1.- GreenJOBS Project was presented by HUNOSA in the 65th International Trade Fair of Asturias that took place from August 6 to 21, 2022, in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) with more than 700,000 visitors, accredited through an audit commissioned by the Association of Spanish Fairs.
2.- GreenJOBS Project was introduced in X (former Twitter), a microblogging and social networking service on which users post and interact with messages known as “tweets”.
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3.- Presentation at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within the “31st Session of the Committee on Sustainable Energy” titled Business models to stimulate new economic activities and jobs in coal regions in transition (Geneva, Switzerland, 22 September 2022).
Programme of the 31st Session of the UNECE Committee on Sustainable Energy
4.- Presentation at the 6th Just Transition Platform Conference – Coal Regions in Transition and Carbon-Intensive Regions on “Innovative clean energy technologies for coal regions” titled Geothermal projects as a method of developing post-mining areas (Brussels, Belgium, 24 October 2022).
Programme of the 6th Just Transition Platform Conference
5.- Presentation at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) session on “Coal industry in transition: state of affairs of coal mine closure in the selected UNECE member States” within the “12th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development”, titled Polish experience with mine closure – A Research Fund for Coal and Steel approach (Jaworze, Poland, 9 November 2022).
Programme of the 12th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
6.- Presentation at the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical Engineers within the International Mining Lecture Series, titled A Green Energy Transition: Leveraging Competitive Advantages of Coal Mines (24 November 2022).
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7.- GreenJOBS Project was presented in the RUDAR magazine, the “Premogovnik Velenje, d. o. o.” company group newspaper, printed in circa 2500 copies plus a web version. It is available to company workers, ex-workers, municipalities Velenje and Šoštanj, Šmartno ob Paki, and government institutions (Velenje, Slovenia, 2022).
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8.- Presentation at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) workshop on “Mine Closure in Albania and Serbia”, titled Analysis of selected aspects of underground coal mining in Albania and Serbia. How can the infrastructure/resources of the active mines in Serbia and the closed mines in Albania be better utilised? (Tirana, Albania, 9 December 2022).
9.- Presentation at the Euroheat & Power (EHP) panel debate on Large heat pumps in District Heating: A winning team to Repower EU!, titled Heat pumps as a way to harness mine water heat (13 December 2022).
10.- First newsletter released (December 2022).
11.- Promotional video of the project (January 2023).
12.- Presentation at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within the “18th session of the Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition“, titled Task Force on Safe Operations and Closure of Coal Mines (Geneva, Switzerland, 21 March 2023).
13.- Presentation for the British Mining Trade Association (ABMEC) within the Visit to the Central Mining Institute (GIG) by members of the British ABMEC Association, titled POTENTIALS and GreenJOBS projects: green business models for end-of-life underground coal mines (Katowice, Poland, 29 March 2023).
14.- Presentation for the Fundación Comarcas Mineras (FUCOMI) within the Formation Programme by the HUNOSA Chair of the University of Oviedo, titled GreenJOBS projects: Aprovechar las ventajas competitivas de las minas de carbón subterráneas al final de su vida útil para maximizar la creación de empleos verdes y de calidad (Mieres, Spain, 25 April 2023).
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15.- Presentation at the Workshop EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel transformational projects for a new era organized by EURACOAL in the European Parliament (Brussels, Belgium, 23 May 2023).
This workshop was kindly hosted by MEP Ondřej Knotek in the European Parliament. It was organised by EURACOAL to promote the EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel (RFCS).
Mr. Marc Lemaître, Director-General for Research and Innovation, addressed participants with a well-crafted video message.
The second part of the workshop was led by Prof. Alicja Krzemień, Chair of the EURACOAL Technical Research Committee and Head of the Laboratory for Risk Assessment and Industrial Safety at GIG. She presented two RFCS-funded projects concerned with a just transition: POTENTIALS and GreenJOBS which show how accompanying measures and research projects can support green business development models for the coal regions – especially in the energy sector.
16.- Presentation at the Final Workshop of the RECOVERY project, titled Synergies between different EU-funded projects (Libiąż, Poland, 2 June 2023).
17.- GreenJOBS premises of alternative scenarios were applied and served as a basis for evaluation in the report developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) titled Technical, principle-based guidelines for designing and implementing a programme for efficient, safe and environmentally conscious mine closure in Albania and Serbia (Geneva, Switzerland, 16 June 2022).
18.- Presentation of GreenJOBS at the 26th World Mining Congress, titled Repurposing of coal mines and coal-fired power plants in low-carbon energy transformation process, within the session Advances in best practice for closure and transition (Brisbane, Australia, 26-29 June 2023).
19.- Presentations at the 2nd International Day on Mining Projects and Post-Mining organized by the School of Mining, Energy and Materials Engineering of Oviedo (Spain) and the Official Mining Professional Association of North-western Spain (Oviedo, Spain, 30 June 2023).
Recovery of rare earths from coal waste heaps. Juan José Álvarez. Download the presentation
From POTENTIALS to GreenJOBS. Pedro Riesgo – Download the presentation
20.- Second newsletter released (July 2023).
21.- Presentation at the TGK1 & TGK2 – Joint Annual Meeting organised by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) (Brussels, Belgium, 12 September 2023).
22.- Presentation at the Green Mining Conference 2023 titled Minimising Coal Mining’s Impact on Biodiversity: Artificial Soils for Post-Mining Land Reclamation at the example of Poland and Slovenia (University of Wollongong, NSW, Australia, 28 September 2023).
23.- First paper of GreenJOBS in Energies titled Repurposing End-of-Life Coal Mines with Business Models Based on Renewable Energy and Circular Economy Technologies (November, 2023).
24.- Second paper of GreenJOBS in Mining Report Glückauf titled Wind Power for the Transition at Coal Mines – Prospects and Problems (December, 2023).
25.- A leaflet of GreenJOBS in Polish was delivered to better disseminate the project among Polish coal mining companies (December, 2023).
26.- Third newsletter released (December, 2023).
27.- Presentation at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Workshop Mapping Albania’s readiness for green and just transition in post-coal mining areas titled Just Transition Process in Poland – Status and Future Challenges (Tirana, Albania, 11 December 2023).
28.- A checklist was delivered by GreenJOBS Project in Microsoft Forms to facilitate European coal mining companies to collect the information needed for the Assessment of renewable energy potential in underground coal mines (January, 2024).
29.- Presentation at the GLOBAL METHANE FORUM 2024 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within “The 19th Session of the UNECE Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition”, titled Report on activities by the Task Force on Safe Operations and Closure of Coal Mines (Geneva, Switzerland, 18 March 2024).
30.- Poster presentation at the POST Mining time in NRW (NACHBergbauzeit 2023) at the TH Georg Agricola University titled GreenJOBS, Leveraging the competitive advantages of end-of-life underground coal mines to maximise the creation of green and quality jobs (Bochum, Germany, 31st March 2023).
31.- Presentation at the 105th Meeting of the World Mining Congress International Organizing Committee within the Seminar “Challenges and Perspectives of World Mining in Times of Uncertainty”, titled Business models to stimulate new economic activities in post-mining areas – GreenJOBS Project (Santiago de Chile, 15 April 2024).
32.- Presentation at the European Geosciences Union (EGU) General Assembly 2024 within the Session “Mining and Post-mining innovative solutions for mining waste, and risk assessment for sustainable development”, titled Repurposing former underground coal mines by deploying emerging renewable energy and circular economy technologies (Vienna, Austria, 18 April 2024).
33. Presentation at the International Post-Mining Symposium titled Research Center of Post-Mining and Its Projects on Reactivation and Transition (Zonguldak, Turkey, 22-24 May 2024).
34.- GreenJOBS Project was showcased in the BIULETYN GÓRNICZY 04-06 (344-346) magazine. “The Mining Bulletin” is a Polish nationwide quarterly published by the Mining Chamber of Industry and Commerce. It is a periodical covering all aspects of the activities of mining companies and companies working for the mining industry. It is distributed in closed distribution, reaching specialists and staff (Katowice, Poland, April-June 2024).
35. GreenJOBS Project was showcased in a meeting of the Senate Team for the Development of the Silesian Province in the Silesian Parliament Building in Katowice. The meeting analysed the possibilities of developing post-mining areas and the role of the Mine Restructuring Company (SRK) in the region’s transformation (Katowice, Poland, 29 July 2024).
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36.- Fourth newsletter released (July, 2024).
37.- GreenJOBS Project was showcased at the 20th edition of the EXPO KATOWICE International Trade Fair (formerly known as KATOWICE International Trade Fair for Mining, Power Generation and Metallurgy) within the Panel Where Industry Meets the Future: Transformation and the Future of the coal industry (Katowice, Poland, 5 September 2024).
38.- The GreenJOBS Project was showcased at the WSB Merito Universities in Chorzów Conference on “Energy and Digital Transformation in Poland. Opportunities and Challenges” within the presentation Potential of Decommissioned Coal Mines and Coal-Fired Power Plants (Chorzów, Poland, 24 October 2024).
39.- The GreenJOBS Project was showcased at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within the “International Workshop on Best Practices in Coal Mine Methane Monitoring, Capture, and Use” in the presentation titled Mine closure and repurposing projects in Poland (Katowice, Poland, 5-6 November 2024).
40.- Poland and Spanish patents EP 3 768 967 on a “Pumped Hydro Energy Storage System and Method” were granted to Magellan & Barents, partner of the GreenJOBS Project, to support the adoption of Unconventional pumped hydro storage by Polish and Spanish mining companies interested in this energy storage alternative within the exploitation plan of the GreenJOBS Project (Patent Office of the Republic of Poland and Spanish Patent and Trademark Office, November 2024).
41.- The GreenJOBS Project was showcased at the Polish Economic Society Katowice Branch during the conference “Current state and perspectives of hard coal mining in Poland“, in the presentation Potential of decommissioned hard coal mines (Katowice, Poland, 7 November 2024).
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42.- The GreenJOBS Project was presented at the Shandong University of Science and Technology within the “Expertise-Introduction Project for Disciplinary Innovation of Universities: 111 Project” under the title New business models for mines in the process of transition (Qingdao, China, 12 November 2024).
An introduction to China’s “111 Project”
43.- The GreenJOBS Project was presented at the XXXI International Scientific and Technical Conference of the Mining Natural Hazards Series organised by “the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute, the Association of Mining Engineers and Technicians together with the Mining Commission of the Polish Academy of Sciences Branch in Katowice” under the title Business models to stimulate new economic activity in post-mining areas (Jaworze, Poland, 13-15 November 2024).
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44.- The GreenJOBS Project was showcased in the signing of a letter of intent between the Central Mining Institute and the Silesian University of Technology (Politechnika Śląska) on the organisation of a postgraduate course entitled “Adaptation of mines to new functions – legal, technical, social and environmental conditions“, as GreenJOBS experience will be used as a case study in this postgraduate course. (Katowice, Poland, 26 November 2024).
45.- The GreenJOBS Project was presented at the 5th International Conference: Strategies toward Green Deal Implementation – Water, Raw Materials & Energy in Green Transition organised by the “Division of Biogenic Raw Materials at the Mineral and Energy Economy Research Institute, Polish Academy of Sciences, Cracow (Poland)” under the title Reclamation of post-mining lands by conversion of industrial waste and combustion by-products into soil covers: A study in Poland and Slovenia (Cracow, Poland, 27-29 November 2024).
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46.- GreenJOBS Project meeting in Bochum was presented in the RUDAR magazine, Issue 4, December 2024, the “Premogovnik Velenje, d. o. o.” company group newspaper, printed in circa 2500 copies plus a web version. It is available to company workers, ex-workers, municipalities Velenje and Šoštanj, Šmartno ob Paki, and government institutions (Velenje, Slovenia, December 2024).
47.- Presentation at the International Workshop on Mining and Post-mining Issues during the Energy Transition at the “Faculty of Mining, Safety Engineering and Industrial Automation – Silesian University of Technology” titled Reuse of underground coal mines at the end of their lifetime through emerging renewable energy technologies and circular economy principles (Gliwice, Poland, 5 December 2024).
48.- GreenJOBS Project was presented in the EKOLOGIA magazine, Issue 4/112, 2024, in an Interview with “Jarosław Zagórowski, Director of the Central Mining Institute – State Research Institute (GIG-PIB)” on Globalization , transformation, decarbonization. Challenges in the activities of GIG-PIB (Katowice, Poland, December 2024).
49.- Presentation at the Fourth meeting of the Council for a Just Transition of the Silesian Voivodeship held at the Factory of Full of Life in Dąbrowa Górnicza. The meeting focused on the Labour market during the transition period, which aims to use the competitive advantage of decommissioned mines to create high-quality green jobs. The analyses carried out as part of the GreenJOBS project were presented at the Council meeting by Dr Eng. Mariusz Kruczek (Dąbrowa Górnicza, Poland, 4 February 2025).
50.- Third paper of GreenJOBS in Resources titled The Potential Use of Solid Waste and Mine Water for Land Rehabilitation of the Coal Mine-Affected Area in Slovenia (March, 2025).
51.- Presentation at the RESOURCE MANAGEMENT WEEK 2025 at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) within “The 20th Session of the UNECE Group of Experts on Coal Mine Methane and Just Transition”, titled Repurposing end-of-life underground coal mines by deploying emerging renewable energy and circular economy technologies to promote sustainable local economic growth and maximise the number of green, quality jobs (Geneva, Switzerland, 24-25 March 2025).
52.- The GreenJOBS Project was showcased at the 17th European Economic Congress held at the International Congress Centre and Spodek in Katowice under the motto “Together for a Secure Future” within the panel on Post-industrial Infrastructure (Katowice, Poland, 25 April 2025).
53.- GreenJOBS Project was presented at the High-level RFCS Event “European Coal in Transition: from an industrial legend to cutting-edge research for the future” organised by EURACOAL and the European Commission’s Research Executive Agency (REA) (Carbonarium, Jastrzębie-Zdrój, Poland, 15 May 2025).
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The conference was hosted by Europe’s largest coking coal company, Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa S.A., to discuss the challenges facing the coal sector, with a particular focus on the roles of science, technology and engineering in the EU’s green transformation and its raw material supply security.
The Polish Minister of Industry, Marzena Czarnecka, under whose auspices the conference was held, spoke about the need for a responsible transformation of the coal industry in Silesia – a region close to her heart with fantastic people and rich traditions. She welcomed the many women present from a male-dominated industry.
The Director-General for Research and Innovation, Marc Lemaître, thanked the Polish-EU presidency for facilitating the event in Jastrzębie-Zdrój just a few days after Europe Day, on 9 May, to celebrate Robert Schuman’s proposal of 1950 to establish the European Coal and Steel Community for peace and prosperity. Today, he continued, the Research Fund for Coal and Steel supports industrial transition in the coal regions as the EU moves to climate neutrality. The Director-General spoke positively about the range of projects supported at former coal mines and power plants, some reaching a technology readiness level (TRL) of 8. The fund complements the €7.5 billion Just Transition Fund, and here he pointed to the €3.8 billion allocation to Polish coal regions. Mr. Lemaître wished participants a successful event and encouraged applications to the RFCS’s two annual calls, including the “big-ticket” calls under which €36.6 million had been awarded since 2021.
Mr. Marc Tachelet, Director of the European Research Executive Agency, introduced this international conference, which brought together key policymakers, research engineers, and representatives from the coal industry and regions across the European Union. The event, held under the auspices of the Polish Presidency of the European Union, was attended by 200 representatives from the Polish Ministry of Industry, including the Polish Minister of Industry, Marzena Czarnecka, the European Commission, and the European Research Executive Agency, as well as research scientists and industrialists from across Europe.
On behalf of EURACOAL, President Krzemień thanked all the keynote speakers for joining the conference to share their unique perspectives and observations. She was especially delighted that the event was being held under the patronage of the Ministry of Industry and had attracted members of the Polish Parliament (Sejm) as well as many from industry. The aim, she said, was to demonstrate how EU and national funds were being used to make positive impacts in the mining sector.
On EURACOAL, she remarked on the association’s recent strategic shift to focus on “powering transition in Europe”, with tasks on reliable energy, recultivating land, repurposing sites, reducing methane and research for the future. She was pleased that the Vice-Marshall had recognised this clear alignment with EU policy as a positive step. Following a successful conference in 2024 in Oviedo, Prof. Krzemień looked forward to fruitful discussions in Jastrzębie-Zdrój, as well as the next RFCS dissemination event in 2026.
Prof. Pedro Riesgo Fernández, from the University of Oviedo, delivered a presentation titled From “RECOVERY of degraded and transformed ecosystems in coal mining-affected areas” to “Leveraging the competitive advantages of end-of-life underground coal mines to maximise the creation of green and quality jobs”.
Sebastiano Fumero, Head of Unit for Future Low Emission Industries at the European Research Executive Agency, thanked JSW for hosting such a splendid and well-run event at the Carbonarium. He recalled that when REA was delegated to manage the RFCS research programme in 2021, he had wanted to see more dissemination events. In 2024, he had been pleased that steel-related projects were presented at an event in Venice and coal-related ones in Oviedo. The conference in Jastrzębie-Zdrój exceeded his expectations with high-level participation from all those with an interest in RFCS projects and the topical issues covered. He especially thanked Alicja Krzemień, Brian Ricketts and Andreas Jenet from REA who had together spent the previous months preparing the event, as well as the professional master of ceremonies, Marcin Madzia.
54.- Presentation at the TGK1 & TGK2 – Joint Annual Meeting organised by the European Research Executive Agency (REA) and the Technical University of Crete (Chania, Crete, Greece, 21-22 May 2025).
55.- The GreenJOBS Project was presented at the First International Congress on mine closure management and how it differs from environmental liabilities, organised by Minería y Medio Ambiente Estudio Jurídico Ltda. at the Sheraton Hotel in Bogotá (Bogotá, Colombia, 21-23 May 2025).
56.- The GreenJOBS Project was presented at the 100 years of the Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute Conference on Mining the Future: Sustainable Development and Energy Transformation in the European Union (Katowice, Poland, 2-3 June 2025).
Prof. Pedro Riesgo Fernández, from the University of Oviedo, participated in the Panel “The European experience in the transformation of the mining industry” where the experience within the GreenJOBS project was showcased.
Prof. Alicja KRZEMIEŃ was the moderator of the Panel “From closure to action – realising the potential of closing mines – GreenJOBS project“.
Prof. Pedro Riesgo Fernández presented the GreenJOBS project as an introduction to the Panel.
57.- Final promotional video of the project (October 2025).
58.- TheGreenJOBS’ Final Workshop on the results generated during the project was held under the auspices of GIG-PIB coincident with the XXXII International Conference on SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL MINING NATURAL HAZARDS, at the Hotel Jawor (Jaworze, Poland, 5 November 2025).
First, the Workshop was introduced by Prof. Alicja Krzemień (GIG-PIB).
Second, Prof. Pedro Riesgo Fernández gave a final presentation on the GreenJOBS project, highlighting its milestones and achievements.
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Third a Discussion panel titled “Opportunities and challenges for mining during the transition period. Where are we now? What lies ahead?” moderated by Jan Bondaruk (GIG-PIB) with the participation of Łukasz Deja (President of Polska Grupa Górnicza S.A.); Piotr Litwa (President of the Higher Mining Authority – WUG), Aneta Moczkowska (President of the Silesian Province Transformation Fund S.A.), Leszek Pietraszek (Vice-Marshal of the Silesian Province), Grzegorz Wacławek (President Węglokoks Kraj S.A.); and Jarosław Zagórowski (Director of GIG-PIB) was developed.
Finally, a Discussion panel titled “New technological achievements of the GreenJOBS project: Which technologies have the potential to support the transformation of the mining industry? Recovery of critical materials; Green hydrogen production; Energy storage using dense fluids, Soil substitutes, Photovoltaics on post-mining areas” moderated by Alicja Krzemień (GIG-PIB) with the participation of Yago Somoano Rodriguez (HUNOSA, Spain); Tansel Dogan (DMT-THGA, Germany); Matjaž Kamenik (Premogovnik Velenje D.O.O., Slovenia); Aarne Perez Perez-Bustamante (Magellan & Barents, Spain); Pedro Riesgo Fernández (University of Oviedo, Spain); and Aleksandra Zgórska (GIG-PIB, Poland) was developed.
59.- The GreenJOBS Project was presented by Prof. Alicja Krzemień (GIG-PIB) in a lecture titled “New business models based on renewable energies: The example of the GreenJOBS project” within the Postgraduate Programme in Mining Transition and Sustainable Industrial Reconversion featured in GreenJOBS project’s WP5. FRAMEWORKING TRAINING AND RE-SKILLING and developed by the Central Mining Institute at the Competence Development Centre (Katowice, Poland, 8 November 2025).
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60.- The GreenJOBS Project was showcased in the Horizon – The EU Research and Innovation Magazine in an Article titled “From mines to meadows: how science is reviving Europe’s forgotten landscapes” (Brussels, Belgium, 2 December 2025).
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