API CONSTRUCTION BUILDING CLEAN, EFFICIENT PLANT FOR TUCSON ELECTRIC POWER
APi Construction building clean, efficient plant for Tucson Electric Power
With significant advancements in control technologies and equipment to limit emissions, today's super-clean, high-efficiency power plants like Unit 3, have made coal a viable energy source. Coal is relatively cheap and plentiful. We have more coal in the United States than any other country which makes us the "Saudi Arabia" of coal.
Unit 3 will use new technology to limit emissions, including dry scrubbers for sulfur dioxide reduction, selective catalytic reduction and low NOx burners to control oxides of nitrogen, and baghouses to capture particulates. Fly ash and bottom ash byproducts from the coal combustion process will be collected and stored on-site in sealed landfill facilities.
In addition to Unit 3 other work on this project will upgrade the emission control equipment on existing facilities at Units 1 and 2. The plan includes upgrading existing sulfur dioxide scrubber systems and installing improved low-nitrogen oxide burners on those units.
With this new equipment, total combined emissions from all three units will be significantly less than previous emissions from the two existing units.
APi Construction's project scope includes: insulation &lagging work on the boiler, ductwork, piping, SCR, SDA and baghouse. This 8-month project involves over 100 skilled craftsmen.
To appreciate the shear size of this project, consider that at the project conclusion APi will have provided and installed the following:
- 400,000 pounds of sheet metal lagging and flashing
- 60 truckloads of blanket insulation
- 46,000 lineal feet of pipe insulation
APi Construction Company's scope of work at Springerville includes the complete insulation and lagging of:
- Boiler
- Dry scrubbers
- SCR equipment
- Baghouse
- Turbine
- All air and flue gas ductwork
- All associated piping
- Air heaters
- Feedwater heaters
APi Construction Company
APi Construction Company is a recognized Union insulation and lagging contractor. For more than 80 years, customers have trusted APi to perform high-quality, reliable installation services at many of the industry's largest power plants.
We're one of the few single-source contractors in the country to provide insulation, lagging, siding and scaffolding services. Operating at both new and retrofit projects, we’re experienced in insulating coal-fired boilers, air quality control systems (AQCS), natural gas power plants, and specialized nuclear power plant maintenance.
In addition, APi has completed many projects across the pulp and paper, waste-to-energy, and petroleum markets. Safety is at the forefront of every one of our craftsperson's thoughts and actions as a result of our comprehensive loss prevention program.
Our "customer first" philosophy has been valued by some of the world's top engineering and construction firms, and we're dedicated to continue providing best-in-class insulation services.
MISSION STATEMENT: We are a family of professionals driven to perform our work, beginning to end - as promised. We value excellence and strive to preserve it. We hire wisely and mentor for the future, taking more from our work than a paycheck. As a team we work safely, conquer challenges and accept responsibility for ourselves and those around us.
We live by our values.
Our results sell themselves.
