The main objective of ATLANTIS is the elaboration of a technical and economic feasibility study on HPHS in open-pit coal mines.

Scheduled decommissioning of lignite mining in Europe requires innovative and economic strategies to support coal regions in transition. ATLANTIS will assess the feasibility of transforming open-pit coal mines into hybrid energy storage projects. By repurposing of open-pit mines for hybrid pumped-hydro power storage (HPHS) of excess energy from the electric grid and renewable sources will contribute to the EU Green Deal, while increasing the economic value, stabilising the regional job market and contributing to EU energy supply security.

Project partners:

• GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences (Coordinator)

• GIG National Research Institute (Poland)

• PGE GiEK S.A. (Poland)

• CERTH The Centre for Research & Technology, Hellas (Greece)

• PPC S.A. (Greece)

• TU Berlin, Engineering Geology (Germany)

Project runtime: 01/09/2021-30/08/2024

https://www.atlantis-project.eu

Financial support: The project is funded by the European Union Research Fund for Coal and Steel (EU-RFCS) under the grant agreement No.: 101034022.