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13COALASHEDITORIALTEAMChiefExecutiveOfcerCraigHeidrichEditorOliviaYeatmanDesignPrint101DesignPtyLtdContributorsOliviaYeatmanCraigHeidrichMelissaBridgesAndrewCaveJaneAikenClintonWindsorCoalAshMattersisabi-annualpublicationCirculation2000CCPs-avaluableresourcewww.adaa.asn.auEditorialCoalAshMattersispublishedbyADAATheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaPh0242281389Fax0242281777Emailinfoadaa.asn.auWebsitewww.adaa.asn.auISSUEAPRIL2013APRILTHISISSUE-APRIL131Editorial2GenesisEnergysElectricityGenerationPortfolio3TheEco-industrialParkParadigm4TwitterUsingsocialmediatotheadvantageoftheAssociationBrokeringtheUseofCoalCombustionProducts6CoalCombustionHandbookReviewUpdateGladstoneLandReclamationProject7UpdateCRCforLowCarbonLivingNewsUpdateAGICRebranded8Concrete2013WorldofCoalAsh2013LexingtonKentuckyReminderTheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliacontinuestooperateinanindustrythatprovidesopportunitiestothosewhothinkoutsidethebox.ThisobservationwassupportedbythelaunchofthelargestCooperativeResearchCentreinhistorybeingtheCRCforLowCarbonLivinginDecemberoflastyear.Thisinitiativeseekstoencourageindustrystakeholderstothinkcreativelywhenitcomestothebuiltenvironmentinordertoimprovebothcurrentandfutureenvironmentalsustainability.This100millionpartnershipisessentialbecauseTacklingclimatechangeisoneofthemostpressingchallengeswefaceasanationandhowweadaptiscriticaltoourfutureprosperityasstatedbytheMinisterforScienceandResearchSenatorChrisEvans.AsaCRCmembertheAssociationwillcontinuetokeepyouupdated.ThisthemeofinnovationtransgressesborderswithourfocusoninternationalprojectdevelopmentswithanexaminationofEcoIndustrialParkssuchasthatseeninKalundborgDenmark.Despitethealmostutopicobjectivesofthisprojectitrepresentsawayofsettingupindustriesinordertomaximiseefciencieswhilstreducingenvironmentalimpacts.ThiskindofprojecthasbeenreplicatedthroughouttheworldwithvaryinglevelsofsuccessprovingthatthisaspirationalparadigmisnotsoeasytoachieveTheupdateofanumberofTechnicalNotesandReferenceDataSheetscontinueswithRDS3-UseofCoalCombustionProductsasConstructionMaterialComponentsdueforpublicationtowardstheendofApril.ThisdocumenthasundergonesignicantamendmentwithtwomemberreviewcyclestoensurethedocumentrepresentsthemajorityofstakeholderinterestsfromtheAssociation.Thefourremainingdocumentswillbeprogressivelyreleasedasmembersgenerouslyprovideinputinadditiontotheireverydayemployment.AnumberofmembershavecontributedarticlestoCoalAshMattersincludingGenesisEnergysPortfolioprovidinganinsightfullookintothevariousenergygenerationprojectsownedandoperatedbytheNewZealandcompany.AdditionallyLendLeaseprovidesanarticleonthedevelopmentofadditionalCCPutilisationareasparticularlyinagriculture.AnotherprojectworthnotingistheGladstoneLandReclamationProjectundertakenbyNRGfeaturedlaterinthisedition.Thisprojectdemonstratesyetanotherbenecialreuseopportunityforyashwhichhasgivenbacktothegreatercommunity.Letshopethatmoreoftheseprojectscometolightastheutilizationpotentialofyashiscontinuallyrecognised.LastlytheAshDevelopmentAssociationofAustraliaisexcitedaboutattendinganumberofimportantindustryconferencesthisyearonbehalfofitsmembers.FirstlytheAustralianSocietyofConcretePavementsissettoholdaconferenceduringthemonthofAugustatDarlingHarbourConcrete2013willtakeplaceinBrisbaneduringthemonthofOctoberlaterthisyearwhilstCraigHeidrichwillbeattendingandpresentingaplenarypaperattheWorldofCoalAshinLexingtonKentuckyinlateApril.www.worldofcoalash.orgagendaCraig-Heidrich-plenary.pdfWeencouragememberstoconsiderattendingtheseconferenceswhichprovidevaluablenetworkingopportunitiestomembersandofferpotentialmembershipopportunitiestotheAssociation.TheADAAcontinuestoworkhardtosecurecontenttopublishCoalAshMatterstwiceayear.Totheseendsyourcontributionsaremuchappreciatedwithcontentalwayswelcome.Pleasecontactusatinfoadaa.com.auforfurtherinformation.