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Track 2: Environmental Compliance

2A Environmental Mega Session: Navigating the Minefield of CPP Compliance

This session will explore the current status of the Clean Power Plan. Court rulings, early state adoption, the new Supreme Court justice and timing of all remain highly volatile and will have significant impact on the utility sector. Changes to fuel mix and reliability/emissions based dispatch would be unprecedented. Compliance strategies, legal issues and system impact will be discussed by the distinguished panel. Chair: Mark Nagel, PE, REMOVE, NRG Energy, Inc. Co-Chair: Robert Hollinsworth, Plant Manager Montrose & Sibley Stations, Evergy, Inc Moderator: Tony Licata, Vice President, Licata Energy & Environmental Consultants, Inc. Panelist: Mr. John King, Partner, Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson, L.L.P.   Block Andrews, Strategic Environmental Solutions Director, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.   Maria Race, Director, Federal Environmental Programs, NRG Energy, Inc.   Chuck Barlow, VP, Environmental Policy and Strategy, Entergy   JT Smith, Director, Policy Studies, MISO - Midcontinent Independent System Operator

2B: Breaking it Down: Four Pillars of the Clean Power Plan

Get an overview of the EPA’s final Clean Power Plan (CPP) rulemaking and the status of the most recent legal challenges before acquiring a “Survival Kit” about how to navigate this challenging environment. The four pillars of the CPP will be broken down, with case studies and technical analysis focused on the options available so your plant will meet regulations, no matter your fuel. Chair: Melanie Green, Sr. Director Power Gen, CPS Energy Speakers: Clean Power Plan Key Components, Compliance Options and Implications Abstract ANDY BYERS, Associate Vice President - Environmental Services, Black & Veatch   Clean Power Plan Coal Plant Efficiency Improvements v. NSRs Abstract Rodney Durban, Digital Lead, ABB Co-Author(s): Mr. Richard W. Vesel, Business Development Manager, ABB   Basic NPV Economics for CO2 Reduction Abstract Mr. Thomas Wright, Supervising Engineer (Mechanical), WorleyParsons   Clean Power Plan Compliance with Natural Gas Utilization Technologies Abstract Marc Lemmons, Boiler Specialist - Mechanical Engineer, Sargent & Lundy Co-Author(s): Emily Kunkel, Senior Environmental Associate, Sargent & Lundy Rajendra Gaikwad, Mechanical Engineer, Sargent & Lundy

2C: The Acronym Shuffle: Reducing SO2 through DSI and VOM

This session will focus on strategies to achieve flue gas SO2 reduction through various performance optimization tactics, including dry sorbent injection (DSI). Get a visual case study of the progression of a large DSI project from conceptual design to commissioning. Also get access to a deep comparison of dry scrubber performances, and laboratory results of new technologies designed for SO2 reduction. Chair: Mark Nagel, PE, REMOVE, NRG Energy, Inc. Co-Chair: Kevin Dougherty, VP Business Development & Marketing, Fuel Tech, Inc. Speakers: Large Dry Sorbent Injection Project for So2 Reduction, NRG Waukegan Station Abstract Jon Norman, Project Engineering Manager, NRG Energy, Inc. Co-Author(s): Stan Konopacki, Project Engineering Manager, NRG Energy, Inc. Jon Norman, Manager, Sales and Technology, UCC Dry Sorbent Injection, LLC   Dry Scrubber Operating Cost Reduction Strategy & Practice Abstract Stewart Nicholson, President, Primex Co-Author(s): Jim Apostolico, Plant Manager, North America Energy Services (NAES) - Logan Generating Plant   A High Reactivity Hydrate For Improved SO2 Capture Abstract Pat Mongoven, Business Development Manager - DSI, Mississippi Lime Company Co-Author(s): Curt Biehn, Manager, Marketing & Technical Services, Mississippi Lime Company

2D: The Big Picture: Important Considerations for CCR and Transportation Project Planning

This session will cover the various aspects that utilities and engineering firms must consider in planning and implementation of coal combustion residual and transportation projects. Compliance with EPA regulations & ELG guidelines, zero discharge technologies for bottom ash collection and recirculation systems, water in contact with fly ash, and system options such as remote submerged chain conveyor will be explored. Chair: Bob Williams, Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Wolf Point Engineers & Contractors Co-Chair: David Thomas, CCR Program Lead, DTE Energy Panelists: Thomas Adams, Executive Director, American Coal Ash Association   Zachary Bahr, Business Development, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.   Randy L. Shepler, Remove, CCC Group, Inc.   Robert Walsh, Lead Engineer Fossil Division, Altran Solutions Corp   Dan J. Whalen, Senior Vice President, Hanson Professional Services Inc.

2E: Handling Residual and Water Management in the Wake of CCR & ELG

With the EPA’s Coal Combustion Residuals (CCR) and Effluent Limitations Guidelines (ELG) finalized and compliance plans being prepared, generating stations are going to feel profound effects on their residuals management and water management approaches. This session will share examples and approaches in response to the challenges these rules present, including simple, low-cost approaches that you may have overlooked. Chair: David Thomas, CCR Program Lead, DTE Energy Co-Chair: David Stopek, Principal, Stopek Technical Services Speakers: Ash Handling and Wastewater Compliance: A review of Holistic Compliance Approaches to Reduce Cost for Affected Power Generators Abstract Mike Preston, Chemical Engineer Section Leader, Black & Veatch   Strategies for Water Reduction at Steam Turbine Generating Plants Abstract Danielle A. Koren, Project Associate, Sargent & Lundy Co-Author(s): Matthew Heerman, Senior Engineer, Sargent & Lundy   Byproduct Fixation as a Low-Cost Approach to Complying with the Effluent Guidelines Abstract Holly Hills, Environmental & Process Technology Engineering Senior Project Associate, Sargent & Lundy Co-Author(s): Danielle Koren, Project Associate, Sargent & Lundy   Dense Slurry Ash Management: Testing Requirements to Identify Ash/Water Mixes to Maximize Economics and Environmental Performance Abstract Dale Timmons, Program Manager, NAES Corporation   Groundwater Monitoring Requirements Under the New CCR Regulations Abstract Jeffery Pope PE, Program Manager, Facility Decommissioning & Demolition Services, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc.

2F: Optimizing Mercury Control for ELG Compliance

Whether your utility is in the first year of Mercury and Air Toxic Standards (MATS) compliance or nearing an extension deadline, the proposed Effluent Limit Guidelines (ELG) will require additional action for you to get compliant. This session will present strategies on how to do so, with data and descriptions on all options for Hg mitigation to optimize you plants mercury. Chair: Mark Strebel, Product Manager, Martin Engineering Speakers: Powdered Activated Carbon Injection into the WFGD for Mercury Capture Abstract Erica Gonzaga, ME, Applications Engineer, Carbonxt, Inc. Co-Author(s): David Mazyck, CEO, Carbonxt, Inc.   Full-Scale Installation of Mercury Control System at FirstEnergy’s Fort Martin Power Station Abstract Mr. John Knotts, Global Business Development Leader, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Co-Author(s): Jeff Kolde, Product Specialist, W.L. Gore & Associates, Inc. Jonas S. Klingspor, VP President, AECOM Ron Rogers, AECOM Dan Sendro, FirstEnergy Corp Larry Earnest, FirstEnergy Corp   System for Powdered Activated Carbon Injection Resulting in Improved Dispersion Abstract Christine Valcarce, Environmental Scientist, Carbonxt, Inc. Co-Author(s): David Mazyck, CEO, Carbonxt, Inc. Erica Gonzaga, ME, Applications Engineer, Carbonxt, Inc.   Cooper Unit 1 MATS Compliance Update – Approach for removing Mercury Abstract Samuel Yoder, P.E., Chemical Engineer, Energy Division, Burns & McDonnell Engineering Company, Inc. Co-Author(s): Mary Jane Warner, Director, Production Engr & Constr, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. [EKPC] Craig Johnson, Sr. Vice President Power Production, East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. [EKPC] David Meade, Engineer (non-IT), East Kentucky Power Cooperative Inc. [EKPC]

2G: Insightful Technologies and Practices to Control NOx and Particulate Matter

This session focuses on the control of NOx and particulate matter through the application of technology and prudent operating practices. Retrofit fabric filter installation, electrostatic precipitator operation in intermittent energization mode, SCR pluggage and the effects of ammonium bisulfate, and NOx reduction utilizing combustion optimization are the topics to be presented through several project-specific reports. Chair: Robert Hollinsworth, Plant Manager Montrose & Sibley Stations, Evergy, Inc Co-Chair: David Paz, TBA Speakers: Up in the Air to Clean the Air Abstract Tom Tauber, Senior Civil/Structural Design Engineer, Zachry Engineering Corporation Co-Author(s): Philip Imber, Engineer, LG&E and KU Energy LLC Mel McDowell, Senior Electrical Engineer, LG&E and KU Energy LLC Mike Brumage, Project Engineering Manager, Zachry Group   Commercial Operation of Electrostatic Precipitator High Frequency Energization in Intermittent Energization Mode at Labadie Energy Center, Units 1 & 2 Abstract Gary Grieco, Consulting Engineer, Air Consulting Associates Co-Author(s): Hardik Shah, Applications Engineer, Southern Environmental   Reducing NOx on a Ramping Coal-Fired Unit using a Combustion Optimization System Abstract Steve Piche, Director of Research and Development, NeuCo Co-Author(s): Fred Pickard, Vice President of Technology Development, NeuCo   Ammonium Bisulfate (ABS) Root Cause Analysis and Troubleshooting for NRG’s W.A. Parish Unit 5 & 6 Abstract Emily Kunkel, Senior Environmental Associate, Sargent & Lundy Co-Author(s): Andrew Carstens, Vice President Environmental Services, Sargent & Lundy Robert Bland, Engineering, WA Parish Generating Station

* - This speaker has been invited to speak at ELECTRIC POWER 2016, but is not yet confirmed.