Challenge GZA was contracted by a long-time client, Algonquin Power Windsor Locks (APWL) to secure expedited permitting for the proposed 15-MW combustion turbine at its existing cogeneration facility in Connecticut. The project received a capital grant of $6.5 million from the Connecticut Department of Public Utility Control (DPUC) contingent upon the turbine being operational within … Read more
Challenge Gilman Brothers (GB), a company manufacturing laminated foam boards at its facility by extruding polystyrene resin and a volatile organic compound (VOC) blowing agent (BA), wanted to double its permitted production capacity. The facility, which was a minor source of VOC emissions, did not have any emissions control. Doubling the capacity would make the … Read more
Challenge The main campus of Columbia University, located in the Morningside Heights area of Manhattan, includes several large boilers at its central power plant and other fuel-burning equipment such as emergency engines, boilers, water heaters, chillers, etc. and laboratory hoods throughout the campus that operate under a Title V permit. The Title V permit requires … Read more
Challenge Gilman Brothers Company (GBC) manufactures polystyrene foam boards at its Gilman Road, Gilman, CT facility (Facility). The blowing agent used in the manufacturing process is isobutane. As isobutane is one of the listed chemicals in 40 CFR 68 and the amount of isobutane handled at the Facility exceeds the 40 CFR 68 threshold, GBC … Read more
