2006 News
Salt River Project's 825-MW Santan Expansion Earns Project of the Year Recognition
December 4, 2006 - The Salt River Project (SRP) Santan Expansion Project was recently recognized as the Best Gas-fired Project of the Year by Power Engineering magazine at Power-Gen International. The project, engineered by Sargent & Lundy, added 825-MW of cost-effective and neighborhood friendly new capacity to an existing, urban site inside the SRP power grid. The project was staged as a two-phase installation of Unit 5, a 555-MW 2x2x1 combined-cycle plant followed a year later by Unit 6, a 275-MW 1x1 combined-cycle plant. The station design incorporated multiple measures to mitigate potential aesthetic impacts as well as extensive state-of-the art environmental controls to achieve two very low-emission, high-efficiency, water-wise, and community responsible projects.
Sargent & Lundy Expands Chattanooga Office to Support New Work
November 3, 2006 - Sargent & Lundy's Chattanooga staff has moved to larger office facilities to better support expanding work in the region. The facility includes seamless electronic interfacing with staff and resources in Sargent & Lundy's Chicago headquarters and a training & teleconferencing center. Directions to the new office.
Xcel Energy Selects Sargent & Lundy for Riverside Repowering Project
October 27, 2006 - Xcel Energy Services has selected Sargent & Lundy LLC to perform the detailed design engineering for the Riverside Repowering Project. The station, located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is part of Xcel Energy's Metropolitan Emission Reduction Program (MERP), a voluntary plan to significantly reduce power plant air emissions in the Twin Cities while increasing electric generating capacity. News Release
Wind Farm Interconnection Project Reaches Construction Milestone
October 20, 2006 - The Twin Groves Wind Farm project near Bloomington, IL for Horizon Wind Energy reached a major milestone as workers began erecting the first towers for the wind turbines and started substation and transmission line construction. Sargent & Lundy is the engineer for the interconnection of the wind farm to the ComEd system. Sargent & Lundy's scope of work includes engineering and design of a 34.5/345 kV substation at the termination of the wind generator collection system, 8 miles of 345-kV transmission line, and a 345 kV substation, a 3-breaker ring bus adjacent to an existing transmission line. The project team also provided procurement support and will be performing electrical testing and commissioning and on-site construction engineering.
TVA Nuclear Selects Sargent & Lundy for Engineering Outsourcing Contract
October 12, 2006 - Sargent & Lundy LLC has been selected by TVA Nuclear (TVAN) as the supplier of engineering design services for routine capital projects for its fleet of nuclear generating stations. The multi-year contract outsources to Sargent & Lundy the majority of the nuclear engineering & design previously performed by TVAN in Chattanooga in their support of the site engineering organizations for its Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Watts Bar nuclear stations. News Release
Sargent & Lundy Excels During ISO 9001: 2000 Audit
October 1, 2006 - After a four-day visit, the registar for Sargent & Lundy's ISO 9001: 2000 certification reported a very favorable assessment regarding Sargent & Lundy's approach to quality. The audit feedback noted that it was very evident that the Sargent & Lundy Quality Management System is integrated into daily work activities and employees are "extremely customer-focused." Sargent & Lundy holds ISO 9001: 2000 certification for "Project Management, Engineering, Design, and Consulting Services for the Power Generation and Power Delivery Industries" at its Chicago Headquarters.
Sargent & Lundy Experts Compare IGCC & Pulverized Coal Technologies and Review New Plant and Air Quality Projects at Coal-Gen
August 19, 2006 - Sargent & Lundy environmental and power plant experts participated in PennWell's Coal-Gen 2006 conference August 16-18 in Cincinnati, OH, and the co-located Institute of Clean Air Companies (ICAC) workshop with presentations on IGCC and coal-fired plant projects. The papers:
- AEP Tanners Creek Unit 4 PRB Coal Blending Project
- Comparison of IGCC & Pulverized Coal Technology
- Project Update: Council Bluffs Energy Center Unit 4
- Fabric Filter Considerations for Hg Control on High Sulfur Coals
For brief abstracts of these papers and to request a copy, please go to Conference Papers and Articles.
New On-Line Sargent & Lundy Career Center Launched
June 1, 2006 - Sargent & Lundy announced the launch of a new on-line Career Center at the company's website. Using this upgraded application, professionals interested in career opportunities at Sargent & Lundy can easily browse current openings, create a resume profile on-line, and apply for the positions in which they are interested. To use the Career Center, go to www.sargentlundy.com/careers.
Progress Energy Selects Team of Sargent & Lundy - CH2M HILL - WorleyParsons To Prepare Two Nuclear COL Applications
February 21, 2006 - Progress Energy has awarded a contract to the team of Sargent & Lundy - CH2M HILL - WorleyParsons to prepare the Combined Construction and Operating License (COL) applications for two potential new nuclear power stations. News Release