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World of Coal Ash 2024 in Grand Rapids
January 16th, 2024
The World of Coal Ash – affectionately called WOCA – is the premier international conference on the science, application, and sustainability of coal combustion products. WOCA is hosted by the American Coal Ash Association (ACAA) and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research (UK CAER). The World of Coal Ash 2024 - the […]
World Of Coal Ash announces 2024 conference
September 7th, 2022
The World of Coal Ash (WOCA) - the largest ash-related event in the world - has selected Grand Rapids, Mich. as the site for its 2024 conference, May 13 to 16. The Amway Grand Plaza in downtown Grand Rapids will serve as host hotel, with exhibit hall and sessions taking place just a few steps […]
WOCA announces 2022 award winners
June 27th, 2022
The World of Coal Ash 2022 (WOCA 2022), the largest ash-related event in the world, welcomed 1,057 attendees from 11 countries, hosted 42 sponsors and 107 exhibitors, and saw a WOCA-record-setting 245 presentations at its mid-May conference in Covington, Ky. Here are the WOCA 2022 award winners: The Alice Marksberry Memorial Award, sponsored by […]
Part 2: The regulation of CCR in the United States: Geosynthetics and barriers
October 1st, 2017
As discussed in Part 1 of “The Regulation of CCR in the United States,” for the first time in decades, nationwide regulation of CCR (coal combustion residuals) surface impoundments expands the regulated use of geosynthetic materials. While the CCR Rule (2015) allows continued operation of existing CCR surface impoundments, it provides criteria for the disposition […]
Part 1: The regulation of CCR in the United States: Geosynthetics and barriers
August 1st, 2017
The regulation of coal ash (coal combustion residuals or CCR) has significantly expanded the market for geosynthetics within the United States. Further, there is interest in these regulations around the globe in every country using coal as an energy source. These regulations are the result of recent environmental incidents. The regulations call for the increased […]
WOCA issues WOCA Awards and makes 2017 papers available
July 25th, 2017
The World of Coal Ash (WOCA) conference announced the 2017 WOCA Awards and the availability of the white papers from the 2017 conference, which was held May 8–11 in Lexington, Ky. WOCA is organized by the American Coal Ash Association and the University of Kentucky Center for Applied Energy Research. WOCA awarded the Barton A. […]