Ramboll in the USA

Waste-to-energy

Ramboll is an internationally recognized world-leading waste-to-energy consultant. We have 65 dedicated waste-to-energy project managers and specialists specializing in all technical issues relevant to waste-to-energy: furnace/boiler, turbine/ generator, energy recovery, flue gas and water treatment, electrical/CMS/DCS and layout. Our project references include 35 ongoing and 70 completed waste-to-energy projects in 30 countries around the world. In particular, we have updated experience from a large number of state-of-the-art European plants, and have in the last 5 years been involved in the most active US and Canadian projects.

In West Palm Beach, Florida, we have provided technical and management assistance towards the development of the first new waste-to-energy facility in the USA for nearly 20 years. When completed in 2015, it will be one of the world’s largest, annually transforming 720,000 tonnes of waste into sustainable energy.

Other waste-to-energy projects in North America include:

• Lancaster, Pennsylvania. LCSWMA is extending its facility by a new 600 t/d unit. Ramboll has assisted LCSWMA in a technology options appraisal and a project definition study.
• York, PA. Ramboll has been engaged as YSWRA's special advisor for the extension with a new 4th unit and upgrading/rebuild of the existing three WtE units. Ramboll's role during the course of the project has among others been to ensure transfer of experience from the establishment of recent WtE units in Europe and implementation of a state-of-the-art WtE unit.
• Frederic/Carroll, Maryland. Ramboll is acting as a special advisor to Northeast Maryland Waste Disposal Authority. Ramboll has been involved during the evaluation of the bids for the green-field WtE unit(s) in Frederic/Carroll County. 
• Peel, Canada. The Region of Peel presently delivers MSW to a privately owned WtE facility. The plant does not have sufficient capacity. Ramboll has been engaged to carry out a feasibility study for a Peel-owned green-field WtE facility.
• British Columbia, Canada. For the British Columbia Ministry of Environment, Ramboll has developed guidelines for handling RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) comprising pre-treatment, processing and subsequent treatment at suitable facilities.

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District energy

As one of the world’s leading district heating consultancies, Ramboll has 40 years of experience from projects in more than 25 countries, covering systems based on conventional fuels, CHP, biomass and solar thermal energy. Our services encompass all stages of planning, design, operation, maintenance and management, and include technical, institutional and economic aspects. One of our very significant district heating project references is what is probably the most sophisticated district heating network in the world, namely the one in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is capable of supplying almost CO2 neutral heat to more than 500 million sq. ft. floor area, corresponding to an annual heat demand of 30,000,000 MMBTU. Another ongoing project is a strategic master plan for the development of district heating in Milan, Italy, a city with more than one million inhabitants. A number of specialist services related to the optimization, operation and maintenance of district heating systems are currently provided to customers around the world. In recent years, we have also actively engaged ourselves in several district cooling projects.

Ramboll has been working on district heating assignments in North America since 1994, the first being a tariff study for Ontario Hydro. More recently we have been involved in the following projects:

• Specialist services to a New York developer on the steam distribution system in New York City
• Assessment of operational costs in the steam distribution system of Syracuse, NY
• Feasibility study on district heating for the village of Groveton, NH
• Feasibility study on district heating for a developer in Lyndon, VT
• Consultancy services to Ever-Green Energy, an affiliate of District Energy St. Paul, on solar thermal pilot projects to provide heat to buildings and the district heating network of downtown St. Paul, MN. Services were provided as a sub-consultant to a US consultant
• Heat recovery project run by a US industrial client, a project that had economic support from NYSERDA
• Heat mapping study for Fort St. John, British Columbia

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Offshore wind energy

Developing a large offshore wind project is a complex undertaking. A large number of interconnecting issues need to be resolved at all stages of the development process; from the initial idea to the time when the turbines are installed and in operation. Ramboll has the knowledge and experience required to eliminate the guess-work and to provide the answers in a systematic manner. We offer a full range of services from planning and project development to implementation and follow up on operation and maintenance. Ramboll has performed more than 1200 individual designs for 21 offshore wind farms offshore wind farms around the world, totalling more than 50% of installations.

Ramboll has been involved in US offshore wind projects continuously since 2003. We have assisted developers, contractors and wind turbine manufacturers with project development assistance and input to proposals for competitive bidding, and conceptual foundation design. Ramboll is a recognised player in the US offshore wind community that has been involved in more than 50% of the offshore projects in the USA so far.

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