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06.06.2024
Periodic meeting of the national partners of the project at the Experimental Mine “Barbara” of GIG-PIB.
A meeting of the Polish partners of the ProVAM project was held on 06.06.2024 at the premises of the Experimental Mine “Barbara” GIG-PIB.
During the meeting, the issues of the implementation of the project tasks, cooperation between Partners, emerging potential problems and proposals for their solution were raised.
Cooperation in the exchange of information and the execution of research between Polish partners and all relevant issues from the point of view of project implementation between Polish partners was discussed.
17.04.2024
Presenting of work progress on ProVAM project by Ph.D. Eng. Dominik Bałaga during the meeting of the Power Engineering Mechatronics Section of the Mining Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences
in Katowice.
On April 17 at ITG KOMAG, a meeting of the Power Engineering Mechatronics Section of the Mining Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Katowice was held, where Ph.D. Eng. Dominik Bałaga presented work progress on ProVAM project. The presentation received a positive response from the expert group, resulting in high attendance and a lively discussion lasting 1.5 hour.
18-24.03.2024
World Methane Forum in Geneva.
On 18-24 March 2024, the World Methane Forum was held in Geneva, the session dedicated to the utilisation of methane from coal mine ventilation (VAM) was an opportunity to present the ProVAM project. In the photo, from left: Dr Jacek Skiba (GIG-PIB), Dr Dominik Bałaga (KOMAG), Prof Alicja Krzemień (GIG-PIB), Director Carsten Walddoerfer (DURR), Prof Pedro Riesgo (UniOvi)
11.01.2024
2nd technical visit to exhaust shafts at: “Szczygłowice” and “Pniówek” coal mines.
The experts from University Oviedo (Pedro Riesgo Fernandez), GIG-PIB (Jacek Skiba, Arnold Przystolik, Alicja Krzemień), ITG KOMAG (Dominik Bałaga, Dariusz Czerniak, Michał Siegmund), IMG PAN (Jerzy Krawczyk, Mateusz Wieliński, Jacek Sobczak), together with the JSW SA specialists (Director Artur Badylak, Sebastian Swaczyna and the supervisory staff of the main fan station), conducted working visits to the exhaust shafts of the “Szczygłowice” coal mine (Shaft VI) and the “Pniówek” coal mine (Shaft V).
The visit aimed to perform preliminary tests for dust measurements, air parameters and composition of the exhaust air on the diffuser of Shaft VI, “Szczyłowice” coal mine (see photo). Later on the visit continued in “Pniówek” coal mine to learn about a different technical solutions’ example of a ventilation station. Finally, the experts could see and examine the special conditions to install a future VAM installation next to the Shaft V, “Pniówek” coal mine (see photo).
21.12.2023
1st technical visit to exhaust shafts at: “Budryk” and “Szczygłowice” coal mines.
The experts from ITG KOMAG (Dominik Bałaga, Dariusz Czerniak, Michał Siegmund), IMG PAN (Jerzy Krawczyk, Mateusz Wieliński), together with the JSW SA specialists (Sebastian Swaczyna, Piotr Jarek and the supervisory staff of the main fan station), conducted working visits to the exhaust shafts of the “Budryk” coal mine (Shaft V) and the “Szczygłowice” coal mine (Shaft VI).
The main fan station at the “Budryk’s” ventilation shaft V is a representative example of a station equipped with radial fans of the WPK 5.0 type, connected to large reinforced concrete diffusers with an upward-facing outlet. In turn, the main fan station at ventilation shaft VI of the “Szczygłowice” coal mine is an example of a station equipped with WPG-240/1.4-A type fans, connected to steel diffusers with the outlet in the horizontal direction. The visit aimed to learn the possibilities of testing the exhaust air (on the diffuser), which will allow to prepare a preliminary methodology for dust and air composition parameters’ measurements and before proceeding with the tests under task 1.3.
23-24.10.2023
The ProVAM kick-off meeting.
The project was officially launched during the 2-days meeting. 1st day was devoted to an overview of the project and work distribution among partners as well as an online meeting with the project officer from the Research Executive Agency. 2nd day of the meeting was hosted by GIG-PIB “Barbara” Mine, where the technical visit took place. DURR company representatives, as well as other partners, were invited to see the dedicated site where the VAM emissions tests will be performed.
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