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Webinars Webinar: Regional Haze Rule Second Implementation Period Watch the expert-led webinar, Regional Haze Rule Second Implementation Period. The webinar covers the State Implementation Plan (SIP) development process and helps attendees understand how the rule may impact their facility. View Second License … Continue reading
White Paper: The Viability of Nuclear Plant Process Heat for Industrial Usage
Abstract: As discussed in “The Long-Term Strategy of the United States: Pathways to Net-Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 2050,” the U.S. population is feeling the impacts of a changing climate. In 2021, the U.S. experienced historic droughts and wildfires in … Continue reading
Engineering News-Record Highlights Sargent & Lundy’s Solar Power Expertise
April 8, 2022 – “Texas Reaps Abundance of Renewable Energy Projects in 2022,” an article published by Engineering News-Record (ENR), highlights Sargent & Lundy’s participation in the record amount of planned solar capacity under development in the state. The article … Continue reading
White Paper: Microchip, Macro Shortage: What You Should Do
Abstract: The microchip shortage has affected the entire global economy, and the United States power industry is no exception. While there is some debate about how long the shortage will last, many analysts predict it will extend into the latter … Continue reading
White Paper: Carbon Capture Projects
Abstract: As global emission requirements for carbon dioxide (CO2) continue to become more stringent, existing and new thermal power projects, as well as industrial emitters, may look towards CO2 capture, utilization, and storage to remain viable and emission compliant. This … Continue reading
White Paper: Wind-to-Solar Conversion, Interconnection Queue Generator Modifications
Abstract: The interconnection application process for transmission operators, as regulated by the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC), generally takes between two and three years to complete from Sargent & Lundy’s experience. With the economics of renewable technologies continuously changing, developers … Continue reading
White Paper: Battery Energy Storage Systems Independent Engineering Due Diligence
Abstract As power markets and the generation mix continue to evolve in the United States and elsewhere, the need for flexible power systems increases. To achieve power system flexibility, developers of new power projects and owners of existing projects have … Continue reading
Article: How to Optimize Replication in Power Plant Design & Construction
December 13, 2019 – Sargent & Lundy and the firm’s partners at Gemma Power Systems contributed an article to the December issue of POWER magazine highlighting value engineering strategies used to optimize project planning and engineering for the concurrent design … Continue reading
Article: Current Trends in Transmission and Distribution
September 19, 2019 – Sargent & Lundy Senior Vice President and Project Director Brian Wood contributed an article to Electricity Today T&D Magazine, a leading electrical transmission and distribution publication associated with a number of electrical technical handbooks. The article … Continue reading
Article: Smart Substations – Increased Use of Communications for System Monitoring
August 7, 2019 – Sargent & Lundy Vice President and Project Director Brian Kelley contributed an article to Utilities Tech Outlook exploring the use of smart substations to better monitor and control substation equipment. Kelley shares insight on how the … Continue reading
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