Poland plans more efficient use of coal

Journal Article · Wed Nov 01 04:00:00 EST 1978 · World Coal; (United States)

OSTI ID:6355599

Swiss, M

The conversion of coal into other than heat is now being seriously considered by Polish scientist to avoid wasting valuable reserves. Hard and brown coal at present provides about 79 percent of Poland's primary energy. There are plans for continuing this pattern based on efforts to intensify mining in Silesia, to open up hard coal mines in the Lublin area, and to develop additional brown coal (lignite) surface mines in Central Poland. The established pattern of building power generating plants close to the brown coal open cut mines qill be followed, at least as far as the next two mines are concerned. The brown coal open cut mine at Lignica, which is still only a possibility, might be linked to the local copper mining industry. The Lignica deposit, however, has rather unfavorable geological characteristics and would require a much higher capital investment. Coal is not used efficiently in Poland due to old and inefficient industrial boilers, inefficient domestic appliances, lack of automatic controls, and the lack of domestic insulation. Preparations for opening up the Belchatow lignite deposit at a rate of up o 40 million tons per year are described. Possible production of pitches, humus-rich fertilizers, carbon black, etc., are described. Over 40 million tons of coal are exported annually. (LTN)

• OSTI ID: 6355599
• Journal Information: World Coal; (United States), Journal Name: World Coal; (United States) Vol. 4:11; ISSN WOCOD
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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01 COAL, LIGNITE, AND PEAT
012000* -- Coal
Lignite
& Peat-- Mining
BROWN COAL
CARBONACEOUS MATERIALS
COAL
COAL DEPOSITS
COAL MINING
CONSUMPTION RATES
ENERGY SOURCES
EUROPE
EXPORTS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUELS
GEOLOGIC DEPOSITS
LIGNITE
MINING
POLAND
POWER GENERATION
PRODUCTION
RESOURCES
TRADE