ProVAM

The project with the acronym ProVAM, titled " Reduction of Ventilation Air Methane in the Coal MiningTransformation Process " is an international action, co-financed under the Research Fund for Coal and Steel on the basis of Grant Agreement No.: 101112618 — ProVAM, of 06/07/2023

Duration of the project::
October 1^st, 2023 –September 30^th, 2026

The Project Coodinatort and the Head of the project in GIG-PIB:
dr inż. Jacek Skiba
Zakład Aerologii Górniczej
e-mail: jskiba@gig.eu
tel. 32 324 65 03

Description of the action:

The goals of the ProVAM project are:

• development of assumptions and guidelines for the utilization of methane from ventilation air (VAM) through analysis and research of air parameters from European hard coal mines, multi-criteria forecast of CH4 emissions in the process of transformation of the coal mining sector, identification of limitations and determination of conditions for the development of VAM reduction installations and analysis of possibilities adaptation of available VAM solutions,
• selection of appropriate and development of dedicated ventilation methane utilization technology based on laboratory tests and economic analysis of its application,
• development of a model and simulation of the installation's operation, and then research of the technology in the conditions of KD "Barbara", which will enable the creation of a concept for its use in hard coal mines.

The project consortium:

1. GŁÓWNY INSTYTUT GÓRNICTWA – PAŃSTWOWY INSTYTUT BADAWCZY – Poland - the coordinator,
2. INSTYTUT MECHANIKI GÓROTWORU – POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK IMG PAN, Poland,
3. INSTYTUT TECHNIKI GÓRNICZEJ KOMAG, Poland,
4. INSTYTUT INZYNIERII CHEMICZNEJ POLSKIEJ AKADEMII NAUK, Poland,
5. UNIVERSIDAD DE OVIEDO, Spain,
6. INSTITUTUL NATIONAL DE CERCETARE, DEZVOLTARE PENTRU SECURITATE MINIERASI PROTECTIE ANTIEXPLOZIVA INSEMEX PETROSANI, Romania,
7. DURR SYSTEMS AG, Germany,
8. JASTRZĘBSKA SPÓŁKA WĘGLOWA SA., Poland.