Development status and prospect of salt cavern energy storage technology
June 2025
The rapid development of energy storage technology has provided tremendous support for the energy transition in countries worldwide. Salt cavern energy storage, as a form of energy storage technology,...
Nitrogen injection for enhanced coal seam gas extraction (N2-ECGE):A simulation study
June 2025
As energy demand increases, the depth of mining is increasing, and methane disasters grow more serious, efficient extraction of methane is the ultimate method of preventing and controlling methane disasters....
A systematic review of Coda Wave Interferometry technique for evaluating rock behavior properties: From single to multiple perturbations
June 2025
Understanding rock behavior is crucial in mine geotechnical engineering to ensure construction efficiency, mitigate rock-related hazards, and promote environmental sustainability. Coda Wave Interferometry...
Spray dynamic collapse characteristics and mechanism induced by alcohol addition
Available online 9 June 2025
As renewable fuel, alcohol could be added into the fuel with low volatility to trigger flash boiling, which has been considered an effective method to facilitate the atomization of fuel sprays and reduce...
A novel method for calculating the dynamic reserves of tight gas wells considering stress sensitivity
March 2025
The precision of dynamic reserve calculations in gas reservoirs is crucial for the rational and efficient development of oil and gas fields and the formulation of gas well production plans. The Shaximiao...
Challenges and development direction of deep fragmented soft coalbed methane in China
March 2025
Developing deep fragmented soft coalbed methane (CBM) can significantly enhance domestic natural gas supplies, reduce reliance on imported energy, and bolster national energy security. This manuscript...
Experimental insights into frictional resistance and slip pattern of granite fractures and implications for thermoshearing prediction
March 2025
Rock fractures or faults could be reactivated by the thermal stress generated during the decay process of the high-level radioactive waste in deep geological repositories (DGRs). Understanding thermoshearing...
Dynamic tensile behaviour of rocks under confining pressure and high-rate loadings
March 2025
Tensile cracking is a predominant mode of failure in rocks within underground resource excavation and engineering structures, where rocks are frequently subjected to dynamic disturbances while simultaneously...
Mathematical principle and engineering application of end-mining technology with non-pillar
March 2025
To ameliorate the difficulties of on-site dynamic disaster control in the end-mining stage of traditional mining engineering, this paper introduces the mathematical research and engineering application...
Technology and equipment of deep-sea mining: State of the art and perspectives
March 2025
Rising demand for minerals and metals in high-tech and new energy industries has led to a great interest in exploration of seabed mineral resources. Such resources, including polymetallic nodule (PMN),...
Research status of creep–fatigue characteristics of salt rocks and stability of compressed air storage in salt caverns
March 2025
Energy is an important resource that supports the development of human society, and energy security is even more relevant to the strength of a country. In order to ensure energy security, countries...
A review on environmental assessment of thermochemical conversion technologies for energy generation from crop residue
Available online 27 August 2024
The world's energy consumption is on the rise due to the growing population. Biomass has great potential as an energy source for producing solid and liquid fuels from waste. The environmental impact...