Browsing by Subject "energetic safety"

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Dziesięć postulatów branży węgla brunatnego w Polsce na tle aktualnych uwarunkowań
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Kasztelewicz, Zbigniew; Ptak, Miranda
The article introduces 10 most important postulates that can emerge during analysis of brown coal industry's position in Poland. The postulates concern different thematic layers. Particularly they refer to law regulations that should be - according to the authors - simplified. Furthermore, among the brought up postulates are the matters of deposit ownership and the status of brown coal as strategic mineral. The article is not lacking in difficult, disputable questions for which answers should be searched for in the currently developed energetic policy of the state and the conception of land use planning in Poland. Arrangements contained in these documents will determine the position and condition of brown coal industry in the following decades. So, according to the authors, it is even more crucial to take care of implementation of the »10 commandments« that serve the energetic safety based on Polish brown coal.
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Risk management in heating industry
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2022) Iwaszczuk, Aleksander; Iwaszczuk, Natalia
The heating industry plays a very important role in countries with cold and temperate climates, together with the power industry, it determines the energy security of these countries. The aim of this article is to examine the risks that threaten the stability of heating companies. The study is based on an analysis of the scientific literature and the macroeconomic environment as well as on interviews with employees from the heating industry. The article identifies the risks and divides them into three groups: general economic, industry, and specific risks. A risk map was drawn, and a qualitative analysis of their impact was carried out for the aforementioned companies. This map is a useful tool for making decisions that are related to risk management and ensuring the stability of the functioning of business entities as well as gaining information for both government and local authorities in the search for effective ways to drive the sector’s development.
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Stan obecny i strategia rozwoju branży węgla brunatnego w I połowie XXI wieku w Polsce
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2009) Kasztelewicz, Zbigniew; Kaczorowski, Jacek; Mazurek, Sławomir; Orlikowski, Dariusz; Żuk, Stanisław
The article introduces the present state of brown coal mines, including fundamental production parameters from the beginnings of operation till year 2008. The main part of the article are assumptions concerning individual mines about sustaining and developing production capacity both in existing and perspective basins. There are also possible quantities of coal output, quantities of power and production of electric energy in active and new power plants as well as chemical processing of brown coal to liquid and gas fuels shown in the paper.