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Investigation of Theoretical Models, Pumping-Recharge Well Arrangements and System Performance of Abandoned Mine Water Source Heat Pump

Energy and Built Environment
Abandoned mines are rich in geothermal resources. In this article, the feasibility of applying a water resource heating system in abandoned mines is explored, adopting mine water in the extraction zone as the research object.
Zhiqiang Zhang, Wenchao Zu, Wenke Zhang, Kexun Wang, Xueqing Ma, Ping Cui   +5 more
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Development strategy of pumped storage in underground space of closed/abandoned mines

矿业科学学报, 2023
To achieve carbon peaking and carbon neutrality, China has deepened its energy revolution with the largest renewable energy power generation capacity in the world.In face of the unstable power supply of large-scale renewable energy, a new power system ...
Yang Ke, Fu Qiang, Yuan Liang, Chen Ning, Liu Qinjie, Yang Qinggan   +5 more
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Effects of abandoned coal mine on the water quality

International Journal of Coal Preparation and Utilization, 2022
Improving effective strategies to control acid mine drainage (AMD) in abandoned mine areas is a significant challenge because of water quality issues. AMD is a serious water pollution problem. The water in the area where the mine is located acquires an acidic character, the pH level of the environment decreases, the concentration of heavy metals ...
Tozsin, Gulsen, Arol, Ali Ihsan, Duzgun, Sebnem, Soydan, Hilal, Torun, Abdulvahit   +4 more
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Green Finance, Digitalization, and Banks' Sustainable Business Model Innovations Toward Net‐Zero Transitions

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Financial capital is widely recognized as having the potential to provide investments needed for net‐zero transitions. While recent empirical studies reveal that financial digitalization and fintech have changed Chinese banks' loan portfolios and business models, they stem from credit restrictions on heavily polluting enterprises and from ...
Akihisa Mori
wiley   +1 more source

From Material Tensions to Organizational Paradoxes: How Manufacturers Cope With the Limits of Circular Product Design

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Circular product design (CPD) is central to advancing the circular economy by enabling the narrowing, slowing, and closing of resource flows. Yet, its implementation remains persistently challenging for firms. Prior research has largely framed these challenges as discrete barriers, overlooking the structural contradictions embedded in CPD ...
Vanessa Robertson, Nelly Rahimy, Suleika Bort   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Abandoned mines in Khibiny Mts.

Herald of Kola Science Centre of the RAS, 2020
Two abandoned mines the Molybdenitovyi mine on Takhtarvumchorr Mountain and the Lovchorritovyi mine in the Gakman’ Gorge were developed in the 1930s. At present, they are regarded as original mon-uments of the period of the industrial development of the Khibiny, as well as popular tourist sites located in transport and walking distance from Kirovsk.
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Developing a framework for the management and rehabilitation of abandoned mines in South Africa

, 2023
PhD (Economic and Management Sciences with Business Administration), North-West University, Mahikeng CampusThe focus of this study was to develop a framework for the management and rehabilitation of abandoned mines in South Africa using the North West ...
Kuipa, Edward
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When Nature Counts: Corporate Biodiversity Attention and Access to Bank Finance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This paper investigates whether corporate attention to biodiversity influences firms' access to bank loans, an overlooked question in the emerging biodiversity–finance literature. Using a novel, text‐based measure constructed from 446 biodiversity‐related keywords and applied to Chinese A‐share listed firms from 2000 to 2023, we show that ...
Ruxiao Li, Bo Zhang, Zhang‐Hangjian Chen, Hafiz Hoque   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Navigating Ethical Minefields: Micro‐Foundations of Corporate Political Work in Ethical and Sustainable Business Performance

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In an era of rising geopolitical tensions and environmental instability, corporate political activities have become increasingly intertwined with ethical challenges and sustainability requirements. This study investigates the influence of environmental dynamics and corporate ethical responsibility on interorganizational conflict and ...
David Yulong Liu, Justin Zuopeng Zhang, Jimmy Sun, Muhammad Mustafa Kamal, Bhumika Gupta   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Corporate Environmental Innovation and Environmental Decoupling: International Evidence

Business Strategy and the Environment, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates whether environmental innovation reduces environmental decoupling, defined as the mismatch between a company's environmental disclosures and its actual environmental performance. Drawing on legitimacy theory, we argue that environmental innovation represents a substantive organizational response that reduces companies ...
Rasmi Meqbel, Rizwan Ahmed, Mohammad A. A. Zaid, Mohammad Abweny   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source