{"title":"Hard Coal as a Necessary Energy Resource in Poland","authors":"P. Strzałkowski, Marek Maruszczyk","doi":"10.24425/ams.2024.149827","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"The geopolitical situation in Europe has changed dramatically due to the war waged by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. This makes it necessary to become independent from supplies of mineral resources, especially energy from Russia. According to the authors, ensuring Poland’s energy security will require a longer use of coal as the primary energy resource than initially expected. The expected increase in energy demand may cause a negative energy balance in the country. Renewable energy sources dependent on weather conditions cannot with certainty ensure energy security. On the other hand, nuclear requires large financial outlays and a longer time for reactors’ construction. In addition, it has other disadvantages (the problem of waste, environmental impact in the event of a malfunction and the need to import uranium). In these circumstances, coal may be a raw material that meets the economic needs and ensures the energy security of the country.","PeriodicalId":55468,"journal":{"name":"Archives of Mining Sciences","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":1.2000,"publicationDate":"2024-04-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Archives of Mining Sciences","FirstCategoryId":"5","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.24425/ams.2024.149827","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"工程技术","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q3","JCRName":"MINING & MINERAL PROCESSING","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
The geopolitical situation in Europe has changed dramatically due to the war waged by the Russian Federation in Ukraine. This makes it necessary to become independent from supplies of mineral resources, especially energy from Russia. According to the authors, ensuring Poland’s energy security will require a longer use of coal as the primary energy resource than initially expected. The expected increase in energy demand may cause a negative energy balance in the country. Renewable energy sources dependent on weather conditions cannot with certainty ensure energy security. On the other hand, nuclear requires large financial outlays and a longer time for reactors’ construction. In addition, it has other disadvantages (the problem of waste, environmental impact in the event of a malfunction and the need to import uranium). In these circumstances, coal may be a raw material that meets the economic needs and ensures the energy security of the country.
期刊介绍:
Archives of Mining Sciences (AMS) is concerned with original research, new developments and case studies in mining sciences and energy, civil engineering and environmental engineering. The journal provides an international forum for the publication of high quality research results in:
mining technologies,
mineral processing,
stability of mine workings,
mining machine science,
ventilation systems,
rock mechanics,
termodynamics,
underground storage of oil and gas,
mining and engineering geology,
geotechnical engineering,
tunnelling,
design and construction of tunnels,
design and construction on mining areas,
mining geodesy,
environmental protection in mining,
revitalisation of postindustrial areas.
Papers are welcomed on all relevant topics and especially on theoretical developments, analytical methods, numerical methods, rock testing, site investigation, and case studies.