Web Links

World Wide Coal Combustion Products Network web site The WWCCPN was set up to provide a porthole to all the International bodies promoting coal fired power station ash products. The site is at www.wwccpn.org

American Coal Ash Association -The US equivalent to the UKQAA

Association of Canadian Industries Recycling Coal Ash - (CIRCA) - The Canadian equivalent to the UKQAA, except they go tobogganing

Association of Electricity Producers - AEP is the leading trade association for the UK electricity market.

Ash Development Association of Australia - Australian producers and marketers of Power Station ash form the Ash Development Association of Australia Inc (ADAA).

The British Cement Association -The British Cement Association (BCA) is the trade and research organisation that represents the interests of the UK's cement industry at national and European levels

Business Link - A UK government web site offering practical advise for businesses

Coal recycling, fly ash, CCP, The Western Region Ash Group - As association in the USA with information about fly ash utilisation.

ECOBA - European Association for Use of the By-Products of Coal-Fired Power-Stations

Ecobuild - The UKQAA has exhibited at ECObuild every year, to find out more about this annual exhibition goto www.ecobuild.co.uk.

Energy Networks Association - Energy Networks Association - 'ENA' - is the industry body funded by UK gas and electricity transmission and distribution licence holders

Energy Retail Association - The Energy Retail Association (ERA) represents Britain's domestic electricity and gas suppliers in the domestic market in Great Britain

EUROCOALASH Conference May 27-28 2010 in Copenhagen, Denmark - EUROCOALASH is an international conference with focus on Europe to highlight the use of Coal Combustion Products (CCP’s)in Europe. The aim of the EUROCOALASH 2010 is more specifically to highlight the benefits of Coal Combustion Products (CCP) in the Construction Industries e.g. cement-, concrete-, asphalt-, plasterboard-, road building-, mining industry and to encourage a substantial increase in the utilization of CCP's as raw material. This is accomplished through presentations by experts from the industries and by examples from the practical world.

Green Concrete web site - Dundee University - How various by-products and recycled materials can be used to reduce environmental impacts.

Hargould Building and Construction Exhibitions -For nearly 30 years Hargould has provided construction professionals and productmanufacturers with a unique opportunity to meet and discuss the latest product innovations and key industry issues, in an environment that is convenient, friendly and conducive to business.

Hydraulically Bound Mixtures web site - An information site outlining how and where HBMs are used in the UK.

IEA Clean Coal Centre - General information on modern coal burning techniques, including information on fly ash.

ProCess - This project reseached by UCL, Imperial College, Surrey and Cambridge Universities and Birkbeck College covers the treatment by stabilisation/solidification (S/S) with cement-based binders is an option for wastes from the chemical and metal industries that can not be prevented or reduced. This project aims to develop process envelopes for generic S/S of the most common or problematic residual waste types and gain a better understanding of contaminant immobilisation mechanisms and longterm performance. In addition there is a database called Monolith 2, which is accessible from the project web site.

SMIRT - Cambridge University's research project SMiRT (Soil Mix Remediation Technology), the largest Technology Strategy Board funded project (£1.24M), is a three-year project, October 2007 - September 2010, with the aim of developing, advancing, validating and increasing the uptake of Soil Mix Technology in the remediation of contaminated land in the UK.

Sustainable Concrete Web Site - A joint industry web site run by the Concrete Centre covering environmental and sustainability aspects of concrete manufacture.

The Coal Ash Resource Centre - General information on coal ash production and utilisation.

The Concrete Society -The Society works through the cooperation of its members who come from all sectors of the industry to exchange information and experience and to enhance the performance, productivity and quality of concrete as a construction medium.

The Institute of Concrete Technology - PO Box 7827, Crowthorne, Berkshire, RG45 6FR

The Trade Association Forum - Provides Trade Associations with a range of services and activities designed to assist them in the strategic development and day to day running of their organisations.

The University of Dundee - Concrete Technology Unit - The University of Dundee CTU have carried out a number of projects for the PFA/fly ash industry. This site gives details about Dundee's work and their many projects.

Traditional Housing Bureau - Promoting the use of traditional building materials in house construction.

Masonry First - A body dedicated to improving the quality, efficiency and sustainability of masonry construction. To promote innovation in product and process. To secure masonry construction as the preferred build method for homes and other buildings in the United Kingdom.

The University of Kentucky - Fly ash info library: Papers from the International Ash Utilization Symposia held in Kentucky.

The University of Kentucky - Ash education site: A site explaining the origin of coal fired power station products, their potential for beneficial uses, environmental issues, and what the CAER is doing to study them.

International Ash Utilization Symposia Series - The Kentucky, USA conference web site - with information about numerous papers on fly ash.

WRAP - Promotes sustainable waste management by creating stable and efficient markets for recycled materials and products.

AggRegain - the sustainable aggregate information service from WRAP.