PANews reported on November 4 that according to official news, Deutsche Telekom subsidiary MMS has launched a pilot project in cooperation with Bankhaus Metzler to operate Bitcoin mining infrastructure using surplus energy. Mining will use electricity from renewable energy sources that would otherwise not be used due to insufficient grid input capacity and/or lack of storage options. The pilot project aims to provide effective field data and insights for the planning of subsequent projects.
The Bitcoin mining company hosting for the pilot project is Metis Solutions GmbH in Dresden. The mining container is located on the premises of Riva GmbH Engineering, a metal and glass facade manufacturer in Backnang. The company has its own photovoltaic power generation system for power supply. With many years of experience in Web3 infrastructure, Deutsche Telekom MMS is responsible for the operation of the equipment and cooperates with Metzler Bank to jointly determine and analyze the test runs and data evaluation.
According to reports, since 2020, Deutsche Telekom MMS has been providing infrastructure for various decentralized protocols in the Web3 field, including Chainlink, Fetch.ai and Polygon. Since 2023, Deutsche Telekom has also operated a Bitcoin node, thus expanding its portfolio to the proof-of-work network for the first time.
