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06ADAAOCT10NewcasestudiesonbiocharandconstructionmaterialsfrombrowncoalcombustionproductsSeveralnewlow-carbonproductopportunitieshavebeenidentiedduringan18monthexplorationofwaystoutilisecoalcombustionproductsCCPsproducedbyLaTrobevalleycoalredpowerstations.TheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliax19sADAAx18SustainabilityCapacityBuildingProgramx19aimstoachievesustainabilityimprovementsbyndingbenecialusesforanindustryby-productCCPswhicharenotcurrentlybeingeffectivelyutilised.Thesenewlow-carbonproductoptionsandtheirapplicationwereassessedbymembersparticipatingintheprogramandtheirresultingdiscussionshaveleadtothedevelopmentoftwocasestudies.TherstexploresdevelopingbiocharproductopportunitiesfrombrownCCPscombinedwithlocalbiomasswhilstthesecondidentiesnewconstructionmaterialproductopportunitiesinlargescalecivilroadbaseapplications.TobenchmarkthecurrentknowledgeofCCPsasheldbytheparticipatingcompaniesanindustryefciencybenchmarkingreportwasdeveloped.ThereportanalysestheCCPsupplychainfromthreeperspectivesenergyuseproductsandparticipantattitudestoissuesthatimpactoneffectiveutilisationofthematerialinVictoria.Casestudiescanbedownloadedfromhttpwww.adaa.asn.auliterature.phpWOCA2011CallsforEarlyBirdsTheearlybirdcatchestheworm.Buthealsobenetsfromacheaperregistrationfeeforthe2011WorldOfCoalAshWOCAConference.Earlybirdregistrationfornextyearx19sWOCAconferenceendsonApril1st2011.The2011conferencescheduledforthe9x1312thMayinDenverColoradointheUnitedStatesmarksthe4thWOCAconferencehostedbytheAmericanCoalAshAssociationACAAandUniversityofKentuckyCenterforAppliedEnergyResearchCAER.Intheirownwordsthe2011WOCAconferenceispromisedtox1cprovideaforumtomeetanddiscussthescienceandapplicationsforcoalashandtotransferknowledgeandideasthatwillbenetfromtheirinnovativeutilisationhandlingstorageanddisposalx1d.Anticipatedtoattractacrowdofover500internationalparticipantsandwithanimpressivelistoftopicsthe2011WOCAconferencelookslikeapromisingevent.RepresentingtheAssociationCraigHeidrichisaninternationalmemberofthex18TechnicalProgramCommitteex19.MrHeidrichsaidx1cwearekeentohaveanotherstrongAustralianlevelofparticipationattheconferenceasinpreviousyearsx1d.Forthoseinterestedacallforpaperstobepresentedattheconferencehasbeenmadewitharequestthatabstractsbesubmittedbefore1stDecember2010.Abstractscanbesubmittedonlineatthefollowinglinkhttpwww.worldofcoalash.orgpresenterscallforpapers.html.PleasecontacttheAssociationifyouintendtosubmitapaperorattendtheconference.