New Development of Underground Production and Storage Energy Using Abandoned Mine Spaces and Recovery in Operation Mines
A special issue of Energies (ISSN 1996-1073). This special issue belongs to the section "J: Thermal Management".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 September 2025 | Viewed by 51
Special Issue Editors
Interests: mining engineering; mine ventilation & cooling systems; mine refrigeration; gas control in mines; coal mining; natural threats in coal mining; mine dust; spontaneous combustion and mine fires; coal mine methane; methane drainage technology; coal bed methane; abandoned mine methane; ventilation air methane
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Interests: mine; intelligent ventilation and emergency response in mines
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The growing demand for energy in global markets underscores the need for renewable energy solutions. While fossil fuels remain the primary energy source in many countries, their environmental impact makes it necessary to explore alternative energy sources. One innovative option is using deep mines—both active and abandoned—as sites for energy generation and storage.
Gravity energy storage systems offer several advantages, and abandoned mines with their deep, expansive spaces are particularly well suited for this purpose. Active underground mines can also contribute significantly by generating and selling thermal and electrical energy, leveraging the energy resources associated with mining activities. By reducing energy costs, increasing their own energy production, and supplying power to external consumers, mines can effectively minimize their operational expenses.
We welcome articles that explore energy storage in abandoned mines, as well as energy generation and savings in operational mines. Submissions on these topics, along with any other relevant areas related to energy use in underground mine spaces not explicitly mentioned, are encouraged. The topics include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Renewable energy systems in the mining sector;
- Energy management in mine ventilation systems;
- Underground energy storage systems (UESSs);
- Ventilation of underground mines intended for energy storage;
- Gravity energy storage systems (GESSs);
- Energy management in deep, hot mines;
- High-efficiency electric machines and electrical drives;
- Feasibility of hydrogen storage in geological formations and closed mines;
- Ventilation of underground excavations in operating and abandoned mines for energy storage;
- Energy efficiency of operation processes in mines;
- CHP and CHCP in the mining sector;
- Highly efficient components for energy conversion in mining operating systems;
- Related technologies, including UESS.
Dr. Dariusz Obracaj
Prof. Dr. Ke Gao
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- underground mining
- ventilation
- energy management
- energy efficiency
- renewable energy systems
- energy storage
- mine spaces
- abandoned mines
- operating mines
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