Made with Xara What’s new List of events - SMCT3 conference in August 2013: - call for abstracts added. The conference is being held in Kyoto, Japan. Added 14 Feb 2012 List of events - Global Cement conference in May 2012: 22 Dec 2011 A new conference was added to the events page which may be of interest to ash users. This web site - a new look: 30 Nov 2011 This web site was refreshed with a new look (the 2nd since June 2011) on 30 November 2011. In addition a page of links to information resources was created for CCP users to browse. Russian Workshop in April 2012: 18 November 2011 The Moscow Power Engineering Institute, IV International Scientific and Practical Workshop ASHES FROM TPPS – REMOVAL, TRANSPORT, PROCESSING, LANDFILLING: April 19-20, 2012. was added to the Events page. Download workshop flyer here CCPs - less impacts CCPs reduce the environmental impact of using cement in concrete, by replacing virgin aggregates, by increasing durability, etc. Cooling towers Cooling towers increase the efficiency of the power station by helping to create lower pressure at the turbine exit.