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Sustainable heat extraction from abandoned mine tunnels: A …

It is shown that, with proper resource management, each kilometre of a typical deep underground mine tunnel, can produce about 150 kW of usable heat in a sustainable manner. The model is validated ...

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Hydraulic Characteristics Analysis of Double-Bend Roadway of Abandoned Mine Pumped Storage …

cubic meters [8]. To realize the full utilization of abandoned mine resources and the collabo-rative development of renewable energy development, Yuan Liang, Xie Heping et al. [9–13] put forward a new key energy storage technology called abandoned mine

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International Mine Water Association

˜ e development of innovative storage technologies as well as the use of sustainable low grade heat and cold sources are essential to expand the use of renewable energy …

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Distribution of heavy metals influenced by pumped storage hydropower in abandoned mines…

Leaching test and modelling simulation can be used for heavy metals concentration simulation. • Pumped storage hydropower in abandoned mines have influence on downstream water quality. • Heavy metal pollution is concentrated near the drainage outlet. •

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Development strategy of pumped storage in …

Li Ting, Gu Dazhao, Li Jingfeng, et al. Construction of pumped storage peak shaving system for mine water based on abandoned coal mine goaf[J]. Coal Science and Technology, 2018, …

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Evaluation method of underground water storage space and …

The feasibility of recovering heat energy from mine water contained within an abandoned coal mine in South Wales is assessed for a proposed district heating …

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Advantages and challenges in converting abandoned mines for energy storage

Indeed, this is the case for all energy storage devices – batteries, pumped hydro and so on – as there is always some loss of energy as it is converted between forms, according to Green Gravity Founder and CEO, Mark Swinnerton. "Energy storage technologies can see efficiency levels of 50–90% depending on their nature," says …

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How abandoned mines can become clean energy storage systems

Turning abandoned mines into energy storage is one example of many solutions that exist around us, and we only need to change the way we deploy them," study co-author Behnam Zakeri said. A novel ...

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Frontiers | Pumped storage power station using abandoned mine …

According to the preliminary estimate of China Geological Survey, taking into account the proportional relationship between the mining scale and the usable underground space, based on an average underground space resource of 600,000 m 3 per mine, and effective utilization coefficient of underground space more than 60%, it is …

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Distribution of heavy metals influenced by pumped storage hydropower in abandoned mines…

It is a new exploration of energy storage methods to construct pumped storage hydropower plants by using underground goaf of abandoned mines and mining subsidence water area. However, the construction of lower reservoirs using underground goaf areas of abandoned mines can lead to potential heavy metal pollution.

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Techno-Economic Feasibility Analysis of Pumped Storage …

Abstract. It is anticipated that utilizing the underground space in abandoned mines to build and operate pumped-storage hydroelectricity (PSH) plants can reduce capital investment and geological constraints. However, there are currently few detailed investigations into techno-economic feasibility except for conceptual studies. In this …

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Obstacle identification for the development of pumped hydro …

The development of pumped storage power plants using abandoned mines not only facilitates the effective use of underground space, ecological restoration …

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Large-scale field test on abandoned deep anhydrite mine-out for reuse as crude oil storage …

Considering these technical challenges of using an anhydrite mine-out to store crude oil, a comprehensive field test investigation of the Anhui Hengtai anhydrite mine-out (Fig. 1) was performed, including high-pressure water injection tests, water storage, and crude oil storage in the testing caverns, to analyse the interaction of anhydrite rock mass …

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Investigating energy and water storage potential in abandoned mining …

This initiative''s traceable origins go back as far as. 1960, when the idea to use an abandoned mine to. locate a lower water reservoir was first introduced, and it has acquired greater relevance ...

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[PDF] Mine water of abandoned coal mines for geothermal heat storage …

Water samples from various hard coal mines (German Ruhr coal district, Dutch SouthLimburg coal district) were modeled to evaluate a future mine thermal energy storage using the modeling so ware PHREEQC. Di erent thermodynamic databases had to be used for modeling. e geochemical reactions were simulated during charging up to 150 °C (at 5 …

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Investigation of Theoretical Models, Pumping-Recharge Well Arrangements and System Performance of Abandoned Mine Water …

Zhao S. used FLUENT software to numerically simulate the temperature and flow fields in an abandoned mine to study the characteristics and verify the feasibility of seasonal heat storage of water in the roadway [9].

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Mine Water Of Abandoned Coal Mines For Geothermal Heat …

a seasonal heat storage as well in abandoned mines will cause certain hydrogeochemical reactions in the mine water. In general the mine waters of the Upper Carboniferous coal districts (Ruhr, Aachen, Ibbenbüren, Saar, South-Limburg) can be characterized as con-nate waters, in˝ uenced by mining activities

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Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Using Abandoned Mine …

The results show that the topography and water resources exist at various sites that could allow a 100 to 200 MW facility to be constructed if the overall economic, mineral rights, and environmental issues associated with a given site can be properly managed. ... (2011). Pumped Hydro Energy Storage (PHES) Using Abandoned Mine Pits on the Mesabi ...

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Pumped Storage Hydropower in Abandoned Mine Shafts: Key …

The quest for carbon neutrality raises challenges in most sectors. In coal mining, overcapacity cutting is the major concern at this time, and the increase in the number of abandoned mine shafts is a pervasive issue. Pumped storage hydropower (PSH) plants built in abandoned mine shafts can convert intermittent electricity into …

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[PDF] Reutilization of mine water as a heat storage medium in abandoned mines …

Reutilization of mine water as a heat storage medium in abandoned mines. F. Hahn, Gregor Bussmann, +3 authors. T. Seidel. Published 2018. Environmental Science, Engineering. e development of innovative storage technologies as well as the use of sustainable low grade heat and cold sources are essential to expand the use of …

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Frontiers | Pumped storage hydropower in an abandoned open …

The repurposing of abandoned open-pit coal mines into pumped storage hydropower (PSH) can help with the storage of renewable energy, improve mine …

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Reclaiming & Remediating Abandoned Mine Drainage …

In 1996, the Eastern Pennsylvania Coalition for Abandoned Mine Reclamation ( EPCAMR) was established to facilitate the reclamation and remediation of land and water polluted by past mining …

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Evaluation method of underground water storage space and thermal reservoir model in abandoned mine …

Request PDF | On Apr 1, 2023, Pingye Guo and others published Evaluation method of underground water storage space and thermal reservoir model in abandoned mine | Find, read and cite all the ...

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Underground space utilization of coalmines in China: A review of …

There are three underground space utilization modes based on UWRs: storage and filtration of mine water, pumped hydroelectric storage plants system and …

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[PDF] Reutilization of mine water as a heat storage medium in …

Reutilization of mine water as a heat storage medium in abandoned mines. e development of innovative storage technologies as well as the use of sustainable low grade heat and …

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Pumped Storage Hydropower in Abandoned Mine Shafts: …

4.4. Assessing the Stability of Water Reservoirs under the Action of Long-Term Infiltration and Surging. Underground water reservoirs of PSH plants in abandoned mine shafts should satisfy the dual requirements of impermeability and stability. PSH plant reservoirs are subjected to long-term infiltration and cycling.

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Assessment of Abandoned Coal Mines as Urban Reservoirs

Mine Water and the Environment - The closure of many coal mines has resulted in many being used as massive underground mine water storage systems in …

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Evaluation method of underground water storage space and thermal reservoir model in abandoned mine …

DOI: 10.1016/j.rockmb.2023.100044 Corpus ID: 257906023 Evaluation method of underground water storage space and thermal reservoir model in abandoned mine @article{Guo2023EvaluationMO, title={Evaluation method of underground water storage space and thermal reservoir model in abandoned mine}, author={Pingye Guo and Meng …

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(PDF) Pumped storage power station using abandoned mine in …

deep ecological restoration of abandoned mines (Xi et al., 2020). On the other hand, it can effectively alleviate China '' s renewable energy storage crisis, promote the transformation and upgrading

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Assessment of Abandoned Coal Mines as Urban Reservoirs

Abstract. The closure of many coal mines has resulted in many being used as massive underground mine water storage systems in urban areas. We used a comprehensive fuzzy method to assess the ...

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Pumped Storage Hydropower in Abandoned Mine …

Pumped Storage Hydropower in Abandoned Mine Shafts: Key Concerns and Research Directions Xin Lyu 1,2,3, *, T ong Zhang 2, *, Liang Yuan 1,2,3, Ke Y ang 1,2,3, Juejing Fang 1, …

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Preliminary feasibility analysis of a hybrid pumped-hydro energy ...

DOI: 10.1016/j.apenergy.2019.114007 Corpus ID: 209787284; Preliminary feasibility analysis of a hybrid pumped-hydro energy storage system using abandoned coal mine goafs @article{Fan2020PreliminaryFA, title={Preliminary feasibility analysis of a hybrid pumped-hydro energy storage system using abandoned coal mine goafs}, author={Jinyang Fan …

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Utilization of resources in abandoned coal mines for carbon …

A more mature demonstration project is to use abandoned salt mines to build underground gas storage, and to create artificial dams in abandoned coal mines to build reservoirs. Three abandoned mine cavities in Jintan area have been renovated, resulting in a working volume of nearly 50 million m 3 .

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