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The Industrial Gas Museum is housed in the old gas plant in Athens and the remains consist of buildings, machinery, warehouses and stores, typical places where energy was generated, transmitted and used. The Museum’s doors opened in 2013 aiming to raise public awareness on industrial history, further social inclusion and…

The first mentions of lignite deposits in the area of ​​the village of Škale near Velenje date back to the 18th century, the first drilling in 1875, and the first opening of the cave in 1887.The Velenje Coal Mining Museum was founded in 1957 in the 180 m deep Škale…

Summary The kick-off meeting of the Project «CoalHeritage», funded by the European Commission -RFCS, took place on the 11th of July 2023 and represents milestone MS1 of WP1. It was directed and organized by CERTH, the Project Coordinator. The meeting opened with the welcome speech presentation of the Project Partners…

The dinner for the CoalHeritage Project took place on the 10th of July 2023 at 8:00 p.m. Athens time at Thissio View restaurant (the link to the restaurant is https://thissioview.gr/). Representatives from each of Project Partner (KOMAG, PV, BRGM, GIG, and DMT-THGA) involved in the project attended the dinner. This offered all representatives the…

The Experimental Mine “Barbara” in Mikołów is the only research and scientific post in Poland and in Europe, with an experimental range for testing devices, equipment, materials and procedures in real underground conditions. Click on the image to learn more. Feature image source: https://undergroundlabs.network/laboratory/gig-experimental-mine-barbara/

Pay a visit to the Coal Mining Museum of Velenje in Slovenia. Take country’s oldest operating lift and descend into the tunnels located in one of the thickest layers of coal in the world. Click on the image to learn more. Feature image source: https://www.visitsaleska.si/en/products/velenje-underground-en/