On the afternoon of January 12, a memorandum was signed between Mentougou District and Bottrop, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany to establish their sister-city relationship. The signing ceremony was attended by Yu Huafeng, Party Secretary of the CPC Mentougou District Committee, and Lyu Chenfei, Deputy Secretary of the CPC Mentougou District Committee and Mayor of Mentougou District. At the ceremony, Lyu Chenfei and Bernd Tischler, Lord Mayor of Bottrop, signed the Memorandum on the Establishment of Sister-city Relationship, and the Memorandum on Joint Government Projects to Transform Traditional Energy-oriented Cities into Innovative Cities. Tischler expressed his hope for the two sides to maintain close ties, learn from each other’s good practice in industrial transformation, and promote pragmatic cooperation. Technical Support: Information Center of Foreign Affairs Office of Beijing Municipal Government Text description provided by the architects. With the rededication of the former school building as the August Everding Cultural Centre, the former schoolyard at the back became a public space.  The planning was prompted on the one hand by the desire to upgrade the urban open space at the rear entrance, and on the other hand by the new orientation of the urban art forum.  © Thomas MayerThe full-surface glazing of the corridor creates a visual relationship between the two green spaces The courtyard thus becomes visible even before entering the cultural centre and the activities taking place in it (exhibitions The spatial framing of the courtyard by the new structures Forum Corridor and Foyer makes it a further space of action for the cultural centre You'll now receive updates based on what you follow Personalize your stream and start following your favorite authors If you have done all of this and still can't find the email View upcoming auction estimates and receive personalized email alerts for the artists you follow London W1S 3PApilarcorrias.com  Instagram: @pilarcorriasgallery ARCOmadrid celebrates its 43rd edition from March 6–10 The extremely high quality of the projects submitted by the galleries guarantees a first-class artistic experience unites work dealing with the natural world and humanity’s impact on it Man arrested in Bottrop over what police say appears to have been an intentional attack A man has been arrested in Germany after driving his car into a crowd of people in what appears to have been an intentional attack directed at immigrants Police said the 50-year-old driver of a silver Mercedes first attempted to hit a group of pedestrians in the western city of Bottrop shortly after midnight on Tuesday Police said those hit by the car included Syrians and Afghans The driver sped off towards the nearby city of Essen where he tried and failed to hit people waiting at a bus stop before being arrested on suspicion of attempted homicide Authorities said the driver made anti-immigrant comments during his arrest “Investigating authorities are currently working on the assumption that this was a targeted attack possibly motivated by the anti-foreigner views of the driver,” police said adding that there were indications the suspect had a mental illness could not immediately confirm whether the driver was German In April 2018, a German man drove a van into a crowd in Münster, killing four people and injuring dozens who had sought help for mental health issues in the weeks preceding the attack In December 2016, a Tunisian man ploughed a truck into a busy Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people The attack was later claimed by Islamic State was killed in a shootout with police in Italy Shmee150 sees where BRABUS makes magic in Bottrop BRABUS is known all over the world for creating some of the most exciting custom creations in automotive history. Whether its unique attributes are incredible power, head-turning style, or plush interior luxury with artisan craftsmanship, BRABUS knows how to make some of the world’s greatest cars even more special prolific car enthusiast and YouTube personality Shmee150 went to Bottrop Germany to tour their incredible headquarters facility which shows off some of BRABUS’s latest models based on the V12-powered Mercedes-Maybach S 680 an incredible supercar based on the Porsche 911 Turbo S which are marking BRABUS’s expansion beyond customizing only Mercedes-Benz vehicles Shmee’s tour continues throughout the massive facility showing the servicing facilities and where the cars are made into unique masterpieces including getting an up close and personal look at the materials innovations and engineering solutions that are crucial to making the masterpieces that wear the BRABUS name One of the most interesting parts is the look at the interior workshop where BRABUS shows off its ability to create custom bespoke interiors with a broad spectrum of colors Continuing to show off its bespoke abilities BRABUS also showed off the advanced configurator that the 25 BRABUS Rocket 900 R clients use to spec their cars with virtually limitless viewing angles and a library of options and choices to make the car nothing short of perfect The facility also boasts a certified testing facility for cars which helps BRABUS achieve its dedication to incredibly-crafted custom machines BRABUS also showed off the production of some of its most iconic and exclusive creations: the XLP and 6×6 conversions of the Mercedes-Benz G-Class which turn the legendary off-roading SUV into a head-turning truck and a zany off-roading racer With the tour continuing to BRABUS’s Classic department the iconic brand showed off its dedication to preserving the legacy of historic cars With a rapidly expanding portfolio of custom masterpieces Shmee’s tour of BRABUS’s headquarters in Bottrop Germany is sure to capture any auto enthusiast’s attention With the 2025 Miami Grand Prix weekend upon us Rolls-Royce tells the century-long story of the Phantom Hennessey transforms a large American SUV staple SPIE is the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications Our 55,000 employees are committed to achieving the energy transition and responsible digital transformation alongside our customers SPIE aims to contribute to a more sustainable Do you want to use your skills to contribute to projects that help society a key player in the energy transition and digital transformation We are committed to the fight against climate change and mobilised for a responsible digital transformation intall and maintain energy-efficient and environmentaly-friendly facilities Find in this section all the useful information you can access SPIE's profile and key figures Would you like to interview an SPIE spokesperson the independent European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications is deploying its experts from the SPIE OSMO unit to assist the Emschergenossenschaft water board in implementing a solar thermal drying facility for sewage sludge on the site of one of Germany's largest and most advanced sewage treatment plant which treats waste water for a catchment area of more than 1.3 million inhabitants In an environmentally friendly sewage sludge treatment process solar and waste heat energy will dry the drained sludge The sewage treatment plant is already energy-self-sufficient SPIE OSMO will be delivering and installing on the site of the Bottrop sewage treatment plant four additional combined heat and power plants producing a total heat output of eleven megawatts Teams will also set up an extensive pipeline system along with equipment for the new heat station including the associated electrical measuring and control technology The facilities will be used for the energy supply at the sewage treatment plant and for the new solar thermal sewage sludge drying process This marks a major milestone in terms of climate protection at the sewage treatment plant fermentation gases are initially produced from the sewage sludge at the Bottrop sewage treatment plant and then converted into electricity and heat by the four combined heat and power plants previously installed by OSMO and it is possible to run the sewage treatment plant in an energy-saving way The second step involved burning the sewage sludge after draining the necessary calorific value has previously been achieved only when coal has been added to the sewage sludge the solar thermal drying process is expected to extract so much moisture that a suitable calorific value will be achieved even without coal This will involve making clever use of the thermal energy – that is the excess heat – from the existing and new combined heat and power plants as well as that resulting from burning the sewage sludge The process takes advantage of the Sun as a natural source of energy standing on a 60,000-square-metre site – a gigantic area of Bottrop where sewage sludge is dried in a carbon-neutral way with the addition of solar energy SPIE will be implementing the distribution of thermal energy inside the drying facilities and installing an extensive network of pipes in the buildings on a new pipe bridge that is to be erected and in the new heat station “We are delighted to have the chance once again to help the Emschergenossenschaft with their commitment to greater climate protection on this project because we have focused on sustainable energy generation and usage Combined heat and power is a central element of our portfolio but innovative systems such as the solar thermal drying of sewage sludge involved in this case are also a perfect fit for our services,” says Hartmut Vahrenhorst Chief Technology Officer of the Emschergenossenschaft we will save around 20,000 tonnes of coal per year which will cut our annual CO2 emissions by roughly 60,000 tonnes This will make us more environmentally friendly and put us right at the cutting edge of development.” “We are thrilled to be involved in this project because climate protection is one of the key areas that we focus on as a multi-technical service provider With our work on implementing the state-of-the-art drying facility at the Bottrop sewage treatment plant we are making our own contribution by helping to conserve resources and boost energy efficiency We are certain that economic progress relies on protecting and making sustainable use of the environment and ecosystems Creating a carbon-neutral future currently offers one of the biggest market opportunities,” says Rüdiger Graf Head of Business Development & Sales at SPIE Deutschland & Zentraleuropa SPIE will remain a dependable partner to the Emschergenossenschaft the multi-technical service provider will continue to be responsible for keeping the combined heat and power plants running smoothly for the next four years as part of a maintenance contract Their first competition was at the Battle of Bottrop Then Mike left and Mason joined for Voss Valhalla (Mason was in one of the teams that beat Southern Fly at Bottrop!) They recently had another change of line-up who also works at Bottrop as a tunnel instructor This will be Antonio’s first tunnel competition He’s entered 2 skydiving competitions previously one in 4-way FS and one 2-way MFS [Mixed Formation Skydiving Mason: Well every competition has been the same – our free rounds have been really strong but even though most of our speed rounds have been good in training then we still had brain farts in the meet Antonio: The VFS competition was one of the best experiences of my life in a 1-point battle all the way a team of very experienced tunnel instructors In the end we were fourth but it was cool to be so close to people with a lot more experience We usually do 17-20 hours before a competition both at Voss Valhalla and the Knights of Bottrop You never know… we’re here to have fun and see where we end up Here it seems there is more power the higher up you go It’s not like that in Bottrop; the power diffuses at the top because the chamber opens up and is wider at the top here you can do more tricks at the top of the tunnel the view is different; the visuals make a lot of difference to keeping track of where you are Δdocument.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value" You have successfully joined our subscriber list About Skydive Mag Contact Us Advertise Terms of Service Advertising Terms Contributor Terms Privacy Policy Cookie Policy Skydive Mag Limited is a company registered in England and Wales at Companies House with company number 06587800 Copyright © 2025 All Rights Reserved. Privacy Policy - Cookie PolicyWebsite by Kevin Blackledge The underground rapid transit lines have been under construction for almost two decades due to various project delays The cross pinnacle on the Tower of Jesus Christ will be ready to receive visitors in 2026 on the centennial of Gaudi’s death Now you can get your wine in Talence by paying directly in Bitcoin That’s because the state has to spend money on updating the railway infrastructure rather than subsidizing the cost of the popular pass Steffen Romstöck said that he would respect the residents’ choice and would take over the helm of the municipality which will come into force from 1 January 2025 Rethinking renewable energy sources for the urban landscape But operating them is still illegal under the country’s legislation can inform and inspire communities and entrepreneurs that still feel trepidation at the prospect of energy transition it has a unique modular design that allows it to be shortened and lengthened like a train that’s the promise made by the mayor of Paris the district has long been known as the hangout spot for the artsy crowds Hostal de Pinós is located in the geographical centre of the autonomous region the ranking considers several distinct but essential factors these quiet areas will now be available on all main routes in the country The academic institution shows a deeper understanding of the well-being of its students The city had been a coal-mining and rail center and contains factories producing coal-tar derivatives with the extraction of the last piece of coal from the Prosper coal mine active for more than 150 years and one of Germany´s last hard coal mine. Now Bottrop is transforming from a coal and steel city into an innovation hub The German city shows how it is using this big change as an opportunity With the Innovation-City Ruhr: Modellstadt Bottrop Project funded by the European Regional Development Fund and the State of North Rhine-Westphalia the city is experimenting on how to best transition to an innovative hub A new governance structure based on a partnership between business the city will achieve about 37% CO2 reductions. The project managers and just started a photovoltaic campaign with support from the city the sewage treatment plant will be improved: it should also produce electricity and heat through burning sewage gas and sewage sludge and also dry the sewage sludge with solar energy The 10th European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns (ESCT) sets the stage for stronger cooperation between the EU national and local level to fast track Europe's transition to climate neutrality Urban dwellers across the EU are having a say in making their surroundings friendlier to people and the environment Forests in the EU can help green the European construction industry and bolster a continent-wide push for architectural improvements Apply by 10 November and do your part for the transformation of European public spaces An interview with the Mayor of a Polish city that seeks to reinvent itself An interview with the newly elected ICLEI President and Mayor of Malmö A conversation with the Mayor of Lisbon about the spirit and dimensions of innovation present in the Portuguese capital On January 23, Prologis and Yusen Logistics (Deutschland) celebrated the start of the construction of a logistics facility in Bottrop with a blend of Japanese and German traditions “kagami-biraki,” a typical German groundbreaking ceremony marked the official first day of construction for the 57,200-square-meter building A sustainable logistics centre with two facilities will be built on the Braker Strasse site which Yusen Logistics will use as a new European central warehouse for Mitsubishi Electric The buildings will be constructed in accordance with the BEG-40 program WELL Building Gold certification and DNGB Platinum certification the buildings will be all-electric facilities and heated with heat pumps Solar panels will be installed on the roofs of each unit which should enable Yusen Logistics to produce enough electricity to cover its needs These measures will help the company reduce carbon dioxide emissions by more than 7,000 tons annually Prologis will create a comfortable and pleasant working environment onsite with electric charging stations for cars and bicycles The brownfield project is scheduled for completion at the end of 2024 “The logistics centre in Bottrop is a high-quality addition to our nationwide real estate portfolio because the strategically advantageous and central location in the Ruhr area not only facilitates Yusen Logistics’ daily operations but also supports efficient supply chains,” said Philipp Feige head of the capital deployment at Prologis director of capital deployment in Germany at Prologis it is in line with our sustainability strategy to repurpose old brownfield sites which was formerly used by a steel production company is ideally suited for the construction of the logistics facility with high sustainability standards.” Approximately 70 people attended the groundbreaking ceremony the real estate agent affiliated with the project the city of Bottrop and the Bottrop Economic Development Agency “The combination of Japanese and German tradition at the groundbreaking ceremony symbolizes much more than just the start of a construction project It stands for the coming together of different cultures reflecting our global perspective and the diversity of our partnerships,” explained Toshikazu Shiota managing director at Yusen Logistics (Deutschland) “The project also embodies our efforts to increase the efficiency of our logistics services while demonstrating our commitment to sustainable practices Our collaboration with Mitsubishi Electric and Prologis is an important step in advancing standards in the logistics industry.” The Prologis team also used the groundbreaking ceremony to thank the people of Bottrop for being good neighbours hospice and animal shelter each received a donation check of 5,000 euros อัพเดตข่าวสารและบทความที่น่าสนใจในอุตสาหกรรมโลจิสติกส์ก่อนใคร ผ่าน Line Official Account @Logistics Mananger เพียงเพิ่มเราเป็นเพื่อน @Logistics Manager หรือคลิกที่นี่ Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker french mikou design studio have sent in images of their proposal of bottrop higher technical college in germany the project’s site is located between a major urban intersection on the west and south and a quiet residential neighbourhood on the east of the site the architects designed the project as an open amenity that passes through the entire site by freeing a large esplanade on the south which provides the building with a set-back external assembly space this esplanade opens perspectives to the east through the block from the intersection thereby linking the project’s two urban and residential scales the school is entered via a large north-south longitudinal forum which passes through the entire building like a large covered internal street designed this higher technical college as an emblematic building that is visibly ecological by optimising passive energy in the project and by orienting a maximum amount of facades and roofs towards the south the building’s figure is sculpted in tiered volumes divided into grid modules which step down gradually from north to south to multiply the orientations of facades and to free large accessible flat roofs which will be planted or covered in photovoltaic panels but rather as a series of modular volumes that create multiple tiered the project’s facades have been designed and adapted specifically to each orientation and they are also surfaces for possible experimentation by students thus the building is seen as a large functional AXOR presents three bathroom concepts that are not merely places of function but destinations in themselves — sanctuaries of style DriveMag Cars Brabus' stand at the Geneva Motor Show promises to be one of the most spectacular for tuning fans judging from what the Bottrop-based tuner will have on offer Besides the 650 Cabrio the company will also bring the Brabus 550 Adventure 4×4² based on the Mercedes-Benz G 500 4×4² The "550" in the model's name hints at the maximum power of 550 PS (542 hp) which the 550 Adventure 4×4² owes to the new Brabus B40-550 PowerXtra performance kit Using two high-performance turbochargers with larger compressor unit a core assembly with reinforced axial bearings and the plug-and-play Brabus PowerXtra auxiliary control unit the stock 4.0-liter twin-turbocharged V8 is transformed significantly It delivers 542 hp (550 PS) at 5,600 rpm and 800 Nm (590 lb-ft) of torque from 2,250 and 4,750 rpm. That's 126 hp (128 PS) and 190 Nm (140 lb-ft) more than what the stock G 500 4×4² offers Did the G 500 4×4² need this upgrade but we're talking about a vehicle weighing in at more than 3 tons The result is a 0 to 100 km/h time of 6.7 seconds and a governed top speed of 210 km/h (130 mph) — the limitation is imposed to protect the massive off-road tires The engine is mated to a seven-speed automatic transmission that comes with aluminum paddle shifters Engineers couldn't help but work on other areas as well developing an electrically adjustable Brabus suspension that uses height-adjustable struts made from high-strength aluminum Exterior and interior styling tweaks are too many to list here but the photo gallery will give you a good idea We'll only add that the Brabus 550 Adventure 4×4² features off-road accessories such as a winch and LED searchlights on the rear corners of the roof All of them can be operated from the cabin via the Brabus Touch Control Panel that also adjusts the suspension's four different damper settings (Comfort Six decades of open-top driving pleasure Porsche has recently added a Speedster version to the 911 model range But the Speedster is something deeply embedded in the Porsche DNA The Italian car designer created some of the most beautiful cars ever made Giuseppe Figoni started as just another car designer A story of German beauty and power Mercedes-Benz has a delightful picture gallery for its fans and it's especially pleasing for those loving its classic coupés Fifty years ago the C4 Cactus proves it's not afraid of challenges; and not just any challenge but one of the toughest Overall Score 79/100 In a quite… Porsche 911s keep on breaking records and live up to their names It's BMW's latest midsize SAC Overall Score 85/100 BMW proved just how much beauty really is in the eye of the beholder with its first generation X6 (which it called… It’s a sunny October day on the outskirts of the west German town of Bottrop two-lane road leads me through farm pasture to a cluster of anonymous Looming above everything else is a green A-frame structure with four great pulley wheels to carry men and equipment into a mine shaft Germany’s last hard coal lies beneath this spot a dense stretch of towns and suburbs home to 5.5 million people Some 500,000 miners once worked in the region’s nearly 200 mines producing as much as 124 million tons of coal every year that era will come to an end when this mine closes The Ruhr Valley is in the midst of a remarkable transformation Wind turbines have sprung up among old shaft towers and coking plants as Germany strives to hit its renewable energy goals But the path from dirty coal to clean energy isn’t an easy one Bottrop’s Prosper-Haniel coal mine is a symbol of the challenges and opportunities facing Germany—and coal-producing states everywhere as governments shift away from the coal that fueled two ages of industrial revolution If there’s an afterlife for retired coal mines one that could put them to work for the next revolution in energy The elevator that carries Germany’s last coal miners on their daily commute down the mine shaft travels at about 40 feet a second “Like a motorcycle in a city,” says Christof Beicke the public affairs officer for the Ruhr mining consortium we bob gently on the end of the mile-and-a-half long cable the long minutes of the ride are marked only by a strong breeze through the elevator grilles and the loud rush of the shaft going by on the seventh and deepest level of the mine we file into a high-ceilinged room that looks like a subway platform leads our small group of visitors through the hall Standing in the fluorescent light and crisp I have the uncanny sense of walking into an environment that humans have designed down to the last detail A row of hydraulic presses displayed at the Mining Museum in Bochum Germany.Amelia UrryA monorail train takes us the rest of the way to the coal seam we clamber out of the cars and clip our headlamps into the brackets on our hard hats There is a sulfurous smell that grows stronger as we walk down the slight incline toward the deepest point of our day and duck under the first of the hydraulic presses that keep the ceiling from collapsing on us Because this seam is only about five feet high we have to hunch as we move through the tunnel of presses stepping through deep pools of water that swallow our boots otherwise it would be chewing its way along the 310-yard-long seam mouthparts clamped to the coal like a snail to aquarium glass The coal would be sluiced away on a conveyor belt to the surface and the hydraulic presses would inch forward sweating and cramped under the hydraulic presses the bare ceiling above the coal seam gives up an occasional gasp of rock in a brightly lit room back on the surface Beicke from the mining consortium asks me what I thought of the mine I tell him that it seems like an extreme environment for humans An old mine car sits as an exhibit in the former Zollverein Mine Complex.Amelia UrryA few days earlier Beicke and I had trekked to the top of a hill outside the long-shuttered Ewald Mine in Herten We climbed a set of stairs to a platform with a view over the whole region the fenced-off or leased-out buildings of the old mine sitting below us The Ruhr Valley encompasses 53 cities of Germany’s once-formidable industrial heartland The whole region was once low-lying riverland but these days large hills rear above the landscape These are the heaps of rock removed from the mines tons of slag excavated with the coal and piled up It’s a stark visual reminder of what’s been emptied out from underneath most of these heaps have been covered with grass and many have been crowned with a statue or other landmark there’s a 50-foot steel slab by the sculptor Richard Serra; on another wind turbines stand like giant mechanical daisies Germany has been hailed as a leader in the global shift to clean energy putting aside its industrial past for a renewable future faster than most of the industrialized world The country has spent more than $200 billion on renewable energy subsidies since 2000 (compare that to the United States which spends an estimated $20 billion to subsidize fossil fuel production every year) Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government announced the beginning of a policy of “energiewende” to wean Germany off fossil fuels and nuclear power and other renewables supplied nearly 30 percent of the country’s electricity The goal now is to hit 40 percent in the next 10 years while slashing carbon emissions 40 percent below 1990 levels by 2020 Amelia UrryThat transition has happened alongside attempts to restore the Ruhr Valley’s landscape there is an accompanying depression where the land subsided as coal seams were emptied out The land here sank as the coal seams closest to the surface were emptied out Streams that enter the Ruhr Valley are no longer able to flow out the other side and now water pools in places it never used to The mining company is responsible for pumping that water away as well as pumping groundwater across the region to keep the water table below the level of the existing mines Any contaminated water in the old mines must be removed and treated to keep it from polluting the groundwater These are just a few of the mining company’s “ewigkeitsaufgaben”—literally “As long as 5 or 6 million people want to live in this area “Maybe 2,000 years in the future that will change The government gives the mining consortium 220 million euros a year in subsidies to deal with all the consequences of coal mining where aging coal companies often sell off their assets or declare bankruptcy to dodge clean up bills here the mining company will be pumping and treating water long after it has stopped being a mining company at all and the rise of the country’s extreme right-wing party in the last election has been pinned and the challenge of storing all that intermittent energy will be even more important Here’s where the country’s retired coal mines might prove useful again — as giant batteries for clean energy you also need a lot of money (more about that later) it stores the power used to lift it as potential energy until it’s released and falls to the ground Let’s say the heavy object you’re lifting is water you let the water flow back down through a series of turbines that turn the gravitational rush into electricity A shaft tower above the Prosper-Haniel coal mine.Amelia UrryThis is the basic plan André Niemann and Ulrich Schreiber conceived when they were dreaming up new ways to use old mines It seemed intuitive to the two professors at the University of Essen-Duisburg: The bigger the distance between your upper and lower reservoirs realized it was theoretically possible to fit a pumped storage reservoir into a mine then spent a few years conducting feasibility studies looking for a likely site in the Ruhr Valley and running the numbers on costs and benefits After studying the region’s web of fault lines and stratigraphic layers Niemann’s team settled on the closing Prosper-Haniel mine Their underground reservoir would be built like a massive highway tunnel a reinforced concrete ring nine miles around and nearly 100 feet high with a few feet difference in height from one side of the ring to the other to allow the water to flow providing 800 megawatt-hours of reserve energy The appeal of pumped storage is obvious for Germany Wind and sun are fickle energy sources—“intermittent” by industry lingo—and energy storage can help smooth out the dramatic spikes you can stash that extra power in a battery as the grid handles more and more renewable energy As wind turbine and solar technologies have become cheaper Niemann estimates it would cost between 10,000 and 25,000 euros per meter of tunnel just to build the reservoir and around 500 million euros for the whole thing neither the government nor the energy companies in the Ruhr Valley are willing to make that kind of investment The Ruhr Valley is not Appalachia. And yet the two regions share key similarities that offer some important lessons about the a path to a cleaner, more sustainable future. The view over the Ruhr Valley today.Amelia UrryDying industries take more than jobs with them. Towns built around a single industry, like coal mining, develop a shared identity. For many workers and their families, it’s not as simple as picking up and finding a new line of work when the mine closes. Mining is seen as a calling, an inheritance, and people want their way of life back. That’s how residents of the Ruhr responded when coal jobs started to decline. “For a long time, people thought the old times would come back, the old days would return,” says Kai van de Loo, an energy and economics expert for a German coal association in Essen. “But they can never come back.” In the United States, of course, calls to bring back the old days often works wonders as a political sales pitch. Donald Trump campaigned for president on promises to stop the “war on coal” and revive the dying industry, and mining towns across the Rust Belt supported him. In Pennsylvania’s Mon River Valley, home to a once-thriving underground mining complex bigger than Manhattan, mining continues to exert an oversized influence. Some 8,000 people work in coal in the state, a portion of the 50,000 coal jobs left in the United States. That’s a far cry from the 180,000 people who worked in the industry 30 years ago. worked in or around coal mines only 30 years ago. And the legacy of coal mining on the landscape is hard to miss. Bare slag heaps rise above the trees, dwarfing the towns beside them. Maryann Kubacki, supervisor of East Bethlehem in Washington County, says that during rainy spells the township has to shovel the gritty, black runoff from their storm sewers. getting these former coal towns on a new track is a daunting task director of the Center for Coalfield Justice in Pennsylvania says that organizing people to put pressure on mining companies is a delicate matter People don’t want to hear that coal is bad has been thinking about how to kick coal since at least the early 2000s long before the federal government put an end date on the country’s mining Tischler has a knack for long-range strategy Tischler thought Bottrop could reinvent itself as a hub of renewable energy and energy efficiency He devised heating plants that run off methane collected from the coal mine and made Bottrop the first town in the Ruhr with a planned zone for wind energy Bottrop won the title of “Innovation City,” a model for what the Ruhr Valley cities could become Bottrop now gets 40 percent of its energy from renewables 10 percentage points above the national average I explain that the issue of coal seems to track larger divisions in the United States the people of course feared for the process of the end of the coal mining,” he said But Tischler believes mining towns have an advantage that can help them adapt to change: They’re more cohesive people are used to working together and looking out for each other has resettled thousands of Syrian refugees in new housing A strong social fabric isn’t enough to survive the loss of a major industry Some promising industry—technology and renewables in Bottrop’s case—has to be found to replace it “I think the responsibility of the mayors and the politicians is to change the fear into a new vision “You can’t do it against your people; you have to convince your people You have to work together with institutions and stakeholders that don’t normally work together [so that] we are sitting in the same boat and we are rowing in the same direction.” It is the essential source of information and ideas that make sense of a world in constant transformation The WIRED conversation illuminates how technology is changing every aspect of our lives—from culture to business The breakthroughs and innovations that we uncover lead to new ways of thinking Subscribe to our newsletters to get the latest in car news and have editor curated stories sent directly to your inbox. © 2025 MotorTrend | MOTOR TREND GROUP, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. Firefighters climb metal tower before abseiling down with passengers one-by-one I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice Six people have been rescued from a hot air balloon after it crashed into an electricity pylon in western Germany. The group were trapped in a basket dangling 215ft (65m) in the air for hours after the balloon collided with the metal tower near the city of Bottrop on Sunday evening. Firefighters climbed the pylon and rescued the passengers one-by-one by abseiling down. The operation involved about 90 rescue workers and lasted six hours. The occupants of the balloon were uninjured but were taken to hospital as a precaution. Authorities said the balloon deflated and came into contact with a 380,000-volt power line, but the basket did not touch the wires. 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Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies leaving passengers dangling 215ft in air","description":"Firefighters climb metal tower before abseiling down with passengers one-by-one Kindergartens Nursery School and staff among others Bottrop Project country coordinator said the move is meant to help in the control and prevention of the spread of the deadly coronavirus Bottrop Project has supported communities and institutions with hand washing materials hand sanitizers and food to the Red Cross volunteers stationed at Dasilameh Jagana indicated that Bottrop Project is focused on not only on kindergartens education but also complementing the government and other donor’s efforts in the fight against COVID19 He thus advised beneficiaries to heed to Word Health Organization’s and the Ministry of Health guidelines and wear facemasks in order to stop the spread of the virus.  a beneficiary commended Bottrop Project for the gesture head teacher of Bottrop Kindergarten in Brikama thanked their German sponsors for support the kindergartens "These face masks and prevention messages are very vital and timely because the most vulnerable age during this global crisis is the Kindergartens." He said schools are currently closed but immediately when they reopen every child will be taught on the prevention messages President of Shine Light in Girls Education Ebrima Fadera said children must be prevented from contracting coronavirus because what countries learnt from the Ebola outbreak is that children are the most vulnerable and are likely to experience violence abuse and neglect during pandemic as families struggle to cope The annual athletics championship is expected to bring together schools across the country House-hold names such as Gambia Senior Secondary School Saint Augustine’s Senior Secondary School and Bottrop Senior Secondary School will all contend to lift this year’s inter-schools athletics competition trophy The competition will attract spectators from Brikama and other parts of The Gambia Athletic clubs coaches will use this year’s inter-schools athletics competition to scout good athletes for their respective clubs Our Privacy Policy has been revised. Please review updated ';P+='Privacy Policy Here';P+=' The container contained school materials and fifty thousand facemasks The 50,000 facemasks will be distributed to educational institutions and health centre within the region Project Coordinator Bottrop Sponsors said the gesture is part of their primary responsibility saying it is timely as schools are about to reopen He added that the objective of the donation is to promote quality education and health care at the Kindergarten as well as in communities.  the Bottrop project has been contributing to the fight covid-19 since it began.  He thanked West Coast Regional Office and the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education for their assistance in clearing the containers He also thankedBottrop Germany board chairman Wolfgangand sponsors for their continuous generosity The final will take place between Friday 17th and 19th March 2023 which began last month (February 3rd 2023) at Bansang in Central River Region was decentralized across other regions - North Bank “The reason for selecting Bottrop Senior Secondary School Football Ground in Brikama for the final is as a result of ongoing renovation work at the Independence Stadium in Bakau,” said Ismaila Ceesay president of the Gambia Secondary Schools Sports Association He added that The Gambia has only one stadium with tracks adding that a few years ago they held the finals in Farafenni when the stadium tracks were under renovation the other better field is the Brufut Strasser We never had any competition there but the ones we had at Bottrop during the hits had a very good turnout,” he stated Ceesay noted that as an association struggling financially they want to conduct a final that will attract more spectators and generate more funds for them “This is one of the reasons we decided to go to Brikama which is a town that loves sports - be it football or athletics We hosted our regional hits there and we saw how people turned out especially if it is going to be a final,” he also said President Ceesay revealed that the ticketing for this year’s championship final are D100 for Day 1&2 (Friday and Saturday) “We are also thinking of bringing young Gambian artists (ST Nyancho and others) to mark the days with us Every day one artist will be present to grace and entertain people.” According to him, the prizes for the winners will remain the same due to their continuous lack of support The winner for the Senior Secondary School will be rewarded D100 Sukuta Senior Secondary School won boys category after defeating Jamisa Senior Secondary School 5-0 post-match penalty shootouts after regulation time ended 1-1 Sukuta scored their goal through defender Omar Jallow’s own goal in the 72 minute of the match Paul Colley equalised for Jamisa in the stoppage time of the match This pushed the match into penalty shootouts which ended 5-0 in favour of Sukuta Senior Secondary School Sukuta Senior Secondary School went home with a giant trophy and a cash prize of D100 000 while Jamisa Senior Secondary School received D50 Bottrop Senior Secondary School on Saturday defeated Scan-Aid International Senior Secondary School 1-0 Bottrop Senior Secondary went home a giant trophy and a cash prize D50 while Scan-Aid International Secondary School received D25 Bottrop Senior Secondary won the tournament three times in a row Presentation of Mary Upper Basic Cycle School on Friday thumbed Abuko Junior School 5-0 at the Brikama Box Mini Stadium Presentation of Mary Basic Cycle boys defeated Kunkujang Keitayia 1-0 at Brikama Box Bar Mini Stadium Presentations of Mary Upper Basic Cycle School received a giant trophy and a cash prize of D50 while Abuko Junior Secondary School received D25 Der Gründer der Edeltuning-Firma starb Donnerstag im Alter von 62 Jahren Das Unternehmen Brabus liefert veredelte Luxusautos in die ganze Welt Nach kurzer Krankheit ist am Donnerstag Bodo Buschmann, Gründer der Bottroper Edeltuning-Firma Brabus, gestorben. Familie und Brabus-Team trauern um den Seniorchef und Familienvater, der im Alter von 62 Jahren starb. „Von klein auf Autofan mit Benzin im Blut gründete Bodo Buschmann im Herbst 1977 noch während seines Jura- und Betriebswirtschaftsstudiums eine kleine Werkstatt in der Straße hinter dem Autohaus seiner Eltern es folgte kurze Zeit später der Umzug in das erste eigene Firmengebäude – das heutige Werk 1 Das junge Geschäft entwickelte sich rasant weiter: Brabus war längst nicht mehr nur in seiner Heimat Mittlerweile liefert das Unternehmen Edel-Karossen in die ganze Welt Die nächste Generation der Familie hat bereits vor einiger Zeit wichtige Aufgaben im Management übernommen der bisher als CMO in der Geschäftsleitung für Marketing und Sales verantwortlich war Er übernimmt ab sofort alle unternehmerischen Aufgaben seines Vaters.