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ADAADECEMBER201407TheUKQualityAshAssociationUKQAAiscurrentlysponsoringnewresearchintoinnovativeusesforstockpileyashattheUniversityofDunedinScotland.Withover50milliontonnesofyashestimatedtobecurrentlyinstorageintheUKtherehasbeennootherstudytodateintotheuseofyashrecoveredfromstoragefacilitiesforuseinconstruction.SpecicallysamplesfromthevariousashdamsacrosstheUKwillbecollectedandtestedtodeterminetheperformanceofthepozzolansasapotentialpartialreplacementinconcrete.ByincreasingsuppliesofCCPsforutilisationintheconstructionsectorinadditiontothatwhichisalreadysourceddirectlyfromthegeneratortheindustrywillbebetterabletoutilisethissustainableresourceandmeetdemandwhilstreducingcarbonemissions.TechnicalDirectoroftheUKQAARobertCarrollstatedFlyashdemandcontinuestorisetokeeppacewithagrowingconstructionsectorbutavailabilityisdependentonouruseofcoalpower.UnlockingthepotentialofstockpiledashinashfeldsacrosstheUKcouldincreasesupplymeetconstructiondemandandexploitanotherwiseunderusedmaterial.WiththeprojectfundedjointlybetweentheUKQAAandtheEngineeringPhysicalSciencesResearchCouncilndingsareexpectedwithinthreeandahalfyears.Formoreinformationpleasevisithttpwww.theconstructionindex.co.uknewsviewresearchers-explore-the-potential-for-using-y-ash-in-conceteNewresearchopportunitiesortheuseostockpilefyashintheUKThisyeartheAsianCoalAshAssociationheldtheirCoalAshAsiaconferencefromthe23-27SeptemberinShouzhouShanxiProvinceChina.Over500delegatesfromover15countriesattendedtheconferenceincludingresearchersmanagerstechnologyprovidersbuyerspowerproducersandgovernmentofcials.Theconferencefocusedonthreemaintopicsbeinghigh-valueutilisationofyashcementconcreteandgeopolymersandscrubbermaterials.Onthisbasisthemainobjectivewastoprovideandenvironmenttofacilityknowledgesharingandthedevelopmentofhigh-valueutilisationsolutionsforCCPs.Formoreinformationpleasevisithttpwww.asiancoalash.orgcaa-2014-introductionCoalAshAsia2014CONFERENCEREPORT