On July 17, 2023, it was learned from the Provincial Development and Reform Commission that Shanxi Province has issued the "Guiding Opinions on Promoting the Integrated Development of the Coal Industry and Carbon Reduction Technology", vigorously promoting the green development of coal. It is planned to achieve a gas extraction and utilization rate of 50% in coal mines by 2025, create 5 left and right zero carbon mines, break through 10 key core technologies, and reduce the comprehensive carbon emissions per ton of raw coal production in Shanxi Province by about 5% compared to 2020.

Next, Shanxi Province will vigorously promote green coal development, achieve carbon reduction at the source, and focus on carbon emission control in the field of green coal development. It will strengthen cutting-edge theoretical research and equipment, process, and material technology research, actively carry out pilot demonstrations of green coal mining and underground coal selection, and promote the research and application of efficient and energy-saving washing technology and coal mine gas utilization technology. Promote the research and application of efficient and energy-saving washing technology. Focusing on the reliability, refinement, intelligence, and green equipment and processes of coal washing, we will carry out the promotion and application of intelligent gangue removal technology, efficient dense medium separation technology, high-precision online coal quality detection technology, intelligent control technology, and efficient energy-saving equipment, and promote the development of coal washing enterprises towards energy-saving special direction. Editor/Xie Li