PROSPECTS FOR THE COAL INDUSTRY


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УДК 622.33 © Yu.А. Plakitkin, L.S. Plakitkina, K.I. Dyachenko, 2026
ISSN 0041-5790 (Print) • ISSN 2412-8333 (Online) • Уголь №3-2026 /1201/
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.18796/0041-5790-2026-3-38-46

MAIN DIRECTIONS OF SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE RUSSIAN COAL INDUSTRY FOR THE PERIOD UP TO 2060

Авторы

Yu.А. Plakitkin1, L.S. Plakitkina2, K.I. Dyachenko2

1 Center for Analysis and Innovation in the Energy Sector, ERI RAS, Moscow, 117186, Russian Federation
2 Center of Research of World and Russian Coal Industry, ERI RAS, Moscow, 117186, Russian Federation e-mail: luplak@rambler.ru

Информация об авторах

Plakitkin Yu.А. – Doctor of Economic Sciences, Professor, Аcademician of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Academician of Academy of Mining Sciences, Head of the Center for Analysis and Innovation in the Energy Sector, ERI RAS, Moscow, 117186, Russian Federation, e-mail: uplak@mail.ru
Plakitkina L.S. – PhD (Engineering), Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Natural Sciences, Head of the Center of Research of World and Russian Coal Industry, ERI RAS, Moscow, 117186, Russian Federation, e-mail: luplak@rambler.ru
Dyachenko K.I. – PhD (Engineering), Senior Researcher of the Center of Research of World and Russian Coal Industry, ERI RAS, Moscow, 117186, Russian Federation, e-mail: eriras@mail.ru

Аннотация

Throughout the history of the industry's development, investments made in the fixed assets of companies ensured growth in labor productivity. However, starting from around 2008, growth in labor productivity associated with an increase in the industry investment reached its upper limits and stopped. A stalemate situation has taken place, i.e. no matter how much you invest, the labor productivity still remains unchanged. This has predetermined the need for the industry to move to a new stage of technological development, at which the industry had to start using higher-level technologies. An analysis of the past and projected technological pulses implemented in the Russian coal industry and their impact on the labor productivity growth made it possible to form a technological vision of the future based on possible technological trends that can be implemented in the Russian coal industry in the period up to 2060. With these technological directions in mind, the article presents a package of integrated technologies with a detailed analysis of the timelines for their introduction and implementation, possible costs, and economic benefits.

Ключевые слова

Coal, potential for technological development, labor productivity, investments, patent applications, coal prices, technological pulses, Integrated technologies, costs, service life, development scenarios, two-loop model of scientific and technological development.

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Для цитирования

Plakitkin Yu.А., Plakitkina L.S., Dyachenko K.I. Main directions of scientific and technological development of the Russian coal industry for the period up to 2060. Ugol'. 2026;(3):38-46. (In Russ.). DOI: 10.18796/0041-5790-2026-3-38-46.

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Поступила в редакцию: 30.10.2025
Поступила после рецензирования: 17.02.2026
Принята к публикации: 27.02.2026

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