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CoalCombustionProductsHandbookColinWardNewMemberProle-ConneqInfrastructureServicesAustraliaPtyLtdDrJaneAikenDrJaneAiken04ADAAAPRIL11TheCCPsHandbookwasrstpublishedin2007bytheCo-operativeResearchCentreforCoalinSustainableDevelopmentCCSDwithcontributionsfromtheADAA.TheHandbookhasbecomewidelyacknowledgedasanimportantandusefulreferencesourceonpublishedscienticliteratureandtechnologicaldevelopmentsoverthepast30years.InterestinthispublicationhasextendedbeyondAustralia.Sincepublicationin2007morethan450copieshavebeendistributedthroughoutAustraliaandoverseas.TheADAAnowcustodianofthehandbookfollowingtheclosureofCCSDhasbeguntheprocessofdevelopingasecondeditionconsistentwithagreementswithindustryparticipants.Workonthisneweditionwhichcommencedin2010isscheduledforcompletioninlate2011.BeyondupdatingtheoriginalchapterstoincorporatemorerecentdevelopmentsthesecondeditionwilladdressCCPsderivedfromothercoalssuchassub-bituminousandbrowncoalsusedinSouthAustraliaandVictoriarespectively.Theobjectivebeingtowidenthescopeofthehandbooksrelevance.Theover-archinggoalsforthehandbookremainthatistodisseminatecurrentknowledgeidentifysourcesofrelevantinformationprovideAnewmembertotheADAAConneqisaspecialistengineeringconstructionandassetmanagementcontractorconnectingindustriesandcommunitieswithvitalinfrastructure.Comprisingofbusinessunitswithoperatinghistoriesof60yearsormoreandemployinginexcessof3500peoplethecompanyisaleadingserviceprovidertotheenergyutilitiesresourcesindustrialtransportandsocialinfrastructuresectors.Conneqiscontractedtoprovideservicestoseven7coal-redpowerstationsinNSWandQLD.ThisportfolioincludestheoperationandmaintenanceoffabriclterandprecipitatorashanddustsystemsandthetransportandplacementofashtorepositoriesforthepowerstationsatWallerawangandMtPipernearLithgowWestofSydney.AshmanagementforMtPiperPowerStationhaditsbeginningswithMtPiperAshthenMPAEnergyServices.ThebusinesswasfurtherdevelopedasapartofCloughEngineeringandMaintenancePtyLtdwhichwasacquiredbyConneqduring2008formerlyknownasBilngerBergerServices.ConneqsregionalprojectmanagerBrettLowryhasaneighteen18yearassociationwithMtPiperandWallerawangprovidingasignicantlevelofcorporateknowledgerelatedtotheoperationofashanddustatthesites.Withthereductionofashtorepositorystorageanimportantobjectiveforgovernmentsandcorporatesndingabenecialuseofcoalashisnowapriority.Conneqbelievesitiswellplacedtodevelopsystemsandincorporatetheutilisationstreamsnecessarytoassistthisobjective.LeadingConneqsbenecialuseprogramisDrJaneAikenenvironmentalscientistattheMtPipersite.JanehasaPhDqualicationinenvironmentalstudiesfromtheUniversityofWesternSydneyUWS.guidancetobothtechnicalandnon-technicalreadersandsummarisenewRDthatcanleadtomoreproductiveandeconomicuseofCCPs.Atotaloffourteen14chaptersareplannedextendingfromtheoriginaltwelve12ontopicsthatincludemethodsforcharacterisationregulatorychangesenvironmentalconsiderationsandthetechnologicaldevelopmentsofCCPutilisationinavarietyofdifferentelds.ForfurtherinformationcontactCraigHeidrichcheidrichadaa.asn.auJaneisalsoanaccreditedstage2soilscientistwiththeAustralianSocietyofSoilScienceIncorporatedASSSIandhasaparticularinterestinfacilitatingthesupplyofashproductstoconsumerswithintheagriculturalandconstructionsectors.Currentlyourashvolumestostorageare105000tonnespermonthDrAikensaid.Giventhegovernmentapprovedutilisationtargetof40inthree3yearsatleast25000tonnesoftheCCPmaterialpermonthneedstobesuppliedinordertoestablishandsustainanewmarketanddemand.WebelievewecanachievethistargetbyworkingwithourcolleaguemembersoftheADAA.ForfurtherinformationpleasecontactProjectManagerBrettLowrybrett.lowryconneq.com.auorDrJaneAikenjane.aikenconneq.com.auorcall61263557217.