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Energies, volume 15, issue 23, pages 8948

The Development of Coal Mine Methane Utilization Infrastructure within the Framework of the Concept “Coal-Energy-Information”

Publication type: Journal Article
Publication date: 2022-11-26
Journal: Energies
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Impact factor: 3.2
ISSN: 19961073
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Energy Engineering and Power Technology
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Abstract

The operation of coal mines is intricately linked with emitting a large quantity of coal mine methane, and in most cases, this methane releases into the atmosphere. In total, according to statistics, coal mining enterprises emit 8% of anthropogenic methane, determining a contribution to greenhouse gas emissions to the amount of 17%. There are various means for coal mine methane utilization. In this study, the concept “Coal-Energy-Information” is proposed. This concept implies both the construction of data processing centers on the industrial sites of coal mines and the usage of coal mine methane. Coal mine methane can be used as a primary energy source for the energy supply of data processing center consumers as well as coal mine consumers with necessary energy resources (electricity, heat, and cooling). Within the framework of the proposed concept, three options of coal mine methane utilization are considered. The first option is the use of gas genset for electrical and thermal energy generation (cogeneration) and their usage for coal mine and constructed data processing centers and consumers’ power supply. The second option is absorption refrigerator usage (with coal mine methane direct burning) for cooling the IT equipment of constructed data processing centers. The last one is the use of a gas genset and absorption refrigerator (trigeneration) for constructed data processing centers’ and coal mine consumers’ energy supplies (electricity, heat, and cooling). In conclusion, it is noted that proposed concept is closely correlated with the program for the development of the coal industry in Russia for the period up to 2035, since it allows creating a base for the implementation of innovative technologies based on digital platforms that ensure the development of coal mining technology without the constant presence of personnel in underground mining facilities.

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Smirnova A. et al. The Development of Coal Mine Methane Utilization Infrastructure within the Framework of the Concept “Coal-Energy-Information” // Energies. 2022. Vol. 15. No. 23. p. 8948.
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Smirnova A., Varnavskiy K., Nepsha F., Kostomarov R., Chen S. The Development of Coal Mine Methane Utilization Infrastructure within the Framework of the Concept “Coal-Energy-Information” // Energies. 2022. Vol. 15. No. 23. p. 8948.
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TY - JOUR
DO - 10.3390/en15238948
UR - https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fen15238948
TI - The Development of Coal Mine Methane Utilization Infrastructure within the Framework of the Concept “Coal-Energy-Information”
T2 - Energies
AU - Smirnova, Arina
AU - Varnavskiy, Kirill
AU - Nepsha, Fedor
AU - Kostomarov, Roman
AU - Chen, Shaojie
PY - 2022
DA - 2022/11/26 00:00:00
PB - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
SP - 8948
IS - 23
VL - 15
SN - 1996-1073
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@article{2022_Smirnova,
author = {Arina Smirnova and Kirill Varnavskiy and Fedor Nepsha and Roman Kostomarov and Shaojie Chen},
title = {The Development of Coal Mine Methane Utilization Infrastructure within the Framework of the Concept “Coal-Energy-Information”},
journal = {Energies},
year = {2022},
volume = {15},
publisher = {Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)},
month = {nov},
url = {https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fen15238948},
number = {23},
pages = {8948},
doi = {10.3390/en15238948}
}
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Smirnova, Arina, et al. “The Development of Coal Mine Methane Utilization Infrastructure within the Framework of the Concept “Coal-Energy-Information”.” Energies, vol. 15, no. 23, Nov. 2022, p. 8948. https://doi.org/10.3390%2Fen15238948.
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