Introduction Waste-to-energy projects are an integral part of sustainable infrastructure development. Cities are running low on landfill space, the rules on emissions are getting a lot tighter and companies are under pressure to show measurable progress on cutting their carbon footprint. Because these projects make highly variable and unpredictable material streams behave like a controlled,… Continue reading Waste-to-Energy Projects: Engineering Challenges and EPCM Considerations
Introduction One of the key decisions in process plant development is choosing the project delivery model. For example, you hand over the whole project to one contractor and let them assume full responsibility and risk or the contractor only manages the project on your behalf and you keep control and risk. Either way, the decision… Continue reading EPC vs EPCM: Which Model Is Better for Modern Process Industries?
Introduction As industries search for practical ways to cut back on carbon emissions, green methanol is rapidly becoming one of the most promising low-carbon fuels and chemical feedstocks. From ships to power plants and energy storage systems, it’s no surprise that investments in green methanol production are picking up pace all around the globe. To… Continue reading Green Methanol Projects: Engineering Challenges and EPCM Considerations
Introduction Across the United States, the demand for new manufacturing facilities, renewable fuels projects and industrial upgrades keep growing and the supply of engineering talent can’t keep pace with that demand. As project pipelines get longer and the pressure to meet deadlines keeps getting higher, firms are having to think outside the box if they… Continue reading Why US Engineering Firms Are Partnering with Offshore EPCM Teams for Engineering Scalability
Introduction Deciding when the time is right to shift from high-level planning to detailed engineering is one very important decision for industrial projects. If you start too early, your engineering team will spend a lot of time reworking drawings because equipment choices, layouts and process requirements have not yet achieved technical maturity. On the other… Continue reading When Should Project Owners Move to Detailed Engineering?
Introduction An approved process concept may lay out production targets, process routes, utilities requirements and major equipment choices, but it does not provide the level of engineering detail needed to build a functioning industrial facility. Between getting the concept approved and actually starting to build lies the critical phase of detailed engineering, where a multidisciplinary… Continue reading How Detailed Engineering Turns Approved Concepts into Construction-Ready Packages
Introduction When a project goes off the track budget-wise and misses the mark on completion date, we usually end up blaming construction delays, a contractor or the rising cost of materials. Those are all valid concerns, but in many cases, the problem traces all the way back to decisions made much earlier. For instance, selecting… Continue reading Why Early-Stage Engineering Decisions Shape Project Cost and Schedule
Introduction Most process plant projects blow budgets and schedules because of many smaller changes that start to surface through the project lifecycle. Due to mistakes like a pump that turns out to need much more power than they’d first thought or storage tanks that get added on after the detailed engineering work has already started.… Continue reading How FEED Engineering Reduces Cost Overruns and Scope Creep in Process Plant Projects
Introduction Brownfield and greenfield projects might both lead to a brand new industrial facility, but the journey to get there is fundamentally different and that difference becomes glaringly apparent when you start talking complexity and execution. A greenfield project starts with a totally empty plot of land with no pre-existing structures, which gives you a… Continue reading Brownfield vs Greenfield Projects: Key Differences in Complexity and Execution
Introduction As industrial owners face tougher energy targets, increased pressure to cut carbon emissions and demands to build facilities that keep performing over the long haul, the way the building gets designed has to step up to the mark big time. Shiva Engineering Services (SES) gives clients a head start, long before the construction or… Continue reading Green Building for Net-Zero in Industrial Facility Design
