Power Generation

EnviroForensics® /Arcient® engineers have provided many power utilities with engineering and consulting services for expansion, modernization, or consolidation of existing systems or have designed and constructed new power generation facilities. The EnviroForensics® /Arcient® staff is experienced in utilizing innovative and environmentally friendly waste techniques such as plasma and gasification to convert alternative low grade, sulfur-rich or Refuse Derived fuels into clean energy.

EnviroForensics® /Arcient® can undertake turnkey projects by teaming with financial experts to secure project financing. EnviroForensics® /Arcient® engineers have the experience and expertise to implement the projects from comprehensive siting studies required for selection, to preparing environmental impacts statements required for permitting and regulatory approval, to offering complete engineering and construction management. EnviroForensics® /Arcient® can manage all aspects of: Facility siting, system design, construction oversight, and operation and maintenance of power generating facilities.

Planning studies identify the appropriate type of power generation system including single cycle, combined cycle and Integrated Gasification Combined Cycle turbine system with greater efficiency or boiler for the project. Following the planning decision, engineers continue to assist clients in preparation of detailed construction drawings, design of auxiliary facilities, and engineering services during construction, and the training of operating and maintenance personnel (as required by the client). EnviroForensics® /Arcient® provides comprehensive engineering and management services that include mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, instrumentation and controls services, civil engineering, structural engineering, architectural engineering, and environmental compliance.

Primary Service Areas

• Mechanical Engineering
• Electrical Engineering
• Instrumentation and Control
• Civil Engineering
• Structural Engineering
• Architectural Engineering
• Environmental Compliance
• Solid Waste

Mechanical Engineering Services

• Thermal cycle analysis
• Major equipment design and procurement
• Cogeneration design
• Service water system design
• Fire protection design
• HVAC design
• Piping system design, and stress analysis
• Noise treatment
• Circulating water system design

Electrical Engineering Services

• Plant auxiliary power system design
• Fiber optic communications system design
• Microwave communications system design
• Security systems design
• Supervising control and data acquisition systems (SCADA) design
• Transmission systems design
• Power distribution systems design
• Substation design
• Protective relay design
• Underground and overhead distribution systems design

Instrumentation and Control Services

• Control room design
• Control systems design and specifications
• Gas turbine controls
• Heat recovery boiler controls
• Balance-of-plant controls
• Boiler controls
• Steam turbine controls
• Telemetry control system design
• SAMA logic development
• Digital logic development
• Graphic display development
• Input/output database development
• PLC Programming and/or interface with control system
• Distributed Control System (DCS) design

Civil Engineering Services

• Geotechnical services
• Site grading and drainage design
• Storm water and water retainage management
• Watershed modeling
• Wells and gas gathering systems design
• Yard drainage systems design
• Water supply services design
• Surveying
• Roadway and highway design

Structural Engineering Services

• Deep and shallow foundation design
• Structural steel design
• Concrete frames
• Chimney and stack design
• Masonry walls
• Dynamic analyses
• Seismic analyses
• Piping support design

Architectural Engineering Services

• Feasibility studies
• Building design
• Roofing design
• Space planning, programming, and interior design

Environmental Compliance Services

• Siting
• Site identification
• Transmission access
• Fuel availability
• Water availability
• Wetlands investigations and mitigation
• Air Quality
• Air toxic surveys, modeling, and permitting
• Continuous emissions monitoring
• Control equipment/systems design and engineering
• Compliance plans
• Water and Wastewater
• Studies – usage and economic analyses
• Treatment design and engineering
• High-purity water systems
• Municipal and industrial
• Waste minimization and pollution prevention
• Hazardous Waste
• Site assessments and regulatory audits
• Groundwater recovery and treatment
• Process treatment design and engineering
• Community outreach

Solid Waste

• Process treatment design
• Landfill design and permitting
• Resource recovery facilities