will make sure it arrives safely,” said Peter O’Neill of the Newbridge/Bad Lippspringe Twinning committee.  This year marks the 20th anniversary of the Twinning association and there was a large turnout for the Annual General Meeting last night in Johnson's Pub.  “This is a big year for twinning as we celebrate our 20th anniversary and indeed it has been 20 eventful and fruitful years as many clubs musicians and schools have been involved during that time and lots of long term friendships have been formed,” said Peter Read about the full story about the Twinning friendship and the committee’s plans for this year in next week’s Leinster Leader The bog oak artwork being loaded on to the lorry Vice Chairman; Cllr Murty Aspell; and Peter O’Neill Newbridge Twinning Committee pictured at their AGM The Droichead Nua dancers in Bad Lippspringe in Germany For over 70 years now Droichead Nua Irish Figure dancing class has been keeping the tradition of Irish figure dancing alive by teaching it to the young people of Newbridge and the surrounding areas on a voluntary basis It is one of six classes who go under the Kildare Irish Figure Dancing Council Newbridge has been the longest running class after been set up by Jack Farrell Joe Cardiff and Joe O’Brien to name but a few a member of Droichead Nua IFDC for over 35 years; Sharon Connolly originally a member of Brownstown class and Cill Dara class Caroline pointed out the group would be lost without committee members “With approximately 100 members from the age of five up to those in their 20s for over 70 years people have got so much joy and have made so many friends in this class,” said Caroline It is kept affordable so that no child is excluded due to financial restraints and all money that comes in to the class goes straight back into the running of the class paying for uniforms or parties and trips for our dancers,” she added “We have always felt that the Irish figure dancing was forgotten about when it comes to funding and recognition but this definitely changed this January for Droichead Nua IFDC.” From getting the invite from Newbridge twinning back in January to join them on this years twinning trip to Bad Lippspringe as ambassadors for Newbridge Thirty one dancers signed up along with parents and some siblings making a total of 82 people a race night which Tom Dempsey sponsored and hosted stand at the June Fest family day and a class feis “We were blown away with the support we received from everyone We got a grant from Sean Power and the Newbridge twinning So many local businesses got behind us and supported us in some way or another donation of our lovely black t-shirts which were donated by Traditional Craft from all that we were able to subsidise the cost of the trip for all our members we still had to concentrate on our normal competitions which only finished up in June,” said Caroline The dancers worked hard to get the exhibitions right and all their hard work paid off with them receiving standing ovations and calls for encore The group gave special thanks to St Conleth's Community College and Tom Behan for accommodating practices The excitement was building as August 9 got closer exhibition dances at a nursing home and in the forest an environmental event loosening the algae from the rocks in a lake and the competition games between the Irish and the Germans which the Irish team won These were just some of the events enjoyed some saying it was the best holiday they ever had I am so thrilled and proud to have been involved in making it happen,” explained Caroline “I always say the reason I am involved in this class for so long and the reason I do what I do is I get so much joy looking at the friendships that form through Irish figure dancing especially with the very shy young dancers and new friendships were been formed again on this trip it was with the adults too that formed new friendships.” She also heaped praise on the German twinning committee and the Newbridge Bad Lippspringe committee for making the trip so special The French national team bus departed from Dortmund without Arsenal defender William Saliba who was delayed by anti-doping tests following a match against Poland a key centre-back who played the full 90 minutes in the 1-1 draw at Signal Iduna Park was required to provide blood and urine samples after the game According to L’Equipe while Saliba remained at the stadium until approximately 10:30 pm to complete the tests accompanied by members of France’s technical staff and later rejoined his teammates at their Bad Lippspringe base camp France’s head coach Didier Deschamps is now allowing his players to spend time with their families ahead of the knockout stages The families were expected to reunite with the players on Tuesday evening making the delay especially frustrating for the 23-year-old defender Deschamps commented on the family break: “The family break will really do some good Spending time with them during this competition is important France finished second in Group D after Austria claimed the top spot Kylian Mbappe put France ahead with a penalty but Robert Lewandowski equalised with a penalty of his own after a retake was ordered when French goalkeeper Mike Maignan was deemed to have left his line prematurely Deschamps said: “I’m not disappointed at all we wanted first place but [Lukasz Skorupski] was excellent I would be more worried if we didn’t create any chances We were in a very difficult group: Austria lost against us and won against the Netherlands it’s a new competition in the last 16.” France will face the runners-up from Group E in the last 16 and Slovakia are all tied on three points after two matches Arsenal star set to leave North London this summer as he announces his departure ahead of the final few games of the season Arsenal could be dealt a major blow ahead of their Champions League semi-final second leg against Paris Saint-Germain Arsenal have been urged to make a bold move for Premier League star who is expected to become a free agent this summer