The Green Building Council of Australia (GBCA) has published the new resource Specifying for Green Star Buildings Using NATSPEC.

Energy Australia's one-of a kind power system!

As outlined in a new report by the Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (ETI), an 88% cut to heavy industry emissions is possible and would set up key regions for the net-zero transition, says research backed by 18 of Australia’s largest companies. 

ADAA member Latrobe Magnesium (LMG) has produced the world's first magnesium ingot made from recycled fly ash stored in repositories at the Yallourn Power station.

Due to increasing interest in the use of CCP from the external industry, Stanwell would like to extend an invitation to ADAA members to come to Stanwell Power Station to see the recovery and placement.

World of Coal Ash after a three (3) year hitaus retunred on May 16-19, 2022. Some 1,057 participants, falling just shy of previous WOCA attendance records, despite smaller-than-usual numbers of attendees from countries still struggling with COVID travel restrictions. Ultimately, 397 abstracts were submitted and 245 presentations were delivered during the conference.   Craig Heidrich, CEO of the Ash Development Association of Australia who has attended every WOCA since 2003, recalled at his first WOCA conference, just 97 papers were presented. 

Transforming transport systems to achieve net-zero emissions mobility is both a great challenge and one of our most powerful opportunities to achieve positive change. Come along and see how we can all band together and fast-track change. 

In collaboration with researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Meta (FaceBook's parent company) has developed a new Artificial Intelligence (AI) model that optimises and sorts concrete mixtures best known for sustainability and strength. Who would've thought?

Origin Energy (OE) has released a statement to the public announcing their intentions to prematurely close its only power station, Eraring power station. Here's what they had to say about the future of the plant and its ash repositories.

Back in 2018, Arizona State University (ASU) proposed to construct a US$192 million Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building that would be both striking and reflective of campus history; whilst being as sustainable as possible during its construction and lifetime. Construction began in January 2019 and has recently opened for usage by students. 

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The CCGP Journal is a joint publication between the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research and the American Coal Ash Association. The CCGP is an international peer-reviewed, online journal that encompasses the science and technology of the production, sustainable utilisation, chemistry, and environmentally sound handling of all by-products.

The 2021 EUROCOALASH Conference is this week! Have you registered?

Updates on the new ASHES Magazine and the forthcoming AshTrans Conference in 2022.

It's that time of year again... Finally! Last year, WOCA was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This year as the battle against COVID settles, WOCA 2022 has been announced- that’s right! the World of Coal Ash returns on May 16th in the US!

LMG has begun the construction of its $50 Million magnesium trial plant that will produce magnesium metal from fly ash, coming from EnergyAustralia's Latrobe Valley mine in Victoria (who is also a member of the ADAA). 

New government guidelines indicate that there are no capacity restrictions for fully vaccinated people and people who have recovered from Covid-19 at the EUROCOALASH Conference this year.

Ecologiq- a Victorian Government program is holding an online seminar next Thursday, September 23 2021, at 10:30 AM (Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra time) to support the implementation of the new Recycled First Policy- put in place to promote 'greener infrastructure'. 

ADAA member BG&E has recently been awarded a new project to improve the connectivity of WA railway services.  

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There have been a number of Transport for NSW test methods updated via their Activity Report.

Wollongong is being put on the map for clean energy, Australia’s first dual-fuel capable natural gas/hydrogen power plant has been announced to be constructed at EnergyAustralia's Tallawarra B Power Station in Wollongong, NSW Australia.

On the 23rd of June 2021, Intergen in association with HyNet North West (UK) announced plans to create a low carbon power station at InterGen’s Rocksavage Power plant in the Uk's Liverpool City.

EUROCOALASH is a three-day, international conference that is organised every two years for promoting the use of CCCPs (Coal Combustion Products) in the European and global construction industries. 

The Ash Development Association of Australia’s CEO Craig Heidrich sits down to tell a little bit more about a new parliamentary inquiry into ash, how he aims to tackle potential hurdles and what it means for the ash industry.