As more and more coal mines are being decommissioned, governments are focusing on repurposing the infrastructure to create different types of energy and provide jobs.
As the rate at which coal mines are being decommissioned increases, governments are increasingly focused on limiting the economic impact on local communities.
Around the world coal mines are being repurposed to produce nuclear energy, geothermal energy, and increased battery storage capacity.As coal mines are being decommissioned at a more rapid rate, in a move away from the most polluting forms of fossil fuels, governments worldwide are considering how these sites may be used for other energy operations. When coal mines close down, hundreds of workers in the region inevitably lose their jobs, with a negative knock-on effect on the local economy.
In China and Romania, there are plans underway to produce nuclear power on existing coal production sites. China announced in 2021 that it planned to buildin the next 15 years. The government plans to replace almost all of its 2,990 coal-fired generators with clean energy by 2060. And one of the ways in which this could be achieved is by converting existing coal sites into nuclear plants.
In Australia, the government is considering replacing coal plants with battery storage facilities. Australia plans to massively increase its battery storage capacity in the coming years, in line with major wind farms and other renewable energy developments. New South Wales awarded the contract to energy storage start-up Akaysha Energy to build anon the former site of the Munmorah coal plant. It is expected to be up and running by 2025.
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