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As the share of energy generation from intermittent renewable sources increases, energy storages become more important. Among various direct and indirect power storage technologies, pumped hydro storage power plants are known as the only proven large-scale storage technology for more than a century. Pumped hydro storage power plants have many advantages: They have a long service life, can store energy ...

The Essen-based company RAG Montan Immobilien GmbH is currently responsible for the management and development of some 8,750 ha of land comprising its own property portfolio along with real estate owned by the RAG Aktiengesellschaft. Since its founding the company has revitalised another 9,260 ha of former mining land and has developed these locations for various uses, ranging from industrial estates ...

One in every two hectares of restored former lignite mining land in Germany is to be found in the Lausitz area, a testament to the skills of mining and restoration specialists. And the active mining industry, in the shape of the current Lausitz Energie Bergbau AG (LEAG), Cottbus/Germany, has played a key part in this work. The company’s remit is ...

Security is a complicated process that involves technology, people and organizational structures in particular, and that can only be achieved by implanting a good safety culture within the organization and developing employees’ risk awareness. Employment injuries and occupational diseases can and must be prevented. VISION ZERO helps to achieve this goal and ultimately “zero accidents”. A case study below shows ...

The German Federation of International Mining and Mineral Resources (FAB) headquartered in Berlin/Germany is an association of German companies which are active within international mining. Since years FAB promotes the German positions in the global mineral sector and is active in continuous development of German international mining. The ongoing German economic boom requires further investments in order to ensure mid- ...

In view of increasing import dependencies and decreasing ore grades in conventional mining, societies with large resource needs such as those of the EU are looking for new potential sources of mineral supplies. Seabed areas in international waters host considerable amounts of mineral resources that contain various elements, among them metals such as cobalt, copper, nickel and manganese that are ...

Any attempt to look ahead at the likely economic developments in 2019 must necessarily take into account a number of significant political events, some with potentially disruptive consequences. The first of these would be the trade disputes arising between the USA and other countries, most notably China, the hope being that these matters will soon be resolved. Another no less ...

The recommendations contained in the so called “Coal Commission” roadmap for phasing out coal-based electricity production will oblige the German energy industry and regional economies to embark on an adventure that is the result of climate-policy ambitions that no other sector has yet been asked to engage in. The Duden German language dictionary defines the word „adventure“ as an unusual ...

Condition monitoring and analysis of mining equipment requires more than suitable and reliable sensor technology, but also a holistic approach that makes use of interdisciplinary capabilities and intelligent software applications. Today, modern sensors consist of hardware and software components and ensure that machine data can be recorded and transmitted at any time. The Internet of Things (IoT) uses innovative software ...