Fachartikel 04_2020
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Acceptance of Deep Geothermal Energy – Communication as Crucial Factor
Energy from deep and near-surface geothermal energy sources can make a significant contribution to the energy transition in Germany. In contrast to solar and wind energy, however, geothermal energy as a renewable energy source has yet to stake out a significant position in the general public’s awareness. Geothermal projects often…
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To the Acceptance of Mining
In our society there is a lack of acceptance for domestic mining. From the former glorification of technical skills, today an environmental hype has developed which condemns any intervention in nature, regardless of whether it is necessary or not. Measures for mining, for the environment and for the preservation or…
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The Importance of “Social Licence to Operate” for the Mining Life Cycle
At the Annual Conference of the Society for Mining, Metallurgy and Exploration (SME) in February 2020 in Phoenix, Arizona/USA, the debate on the term “Social Licence to Operate” was a focus. The title of the keynote session of the annual conference was: “The Executive’s Role in Tailings Management: Preserving our…
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Approval Procedures Under Mining Law – Legal Framework and Practical Challenges
Projects for the extraction of raw materials are often at the focus of public attention. This does not (any longer) concern solely the large opencast lignite mines, but is more and more true as well of other opencast mines such as larger and smaller wet gravel pits or quarries and…
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Aspects of Nature and Species Conservation to Enhance Public Acceptability of Approval Procedures for Opencast Mines
Nature and species conservation play an increasingly important role in approval procedures for mining developments and their acceptance by the public. This has led to an increasing amount of technical statements in approval procedures led by the -mining authorities. In contrast to other development projects, mining creates a succession of…
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Problems and Prospects of Using Ash and Slag Waste in Russia, Taking into Account European Experience
Taking into account the energy balance trends, there is an urgent need for ecologization of coal-fired generation. The paper discusses the development of legal frame base in the field of ash and slag waste management. The main provisions of the program “Energy Efficiency and Development of Energy”, contemporary challenges and…
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Risk Management Plan for Abandoned Mining Infrastructure
As part of its Risk Management Plan for Abandoned Mining Infrastructure Arnsberg District Government, through its Department for Mining and Energy in North Rhine-Westphalia (Mining Authority of NRW), Dortmund/Germany, is responsible for conducting searches and surveys of disused mine shafts, with support and repair work then being carried out where…
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The German Lignite Industry in 2019
Germany’s domestic lignite output decreased by 34.9 Mt, which equals 21.0 %, from 166.3 Mt to 131.3 Mt between 2018 and 2019. In 2019 extracted lignite had a net calorific value of 40.6 Mtce. Almost 88 %, or 115.0 Mt, of that output were used in utility power plants supplying the general…
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