Open AccessUtilization of methane deposits from the liquidated mines in the aspect of environmentally friendly energy technologies
Author(s) -
S. Trenczek,
E. Krause
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
iop conference series. materials science and engineering
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1757-899X
pISSN - 1757-8981
DOI - 10.1088/1757-899x/545/1/012017
Subject(s) - coal , coal mining , environmentally friendly , production (economics) , methane , environmental science , restructuring , subsidy , waste management , air quality index , mineral resource classification , mining engineering , natural resource economics , engineering , business , geology , chemistry , geography , meteorology , market economy , ecology , macroeconomics , organic chemistry , finance , geochemistry , economics , biology
At the beginning of the article main factors occurring in polluted atmospheric air and their connection with the methods of energy production are discussed. Various energy sources in the aspect of energy production technologies, including primary energy sources are presented. Two main actions taken to improve the quality of atmospheric air in Poland are described: Clean Air Programme, assuming a subsidy for an exchange of individually-used coal boilers for ecological ones or for gas heating, and the Polish Energy Policy until 2040, which assumes a gradual reduction in the share of hard coal and lignite in energy production. Methane as a mineral accompanying coal seams as well as ways of its recognition and management are presented. An example of the conducted research project shows a significance of the resource recognition and dynamics of the deposit in planning an economically justified exploitation of the deposit from closed down mines. Finally, there is hope that due to a further process of efficient restructuring of the Polish mining industry, the importance of using methane from closed down mines as a green energy source will increase.