Energy projects nearing 10,000 MW in the northeastern United States.

Resource Recovery & Biomass Generation
ESS has worked with several major companies to support construction and operation of resource recovery and biomass generation facilities. Projects have included permitting new facilities, dispersion modeling analysis of facility emissions, health risk assessments, and air measurements.

ESS Group, Inc. specializes in environmental services for energy development and the licensing of power generation facilities. Our comprehensive capabilities address the needs of alternative generation technologies, as well as traditional fuel power facilities.

 

The ESS Energy Team has successfully permitted facilities throughout the northeastern United States. ESS has extensive experience with federal, state, and local regulatory processes and has developed good working relationships with regulatory agencies.

 

In addition to licensing numerous greenfield projects, our experience includes licensing for the re-powering of existing generation assets and system upgrades of existing transmission assets. ESS supports existing generation facilities with reporting, compliance, and permit renewals, and regularly conducts due diligence for generation asset acquisition.

 

Capabilities for Generation, Transmission, and Storage Development

Distributed Generation
To ensure power source reliability, ESS clients are increasingly evaluating dedicated inside-the-fence generation and combined heat and power projects. Small-scale turbines, solar, wind and fuel cells can all be viable options. ESS recently licensed 1.8 MW combustion turbines for a manufacturing facility. ESS also licensed a 1.9 MW cogeneration facility and 5 kW fuel cell at the proposed New Bedford Oceanarium and a 660 kW wind turbine at the Massachusetts Maritime Academy and is currently assisting Biogen-Idec with the permitting and start up of 6 MW combined heat and power unit.

 

Fuel Diversity
In the 1980's, ESS prepared environmental studies and permit applications for a 79 MW fluidized bed coal-fired cogeneration facility located adjacent to the Seekonk River. In the 1990's, ESS staff provided environmental analysis and consulting for a proposed integrated coal gasification combined cycle project in southeastern Massachusetts. Given the reliability and cost benefits of diversifying the region's fuel mix, ESS believes the northeastern United States will see clean coal and non-traditional fuels, like renewables and resource recovery, licensed to reduce dependence on oil and natural gas.