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Geotechnology, Inc. was selected to provide the Tennessee Valley Authority with geotechnical services for a $160 million design/build project located south of Paul R. Lowry Road in Memphis, Tennessee. Subsequently, we provided a wide range of services in the development of the TVA Allen Combined Cycle Plant. TVA Allen Combined Cycle Plant Project Background This

The Prairie State Energy Campus is a coal-fired power plant near Marissa, Illinois. The campus generates electricity for more than 1.5 million Midwest families. It creates more than 450 permanent jobs and injects $100 million into the regional economy. The campus includes an underground coal mine with the 1,600-megawatt power plant. Prairie State Energy Campus

Under subcontract to Black and Veatch Corporation, Geotechnology, Inc. provided various services in support of design and construction for the new 665-megawatt pulverized coal-fired Plum Point power plant. The plant is located a few miles south of Osceola, Arkansas. Our services included drilling, sampling, geophysical, specialty geotechnical testing, and laboratory testing Plum Point Project Background

Geotechnology has implemented a Construction Quality Assurance (CQA) plan for construction of two utility coal ash landfill cells. This included CQA for base subgrade, compacted clay liner, geomembrane, geocomposite, leachate collection system, and protective cover. KC P&L Utility Waste Landfill Project Background Two acceptance reports were submitted to and approved by the Missouri Department of

Geotechnology provided geotechnical subsurface exploration and engineering for the flue gas desulphurization equipment (FGD) rebuild at the coal and wind-powered Jeffrey Energy Center. We provided these services for the three existing coal-fired units of the St. Marys, KS-based plant. This project included modification of 12 ID fans and installation of six new transformers. We also

The Cannelton Hydroelectric project is located on the Kentucky shore of the Cannelton Locks and Dam located on the Ohio River 721 miles below Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is three miles upstream from Cannelton, Indiana. The navigation locks are located on the right descending bank or Indiana side of the river. The upper pool maintained above

The Holcim Monofill owner was decommissioning a concrete plant and had a concrete dust monofill on site that required closure within a short time period. It also required minimal maintenance while maintaining strict National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permit restrictions. Holcim Monofill Closure Turf Field Project Background Steep slopes, limited soil resources, long term

The Abengoa Ethanol Plant project featured the design and construction of a new 88-million-gallon-per-year ethanol production facility, located in America’s Central Port. The facility will use about 32 million bushels of corn annually. The plant will incorporate the latest energy conservation technologies and efficiencies to reduce emissions, energy consumption and ethanol production costs. Abengoa Ethanol