2017 Industrial Emission Control Technology XV Conference

July 31-August 3, 2017
Holiday Inn by the Bay, Portland, Maine

Amy Marshall, AECOM, Conference Chair

Monday, July 31, 2017
11:30 – 5:00 CONFERENCE AND FORUMS REGISTRATION – Lobby
Concurrent Owners’ Only, Equipment Suppliers, Engineering and Environmental Service Consultants’ Only Forums with Agendas developed by participants
2:15 – 3:45 Informal “Owners’ Only” Shirt Sleeves Session
Introduction by Facilitator, Scott Darling, Alcoa, Inc.
CIBO’s “Owners’ Only” Forum will convene on the Monday afternoon prior to the conference. Facility owners and operators will discuss Industrial Boiler performance, equipment operation, technology, and management issues under today’s changing environment. The emphasis will be placed on the changing world of solid and liquid fuel, powerhouse requirements, labor availability, training, meeting environmental demands, handling uncertainty and assessing industry needs.
2:15 – 3:45 Informal “Equipment Suppliers, Engineering & Environmental Service Consultants’ Only” Shirt Sleeves Session
Introduction by Facilitator: Ajay Kasarabada, Black & Veatch Corp.
CIBO’s Suppliers Only Shirt Sleeve Session for industrial boiler equipment suppliers, engineers and environmental service suppliers will be held concurrent with the Owners Only Session. The focus will be on the changing environment and environmental needs of today’s owners – what is needed from them to address new solid and liquid fuel, powerhouse requirements, labor availability, training, meeting environmental demands, handling uncertainty and assessing industry needs.
Each group will appoint a three or four person panel to report on the session, review the forum discussions and discuss what is keeping them up at night on Tuesday morning.
4:00 – 5:00 REVIEW OF CONCURRENT FORUM DISCUSSIONS, Moderator: Amy Marshall, AECOM
Separate panels, Industrial Boiler owners and equipment suppliers, engineers and service suppliers are convened to present to all conference participants a summary of the discussions at the Monday afternoon closed forums. Time is allowed for audience participation, clarification and interactive issue development, problem solutions and further needs identification. Additional topics may be brought up from the general participants for discussion at this time.

  • Industrial Boiler Owners’ Panel
  • Equipment, Engineering and Service Suppliers’ Panel
  • General Discussion and Summary
5:00 Shirt Sleeve Sessions Adjourn
5:30 – 7:00 Welcome Mixer and Exhibits – Casco Bay Hall
Tuesday, August 1, 2017
7:00 – 5:00 Conference Registration Lobby
7:00 – 8:15 Hot Breakfast – Casco Bay Hall
7:30 – 8:15 Fundamentals of Modeling and Data Inputs/Outputs, George Schewe, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
8:30 Meeting Convenes
8:30 Introduction
Amy Marshall, Conference Chair, AECOM
8:35 Welcome
Marc Cone, State of Maine DEP
8:45 ENVIRONMENTAL RULES, REGULATIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR
Presentations and Panel Discussion
8:45 Air Quality Trends and Projections, Gregory Stella, Alpine Geophysics, LLC
9:15 Air Quality Contributors and Future Needs, Gale Hoffnagle, TRC
9:45 COFFEE BREAK
10:00 EPA Industrial/Institutional Regulatory Update, James (Jim) Eddinger, US EPA
10:30 The Greatest Story Seldom Told, Marc Cone, State of Maine for AAPCA
11:00 NOx Reduction Requirement from the OTC, Andrew (Andy) Bodnarik, OTC
11:45-1:00 Lunch and Exhibits – Casco Bay Hall
1:00 Overview and Status of Environmental Litigation, Brittany Pemberton, Bracewell LLP
1:30 What Electronic Reporting Means for Citizen Lawsuits and Environmental Enforcement, Amy Marshall, AECOM
2:15 Coffee Break
2:30 DATA ACQUISITION MEASUREMENT, QUALITY AND MANAGEMENT
2:30 What Tools do the Professionals use to Collect and Analyze Air Quality Data?, Dan Todd, Air Quality Services
3:00 What Tools are Available for Citizens to Gather Data and will Agencies do with it?
Joe Macak, Mostardi Platt
3:30 Siting, Data Quality, and Data Management Considerations for Monitoring Systems
Jack Kennedy, Barr Engineering Company
4:00 Experience and Lessons Learned Implementing Monitoring Systems Under the SO2 Data Requirements Rule, Rich Hamel and Robert (Bob) Fraser, ERM
4:30 Fenceline Monitoring System Implementation and Lessons Learned, Robert (Bob) Fraser, ERM
5:00 Meeting Adjourns
5:30 – 7:00 Reception and Exhibits – Casco Bay Hall
Wednesday, August 2, 2017
7:00 – 8:15 Hot Breakfast – Casco Bay Hall
7:30 Short Course – Boiler Tune-ups for Solid, Liquid and Gaseous Fired Units
Frederick (Fred) P. Fendt, The Dow Chemical Company
8:15 MEETING RECONVENES
Amy Marshall, AECOM. Conference Chairman
8:15 THE EXTENDED ENERGY ISLAND – DISTRIBUTED GENERATION
8:15 Combustion Turbines and Generators, Leslie Witherspoon, Solar Turbines, Inc.
8:40 RICE Generating Systems, Lauren Laabs, Mostardi Platt
9:05 Hot Water Systems, Catie Van Wormer, Cleaver Brooks, Inc.
9:30 Integrating Operations, Performance and Emission Control 1 Control Systems, Mark Bitto, ABB, Inc.
10:00 Integrating Operations, Performance and Emission Control 2 Control Systems,
Denis Oravec, AAI-JMP Engineering
10:30 Coffee Break
10:45 CASE STUDIES IN CEM & PEM SYSTEMS’ APPLICATIONS AND USE
10:45 Boiler CEMs Implementation Experience and Lessons Learned,
Robert (Rob) Mead,
Ingredion Incorporated
11:15 PEMS Implementation Experience and Lessons Learned,
Blake Stapper, AECOM
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch – Casco Bay Hall
1:00 MEETING RECONVENES
1:00 EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY UPDATE – WHAT’S NEW: OPERATIONS, PERFORMANCE AND APPLICATIONS
1:00 PM2.5 Emission Factors for Gas-Fired Boilers, Process Heaters and Engines, Glenn England, Ramboll Environ
1:30 Renewable Oil, Alex Canney, Preferred Utilities
2:00 Environmental Compliance, Dan Grabowski, TRC Environmental Corporation
2:30 SCR Operations, Kevin Dougherty, Fuel Tech Inc.
3:00 Technology Update, Michael Hammer, Marsulex Environmental Technologies
3:30 COFFEE BREAK as needed
3:45 THE DRIVE TOWARDS A ZERO DISCHARGE FACILITY
3:45 Creating Value Proposition Through Sustainability Initiatives, Gary Yoder, ClimeCo.
4:15 Energy Efficiency Components of a Sustainability Program, Frederick (Fred) P. Fendt, The Dow Chemical Company
4:45 Implications of Thinking about Water Differently

  • Ann McIver, Citizens Thermal
  • Eric Hallman, Cargill, Inc.
5:30 Panel/Q&A
Meeting Recap, Amy Marshall, Chair, AECOM
Meeting Adjourns

INDUSTRIAL/INSTITUTIONAL AIR PERMITTING WORKSHOP

Thursday, August 3, 2017
7:00 – 8:00 Registration – Lobby
Hot Breakfast
8:00 Workshop
Moderator: Amy Marshall, AECOM
Introduction
8:00 Title V Program and Permitting Consideration, Gale Hoffnagle, TRC
8:30 Background Environment for Permitting, Jeffrey (Jeff) Underhill, State of New Hampshire
9:00 New Source Review and Permitting Considerations, Kristine Davies, Trinity Consultants, Inc,
9:30 Coffee Break as needed
9:45 Developing a Permitting Strategy and Plan, Joe Sullivan, AECOM
10:15 Collecting the Data to Support the Plan, William (Bill) Campbell, ECT
11:00 Conducting a Successful Modeling Analysis Under the New Guidelines, Susan Barnes, Trinity Consultants, Inc.
11:30 Living with your Permit, Robert (Bob) Fraser, ERM
12:00 Working Lunch provided
12:30 TIPS FROM THE EXPERTS – PANEL DISCUSSION

  • AECOM, Joe Sullivan
  • ERM, Robert (Bob) Fraser
  • Mostardi Platt, Joe Macak
  • HDR, TBD
  • TRC, Gale Hoffnagle
  • ECT, William (Bill) Campbell III
2:30 Other Topics, Questions or Concerns
3:00 Concluding Statements
CONFERENCE ADJOURNS


2.3 CEUs will be awarded for attendance at all sessions without Thursday Workshop.
2.6 CEUs will be awarded for attendance at all sessions with Thursday Workshop.