Hydrogen Storage and Combustion for Blackout Protection of Mine Water Pumping Stations

Andrzej Chmiela, Paweł Wrona, Małgorzata Magdziarczyk, Ronghou Liu, Le Zhang and Adam Smolinski ()
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Andrzej Chmiela: Mines Restructuring Company (Spółka Restrukturyzacji Kopalń S.A.), 41-914 Bytom, Poland
Paweł Wrona: Department of Safety Engineering, Silesian University of Technology, 44-100 Gliwice, Poland
Małgorzata Magdziarczyk: Faculty of Economics and Management, Opole University of Technology, 45-758 Opole, Poland
Ronghou Liu: Biomass Energy Engineering Research Centre, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
Le Zhang: Department of Resources and Environment, School of Agriculture and Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), 800 Dongchuan Road, Shanghai 200240, China
Adam Smolinski: Central Mining Institute, 40-166 Katowice, Poland

Energies, 2024, vol. 17, issue 10, 1-19

Abstract: Global warming increases the risk of power outages. Mine water pumping stations pump approximately 100 million m 3 of water per year (2023). The cessation of mine water pumping would expose neighboring mines and lower lying areas to flooding. The pumping stations have some containment, but a prolonged shutdown could cause environmental problems. Remediation of the resulting damage would be costly and time-consuming. The combination of the problems of dewatering abandoned mines and storing energy in the form of hydrogen to ensure continuity of power supply to pumping stations has not been the subject of extensive scientific research. The purpose of this paper was to develop options for protecting mine water pumping stations against the “blackout” phenomenon and to assess their investment relevance. Six technically feasible options for the modernization of mine water pumping stations were designed and analyzed in the study. All pumping station modernization options include storage of the generated energy in the form of green hydrogen. For Q1 2024 conditions, the option with the partial retail sale of the produced hydrogen and the increased volume of produced water for treatment is recommended for implementation.

Keywords: drainage of liquidated mines; energy storage; renewable energy sources; hydrogen extraction; revitalization of post-mining installations (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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