Decommissioning of a Lignite Mine Combined with the Development of a Pumped-Storage Power Plant: A Preliminary Feasibility Assessment
subject: energy storage
language: eng
subject: mine decommissioning
format: application/pdf
creator: Sikora, Mateusz
rights: Biblioteka Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
description: tytuł dodatkowy: Prace z Inżynierii Lądowej i Środowiska
contributor: Kuczyński, Tadeusz - red.
subject: external dump
description: The study highlights the advantages of coordinating the construction of the PSP with the mine closure process. The use of mining machines withdrawn from the mine was recommended. Earth masses from the dump should be used in the process of preparing the final excavation to serve as a reservoir. Combining the construction of the PSPP with the liquidation of the mine will accelerate both processes and reduce costs.
publisher: Zielona Góra: Oficyna Wydawnicza Uniwersytetu Zielonogórskiego
source: Civil and Environmental Engineering Reports (CEER), no 35, vol. 4
description: This publication addresses the potential construction of a pumped-storage power plant (PSP) in post-lignite mining areas.The Turów mine, located in the Bogatynia commune in southwestern Poland, was selected as a case study. Several design variants for the upper reservoir, situated on the former external mine dump, were analyzed. Several design variants for the upper reservoir, situated on the former external mine dump, were analyzed. Based on data from existing Polish PSP facilities, the potential capacity of the Turów PSP was estimated depending on the selected reservoir configuration.
subject: lignite mine
issued: 2025
type: artykuł
subject: renewable energy
rights: CC 4.0
date: 2025
subject: pumped-storage power plant
description: The presented project is of a future nature. According to the concession, the end of mining will take place no later than 2044. Preparing the excavation to serve as a reservoir and filling the reservoir with water may take up to 4 decades. Due to the limited availability of water, it is difficult to accelerate this process. As a result, electricity from the PSP may flow at the earliest in the 80s of the 21st century. A general conclusion drawn from this study is that former lignite mining sites - featuring excavations that can serve as reservoirs and adjacent external dumps - offer significant potential for the development of pumped-storage power plants. The article also identifies additional locations with similar suitability for future PSP development.
creator: Naworyta, Wojciech