Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in Poland

Poland has had a total of 70 mines, but now more than half of them is out of operation. This mining closure raises with respect to the environment and unemployment. Innovative technology is needed to overcome the problems that arise and could simultaneously make use of abandoned mine infrastructure....

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Main Authors: Candra Saigustia, Sylwester Robak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-10-01
Series:Energies
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/19/6272
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description Poland has had a total of 70 mines, but now more than half of them is out of operation. This mining closure raises with respect to the environment and unemployment. Innovative technology is needed to overcome the problems that arise and could simultaneously make use of abandoned mine infrastructure. The increased electricity generation coming from renewable energy, which produces fluctuating and intermittent energy for the electric power system, causes frequency problems such that energy storage technologies are needed. Abandoned mines can be used for the implementation of energy storage plants. This paper explores the possibility of using abandoned mines in Poland for electrical energy storage. Closed mines can be used to store clean and flexible energy. This idea has the potential to support sustainable economic development within the community following mine closure in Poland.
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spelling doaj.art-16721095cdac4481bb4d5e534c9a36772023-11-22T16:01:53ZengMDPI AGEnergies1996-10732021-10-011419627210.3390/en14196272Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in PolandCandra Saigustia0Sylwester Robak1Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, PolandFaculty of Electrical Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, 00-662 Warsaw, PolandPoland has had a total of 70 mines, but now more than half of them is out of operation. This mining closure raises with respect to the environment and unemployment. Innovative technology is needed to overcome the problems that arise and could simultaneously make use of abandoned mine infrastructure. The increased electricity generation coming from renewable energy, which produces fluctuating and intermittent energy for the electric power system, causes frequency problems such that energy storage technologies are needed. Abandoned mines can be used for the implementation of energy storage plants. This paper explores the possibility of using abandoned mines in Poland for electrical energy storage. Closed mines can be used to store clean and flexible energy. This idea has the potential to support sustainable economic development within the community following mine closure in Poland.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/14/19/6272electrical energy storageelectrical energy storage in abandoned minesenergy transition of Poland
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Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in Poland
Energies
electrical energy storage
electrical energy storage in abandoned mines
energy transition of Poland
title Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in Poland
title_full Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in Poland
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title_short Review of Potential Energy Storage in Abandoned Mines in Poland
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electrical energy storage in abandoned mines
energy transition of Poland
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