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We are celebrating one year of HYDROMINE with the completion and submission of the first annual reports. Starting now, you can also download the first deliverables from our results library.

Contacts have been conducted between the head of TUC team Professor Michael Galetakis and the executives of Lignitorichia Achladas (Achlada Lignite Mines) in order to explore prospective collaboration opportunities. The company’s interest in energy storage technologies and especially pumped hydro power storage is evident, unlocking new potential for the post-lignite mining areas in the energy sector, but also in terms of environmental benefits and creating new job opportuniti

The conference „Issues of Operation, Maintenance and Repair of Machinery Used in Surface Mining“, held on 2-3 October 2025 in Sloup v Čechách, served as an important platform for communication and dissemination of the HYDROMINE project. A key part of the conference programme was a lecture block focused on science, research, and innovation, which provided the main opportunity in 2025 to present the progress of the HYDROMINE project. The presentation introduced the ongoing inte