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Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Potential Evaluation of a Coal Mine Based on Fuzzy Hierarchical Analysis

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  • Fenfang Xu

    (School of Resource and Security Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Ruili Hu

    (Department of Security, University of International Business and Economics, Beijing 100029, China)

  • Minbo Zhang

    (School of Resource and Security Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Weizhong Zhang

    (School of Resource and Security Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Qinrong Kang

    (School of Resource and Security Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

  • Mengzhen Du

    (School of Resource and Security Engineering, Wuhan Institute of Technology, Wuhan 430074, China)

Abstract

Due to the non-renewability of coal resources and the effect of excessive resource loss on the economic development of enterprises forming a constraint, breakthroughs in high energy consumption to achieve energy saving and emission reduction in coal mines represent an important way to promote the development of coal enterprises. This paper takes the energy-saving work of the Wuyang coal mine, which is very representative of China’s Shanxi Province, as an example, and uses hierarchical analysis to establish an assessment system for energy conservation and emission reduction in coal mines. We adopted on-site research, expert scoring, and project guidance to divide the factors affecting energy conservation and emission reduction in the Wuyang coal mine into 24 categories, and we then used fuzzy mathematical calculations to assess potential, which is of better practicability. The study shows that the grade of energy saving and emission reduction in the Wuyang coal mine is of a medium level, and the potential of energy saving and emission reduction is large. The main influencing factors are improving the recovery rate of refined coal, renovating pressurized filters, eliminating high-energy-consuming equipment, optimizing the parking process, replacing the flotation machine, and ensuring the intelligent management of power metering. According to the relevant factors derived from the energy-saving and emission reduction work at the Wuyang coal mine for implementing the relevant measures, we provide a reference for the work of energy saving and emission reduction in mines in order to promote the sustainable development of the coal mining industry.

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  • Fenfang Xu & Ruili Hu & Minbo Zhang & Weizhong Zhang & Qinrong Kang & Mengzhen Du, 2023. "Energy Saving and Emission Reduction Potential Evaluation of a Coal Mine Based on Fuzzy Hierarchical Analysis," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 15(15), pages 1-18, July.
  • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:15:y:2023:i:15:p:11754-:d:1206711
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