Carbosulcis coal mine

Carbosulcis Coal Mine
	The Nuraxi Figus coalmine in Gonnesa, Sardinia, Italy, seen from Monte Sirai.
Location
	Sardinia
Country	Italy
Production
Products	sub-bituminous coal

The Carbosulcis Coal Mine (or Nuraxi Figus) is a coal mine located in Sardinia. The mine has coal reserves amounting to 2.5 billion tonnes of sub-bituminous coal, one of the largest coal reserves in Europe and the world. The mine closed its coal production activities in 2018,^[1] following a negotiation with the European Commission concerning state aid to the mine.^[2] Its annual production capacity in 2012 amounted in 1.5 million tonnes.^[3] In 2024, the mine owner agreed to use the mine for a pumped hydro energy storage project beginning in 2026.^[4]

References

^ "L'Azienda".
^ "Carbosulcis".
^ "Carbosulcis Coal Mine". zeroemission.enea.it. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.
^ Chakraborty, Aninda (6 August 2024). "Energy Vault, Carbosulcis to develop 100MW Hybrid Gravity Energy Storage System". NS Energy.

39°12′32″N 8°26′17″E / 39.209°N 8.438°E / 39.209; 8.438

[1] "L'Azienda".

[2] "Carbosulcis".

[3] "Carbosulcis Coal Mine". zeroemission.enea.it. 2012. Archived from the original on 2013-07-17. Retrieved 2013-07-16.

[4] Chakraborty, Aninda (6 August 2024). "Energy Vault, Carbosulcis to develop 100MW Hybrid Gravity Energy Storage System". NS Energy.

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