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We are very happy to announce that the first version of the European Visual Map Journal (EVMJ) of CoalHeritage RFCS AM project is now available! The platform intends to provide better knowledge of post-mining coal heritage on selected territories through representation and visualisation of information, which will motivate stakeholders to learn more and/or visit coal mining heritage sites. The platform will be continually updated with content throughout the project, integrating input from WP2 and…

The CoalHeritage RFCS AM Project present at the International Scientific and Technical Conference KOMTECH (Fig. 1, 2, & 3), organized by the KOMAG Institute, that took place from November 7th to 9th, 2023, in Szczyrk. Our KOMAG coalleague Kamil Szewerda, delivered an outstanding presentation during the conference, addressing the project’s…

CoalHeritage RFCS AM Project present at the 21st Altbergbaukolloquium (ABK) 2023 (Fig. 1 & 2) annual conference that took place at the UNESCO World Heritage Zollverein in Essen. The project was represented by colleague Hernan Flores from the Research Center of Post Mining, Technische Hochschule Georg Agricola who presented the…

The kick-off meeting of the Project «CoalHeritage», funded by the European Commission –RFCS, took place on the 11th of July 2023. It was directed and organized by CERTH, in its capacity as Project Coordinator. The meeting opened with the welcome speech presentation of the Project Partners (KOMAG, PV, BRGM, GIG, and DMT) and the introductory presentation by Dr. Nikolaos KOUKOUZAS, Director of Research at CERTH. Following the introduction, all Project Partners gave a small presentation that included information with regards to their background, organizations, research…

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…