New website of the WWCCPN live

On July 18, the new website of the World Wide Coal Combustion Products Network (WWCCPN) was opened. The Network was originally founded in 1999 as the World Wide Coal Combustion Product Council (WWCCPC); the WWCCPN is the result of on-going international collaboration to promote, coordinate and inform the public, industry and governmental entities about the beneficial environmental, technical and commercial uses of coal combustion products (CCPs). Members of the network have been consulting with each other for several years to identify common problems and more effectively communicate the results of their continuing research and implementation of new beneficial CCP applications. ECOBA served as founding member of the Council together with the: American Coal Ash Association (ACAA) Canadian Electric Association – CCP Interest Group (nowadays: Canadia Industries Recycling Coal Ash (CIRCA) Center of Coal Urtilisation in Japan (CCUJ – nowadays Japan Coal Ash Center JCOAL) Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) South African Coal Ash Assocation (SACAA) Meanwhile the network expeanded and show more members such as: Ash Development Association of Australia (ADAA) Coal Ash Institute of India National Coal Ash Board, Israel South African Coal Ash Assocation (SACAA) United Kingdom Quality Ash Association (UKQAA) Polish CCP Union (UPS) Informational & Analytical Center "Ecology of Power Engineering" of Moscow Power Engineering Institute (IACEE MPEI) The aim of this website is to grow awareness of the benefits of CCP utilization to the environment, industry, world economies and the development of enhanced sustainability.

Joachim Feuerborn from 2011-07-18