We meet your needs with the right service at the right time, so that you can meet theirs.

You have our commitment to meet your most complex challenges with tailored solutions, engineered to your specific needs. Our staff of experts, with many years’ combined experience in power generation, is exclusively dedicated to the energy business and to our clients. As your one-stop shop from Owner's Engineering to detailed design, we keep your financial considerations in mind to bring you the most value for every dollar, from the smallest study to complete plant design and betterment projects. We offer trusted, proven, world-class support in the development and implementation of power generation, cogeneration, and renewable power projects by being an extension of your team. We regularly serve major utilities, independent power producers, municipalities, heavy industry, and institutions, including some of the world’s most prestigious universities and healthcare organizations.

We offer:

• Engineering Studies and Optimization
• Generation Concepts
• Regulatory Compliance (Air, Water, Ash)
• Project Cost Estimates and Project Schedules
• Life-Cycle Cost Analysis and Financial Modeling
• Heat Balances and Cycle Design
• Energy Cost Reduction Analyses
• Permitting and Needs Study Support
• Design Criteria Development
• White Paper Support for Key Decisions
• Technology Selection
• P&ID and General Arrangement Drawings
• Balance of Plant Impact Assessment
• Arc Flash, Grounding, and Short Circuit Studies
• Design Services – Sizing, Selection, Specifying
• Mechanical
• Boilers, HRSGs, Steam Turbines, Combustion Turbines
• Pumps, ID/FD Fans, Compressors, Blowers, Chillers
• Feedwater Heaters, Deaerators
• EPSs, Baghouses, W/DFGD, Sorbent Injection
• Piping Design – Stress Analysis
• Coal, Ash, and Reagent Handling, Dust Control
• Traveling Water Screens, Strainers
• Silencers, Valves, Steam Traps
• Electrical
• Generators, Transformers, Substations
• Relays, Meters, Protective Devices
• Switchgear, Circuit Breakers, Panelboards
• Drives, Motors, Starters
• UPS, Batteries, Automatic Transfer
• Distribution (Primary & Secondary)
• Duct Banks and Vaults
• Instrumentation and Controls
• Digital Upgrades – PLCs and Controls
• Process Instrumentation
• Continuous Emissions Monitoring
• Setpoint and Loop Accuracy Calculations
• Systems Integration
• Civil/Structural
• Structures and Foundations
• Flues and Ducts/Supports
• Tunnel Systems
• Direct Buried Piping and Cable
• Plant Support Services
• Mechanical, Structural, Electrical and Control System Troubleshooting and Root Cause Analysis
• Condition Assessment Coordination
• High Energy Piping Assessments
• Form-Fit-Function Review of Replacement Equipment
• Design of Access Platforms and Lifting Devices
• Water Treatment – Demin/RO Upgrades
• Fuel Conversions – Coal, Gas, Biomass, Oil
• Turbine Upgrades
• DCS Upgrades
• Operating Procedures Development
• Engineering Studies and Project Development
• Thermal and Water Cycle Design
• Permitting and Needs Study Support
• Design Criteria Development
• White Paper Support for Key Decisions
• Technology Selection
• Flow Diagram and Arrangement Drawings
• Project Cost Estimates and Project Schedules
• Balance of Plant Impact Assessments
• Project Development – Equipment and Installation Contracts
• Establishing the Project Objectives/Drivers [price certainty, lowest cost, schedule, level of Owner risk]
• Development of a Proxy Project Schedule and Cost Estimate for Comparison to Bids
• Development of Contracting Approach and Project Execution Plan
• Contractor Prequalification Preparation
• Term Sheet, Specifications, and RFP Development
• Bid Evaluation Criteria Development
• Bid Evaluation and Short-List Recommendations
• Contract Negotiation Support
• Landfill Gas
• Renewable
• Project Implementation Support
• Tracking and Trending of Contractor Performance to Ensure Compliance with Contractual Commitments
• Control and Review of Document Submittals [OEM, Contractor Design and Shop Drawings]
• Attend OEM Design Review Meetings
• Review and Validation of Change Order Requests
• Review and Validation of Contractor Invoicing (Earned Value Confirmation)
• Assistance in Equipment and Facility Inspection and Testing
• Provide Reviews of Commissioning and Startup Activities
• Monitoring of Performance Testing
• Support of Negotiations for Settlements of Outstanding Contract and Warranty Issues
• Verification That Record Drawings Reflect Final Construction

Name: Samuel R. Barnes, P.E

Position: Vice President, Power Generation & Energy Group

Q: What was the toughest challenge you overcame on a project?

A: I was called on by a client to manage finding a solution to the failure of a boiler feedwater pump. The plant needed the extra capacity that the pump provided and the other redundant pumps had the same design flaw and were close to failure themselves. The challenge was to find the information on the existing pumps and associated valves so that an interim pump replacement could be made so repairs could begin. It would have normally been a straightforward project but in this case the original calculations that sized the pumps and system were unavailable and the data needed was held by a company based in Germany. The challenge was made palpable by the fact that this was an operating plant that could not afford to be shut down – it had to stay online and time was running out on the other pumps. The complicating factor of getting information, from six time zones away, from an overseas company, in a timely manner added excitement to the challenge. The problem was overcome by combining good communication with the application of fundamental engineering principles of equipment and sizing design to arrive at an engineered solution. The pumps were replaced and the plant stayed online!