Gainesville Renewable Energy Center

Project Background The Gainesville Renewable Energy Center is a nominal 100 MW wood- red biomass power generation facility located in Gainesville, Florida, USA. The plant provides about 30% of Gainesville Regional Utilities’ power, reducing the area’s dependence on energy from fossil fuels and greenhouse gas emissions. Location: Gainesville, Florida, USA Q-SEP Model: Q-SEP 6008 No. of Trains:…

Sabine Pass LNG Refinery

Project Background Sabine Pass, a large LNG refinery in the United States, required a membrane desalination solution to cater to its extensive process water needs in order to produce a large amount of liquefied natural gas for export. The water is used for injection for compressor turbines for methane, propane and ethylene, wash water for gas turbines and other…

Case Study: Mumbai International Airport

Overview As a part of a massive expansion plan for Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport located in Mumbai, India, a wastewater recycle project was contracted in 2011 to cater to the growing requirements of the expanded airport. Due to increasingly strict environmental regulations, the treatment of raw sewage wastewater is required before it is allowed to…

Case Study: Hinduja Power

The Facility Hinduja National Power Corporation Ltd. (HNPCL) constructed a 1040 MW coal fired power plant at Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The power generated from the plant is intended to supply to Andhra Pradesh, as well as to other states through interstate transmission system. Project Overview HNPCL appointed Mott MacDonald (MM) as the owner’s engineer for this project. The EPC contract…

Case Study: Brazos Electric

Overview Brazos Electric Cooperative Power Plant in Cleburne, TX is a nominal 258 MW combined cycle gas fired power plant operating on AGC (Automatic Generation Control) load requirements. The plant uses approximately 54 million gallons of water per year for boiler feed water and NOx control of its combustion turbine. The power plant was originally…

Ethydco Refinery

Project Background The Egyptian Ethylene and Derivatives Company (ETHYDCO) is a joint venture company established with the purpose to produce Ethylene, Butadiene and their derivatives (Polyethylene, Poly Butadiene). As part of ETHYDCO’s petrochemical complex in Alexandria, a 460,000 T/Y ethylene plant and a 20,000 T/Y butadiene extraction plant were built. For its water needs, ETHYDCO took the initiative to contract a…

Wastewater Recycle and Zero Liquid Discharge for CTX Industry in China

To reduce its carbon and water footprint, and to ensure statutory compliance, Shenhua Coal Oil Chemical Co. Ltd implemented a project to construct a system to recycle water from wastewater generated by the plant and eliminate waste water discharge (ZLD). Shenhua Xinjiang selected Aquatech to design, engineer, and supply the wastewater recycle and ZLD system,…

Zero Liquid Discharge on Flue Gas Desulphurization Waste Water

The Facility Merrimack Station is Public Service of New Hampshire’s (PSNH) largest power plant. Merrimack Station produces enough energy to supply 190,000 New Hampshire households and employs more than 100 people under normal operating conditions. Guided by state and federal clean power laws, PSNH and its customers have invested millions in environmental initiatives to reduce…

Process Water for one of the Middle East’s Largest Industrial Developments, Sadara Chemical

The Facility Sadara Chemical is a joint venture between The Dow Chemical Company, a world leader in science and technology, and Saudi Aramco, one of the world’s leading energy suppliers. Located in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, Ras Tanura Integrated Project (RTIP), once completed, will be the largest petrochemical facility ever constructed in one phase. RTIP is…