Quantifying Impacts, Transforming Waste into Sustainable Energy Solutions
At EPS, we specialize in providing comprehensive engineering and consulting services for the environmental and waste-to-energy sectors. With our deep technical expertise and commitment to sustainability, we help clients turn environmental challenges into opportunities, transforming waste into valuable resources while promoting environmental stewardship and regulatory compliance.
Navigate the complexities of environmental regulations and enhance your sustainability efforts with our expert guidance.
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
Project Screening and Scoping: Identifying potential environmental effects of proposed projects.
Baseline Studies: Gathering data on existing environmental conditions.
Impact Analysis and Mitigation Planning: Assessing potential impacts and developing strategies to minimize them.
Regulatory Compliance and Permitting
Permitting Assistance: Navigating federal, state, and local environmental permitting processes.
Regulatory Strategy Development: Crafting compliance strategies that align with your operational goals.
Environmental Audits and Reporting: Conducting audits to ensure compliance and preparing necessary reports for regulatory agencies.
Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation
Site Investigation: Assessing soil, groundwater, and air contamination.
Remediation Planning and Implementation: Designing and overseeing cleanup activities.
Risk Assessment: Evaluating potential risks to human health and the environment.
Waste-to-Energy Technologies
Leverage our expertise to convert waste streams into valuable energy resources.
Technology Evaluation and Selection
Anaerobic Digestion: Transforming organic waste into biogas for energy production.
Gasification and Pyrolysis: Converting waste materials into syngas and biochar.
Incineration with Energy Recovery: Designing efficient waste combustion systems with heat recovery.
Biomass and Biofuels: Converting agricultural residues and dedicated energy crops into sustainable fuels.
Process Design and Optimization
Feedstock Analysis: Assessing waste composition to optimize energy yield.
System Integration: Integrating waste-to-energy technologies into existing facilities.
Performance Enhancement: Implementing strategies to improve efficiency and reliability.
Project Development and Implementation
Feasibility Studies: Evaluating the technical and economic viability of waste-to-energy projects.
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM): Managing projects from concept to commissioning.
Operations and Maintenance Support: Providing ongoing technical assistance to ensure optimal performance.
Sustainability and Circular Economy Solutions
Promote sustainable practices and contribute to a circular economy with our innovative solutions.
Resource Recovery and Recycling
Material Recovery Facility (MRF) Design: Designing facilities to sort and recover recyclable materials.
Organic Waste Management: Developing composting and anaerobic digestion solutions.
Industrial Symbiosis: Facilitating the exchange of resources between industries to minimize waste.
Carbon Management and Emissions Reduction
Greenhouse Gas Inventory and Reporting: Quantifying emissions for regulatory compliance and voluntary reporting.
Carbon Capture and Utilization (CCU): Implementing technologies to capture and repurpose CO₂ emissions.
Renewable Energy Integration: Incorporating renewable energy sources to reduce carbon footprint.
Sustainability Strategy and Reporting
Corporate Sustainability Planning: Developing strategies to achieve sustainability goals.
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Reporting: Assisting with ESG disclosures and sustainability reporting.
Life Cycle Assessment (LCA): Analyzing environmental impacts throughout a product's life cycle.
Why Choose EPS for Manufacturing and Industrial Facilities?
Technical Excellence and Industry Experience
Our team brings decades of experience and in-depth knowledge of environmental engineering and waste-to-energy technologies.
Multidisciplinary Expertise: Environmental, chemical, mechanical, and process engineering.
Certified Professionals: Licensed engineers, certified environmental professionals, and industry-recognized experts.
Innovative Technologies: Proficiency with the latest waste-to-energy systems and environmental solutions.
Customized Solutions for Complex Challenges
We understand that each project presents unique environmental challenges. Our services are tailored to meet your specific needs.
Client-Centered Approach: Collaborating closely to understand your goals and constraints.
Innovative Problem Solving: Developing creative solutions to address environmental issues.
Strategic Insights: Providing actionable recommendations to enhance sustainability and compliance.
Proven Track Record of Success
EPS has a history of delivering successful outcomes for clients in the environmental and waste-to-energy sectors.
Extensive Project Experience: From small-scale facilities to large, complex projects.
Satisfied Clients: Testimonials highlighting our effectiveness and professionalism.
Industry Recognition: Trusted by leading organizations worldwide.
Representative Engagements
A selection of EPS engagements across engineering, forensics, and valuation.
Biogas Facility Regulatory Challenge
Challenge
A major renewable biogas facility experienced operational issues and concerning environmental emissions. The owner, a large international energy firm, sought approximately $74 million in damages due to its closure from the County and State of Colorado.
Solution
EPS conducted an analysis of the facility's technology, operational performance, and environmental emissions, providing insightful technical analysis of the facility, its regulatory compliance, and economic viability.
Result
The technical assessment and financial appraisal determined that the fair market value of the facility was effectively zero.
Technology and Equipment Provider for Renewable Waste-to-Energy Facility
Challenge
A renewable municipal waste-to-energy technology and equipment provider faced allegations of design defects, including faulty equipment, poor operational controls, unwanted byproducts, and inconsistent environmental emissions.
Solution
EPS conducted a detailed engineering analysis of the technology and equipment to determine and confirm its superior performance while identifying severe issues with the owner’s equipment, processing out-of-specification waste materials, poor water treatment, and unreliable environmental controls.
Result
EPS determined the root causes of the owner’s operational issues, enabling effective operational changes and eliminating alleged rectification works and damages, thereby saving substantial costs for the technology provider and facility owner.
Technical Evaluation of Renewable Energy Technology Performance
Challenge
A renewable energy biomass cogeneration plant experienced operational deficiencies, including multiple fires, leading to disputes over the provided technology’s design and performance.
Solution
EPS conducted a forensic investigation, assessed the materials handling and quality, and evaluated the technology’s energy-generating performance.
Result
EPS’s forensic analysis established the absence of design deficiencies, demonstrated the contractual compliance of the technology, and identified the owner’s operational inefficiencies, thereby dismissing the litigation.
What Clients Say
“Attention to detail, thorough understanding of engineering and its nuances.”
Kurt Brickley, Port of San Diego
“EPS made it clear to ask us what we wanted, what we did, and how they could help us – not, ‘This is it, this is how we are doing it; take it or leave it.’ They were just really interested in giving us a custom package for whatever we wanted done..”
Tom Gardner, Leading Metals Recycler
“Intelligent, competent, politically astute, good teamwork and safe.”
Ron Halik, Environmental Engineering Department Manager, International Biotechnology Corporation
Industries We Serve
Municipal Solid Waste Management
Agricultural and Food Processing
Industrial Manufacturing
Energy and Utilities
Chemical and Petrochemical
Mining and Mineral Processing
Healthcare and Pharmaceuticals
Retail and Commercial Facilities
Our Services Include
Environmental Engineering and Compliance
Environmental Impact Assessments (EIA)
Regulatory Compliance and Permitting
Contaminated Site Assessment and Remediation
Waste-to-Energy Solutions
Technology Evaluation and Selection
Process Design and Optimization
Project Development and Implementation
Sustainability and Circular Economy
Resource Recovery and Recycling
Carbon Management and Emissions Reduction
Sustainability Strategy and Reporting
Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM)
Feasibility Studies
Detailed Engineering Design
Construction Management and Commissioning
Training and Development
Environmental Compliance Training
Sustainability Workshops
Operational Training for Waste-to-Energy Facilities
About Dr. John A. Williams
A Leader in Environmental Engineering and Waste-to-Energy
Dr. John A. Williams, PE, ASA, MBA, CFEI, AIChE Fellow, is the founder and General Manager of EPS. With over 40 years of operations, engineering, and construction experience, Dr. Williams is a recognized expert in the engineering analysis and financial appraisal of energy, power, and manufacturing technologies.
Dr. Williams has been instrumental in advancing waste-to-energy technologies and has consulted on numerous environmental projects. His expertise includes process development, environmental compliance, and sustainability strategies.
Credentials
Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) by the American Society of Appraisers in Machinery & Technical Specialties: Energy, Environmental, and Manufacturing Technologies.
Certified Fire and Explosion Investigator (CFEI) by the National Association of Fire Investigators.
Fellow of the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE Fellow).
PhD in Chemical and Fuels Engineering from the University of Utah
