Główny Instytut Górnictwa-Państwowy Instytut Badawczy
Budget
€26,194,009
EP Access
0
accredited persons
Staff
1
0.1 FTE
EU Grants
None
Mission & Goals
The Central Mining Institute – National Research Institute (GIG-PIB) is a research institute supervised by the Ministry of Industry, connected with the mining industry and the region of Upper Silesia since 1945. The Institute also incorporates the Experimental Mine "Barbara”, established 20 years prior to it in Mikołów.The activity of the Institute encompasses the most significant aspects of mining and geoengineering, industrial safety and environmental engineering (particularly environmental protection against the impacts of industrial activity). The Institute also conducts educational and training activity as well as certification, and provides services in the form of research, expert opinions, measurements and analyses for many branches of industry, local and state administration institutions and offices as well as international partners.GIG-PIB maintains broad contact with international companies and institutions in terms of scientific and technical cooperation, research projects.
EU Legislative Interests
Horizon Europe under TFEU Articles 173, 182, 183 &188 EU Research Fund for Coal and Steel under Protocol 37 of the EU Treaties Just Transition Fund Methane Regulation (EU) 2024/1787 proposed Soil Monitoring and Resilience Directive (Soil Monitoring Law, COM (2023)0416) Ambient Air Quality Directive (EU)2024/2881 Industrial Emissions Directive (EU) 2024/1785 (revising 2010/75/EU)
Communication Activities
• Wyróżnienie w konkursie Górniczy Sukces Roku 2021 dla konsorcjum TAURON Wydobycie S.A. i Głównego Instytutu Górnictwa za rozwiązanie pod nazwą „Opracowanie koncepcji wykonania eksperymentalnej pokrywy rekultywacyjnej fragmentu hałdy, z wykorzystaniem materiałów i odpadów oraz budowy poligonu doświadczalnego w Zakładzie Górniczym Janina w Libiążu, w ramach projektu RECOVERY”, w kategorii Ekologia, przyznany przez Jury Konkursowe, (Katowice, 04.03.2022r.) International Workshop on Best Practices in Coal Mine Methane Monitoring, Capture, and Use https://unece.org/info/events/event/394290 05 - 06 November 2024 Central Mining Institute https://euracoal.eu/2023/05/25/rfcs-workshop-european-parliament-23-may-2023/ Many working and coordination meetings related to the European projects realised by GIG-PIB
Interests Represented
Does not represent commercial interests
Member Of
European Network of Environmental Research Organisations (ENERO), A.SPIRE aisbl Brussels (Processes 4 Plant Research Association), CO2GeoNet, European Radioecology Alliance (ERA), European NORM Association (ENA),
Organisation Members
AIT Austria, ISSeP Belgium, VITO, CIEMAT, AEA, RISO, AITEX, Arcelor Mittal, BASF, BFI, CFFIC, AGH, CEA, Bri S.A., CEMEX, IAF Radiookologie GmbH, DE, NCC Nuclear Control&Consulting GmbH GE, ZIRCON Industry Association Ltd UK, Clean Stream NORSCO Group, Mineralz, Tracerco Ltd, Polyeco S.A., Institut de Radioprotection et de Surete Nucleaire FR, Bundessamt fur Strahlenschutz GE, Centro de Investigaciones Energeticas Medioambientales y Technologicas Spain, Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authorities in Sweden, Finland and Norway, Center for Ecology and Hydrology UK, Centre d'Etudes de l'Energie Nucleaire, BE
Additional Information
GIG-PIB does not have any intermediaries hired to represent its interests at EU-level
Commissioner Meetings
No recorded meetings with EU commissioners.