Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) Peak Shaving
Industry today looks to liquefied natural gas (LNG) to meet peak-shaving local demand curves, to supply remote locations with energy, to provide backup fuel for power generation, to refuel ships with lower-emission fuels — also known as bunkering — and to fulfill international need for export quantities of natural gas.
How LNG Adds Strength in Peak Season
Storing LNG can help alleviate the strain of demand peaks, helping natural gas utilities keep gas flowing to their customers, in the support of gas-fired generation that powers load growth from residential development, industrial expansion and new data centers. LNG storage can also address seasonal demand changes by liquefying when gas prices are down and vaporizing when natural gas is most needed, providing better financial predictability for gas utility companies.
Our team understands the challenges of market demand and can design and deliver facilities with the speed and agility to help you ramp up when peak shaving is needed.
The Burns & McDonnell Advantage
As an extension of your team, we help you determine cost-effective and cost-efficient steps at every project phase. We deliver solutions from conceptual design and studies to engineer-procure-construct (EPC) completion, commissioning and startup. When needed, our team can call on our full breadth of environmental and consulting professionals to address any siting, permitting or other project needs.
Our focus on safety, excellence in project execution and experience in teaming with technology licensors means we lay the groundwork for successful LNG projects. We help you work through the challenges of greenfield and brownfield LNG facilities, and we provide complete EPC services through multiple contracting strategies. We also can apply in-house, direct-hire construction options, both union and nonunion.
LNG Peak Shaver Maintenance & Updates
We support LNG peak shavers with brownfield maintenance and reliability projects, including electrical, mechanical, controls and equipment replacement initiatives. Electrical upgrades — also known as industrial electrical systems or plant electrical infrastructure — factor in power distribution equipment and associated electrical area classification considerations. We also bring experience in reliability improvement projects, including equipment upgrades, plant drawings and procedure updates. Our understanding of the LNG vaporization process, combined with our experience in combustion turbine designs, provides a complete solution for fuel system modifications.
Integrated Services for LNG Projects, Start to Finish
Our team has experience determining every critical element of LNG projects:
- Technology assessments. We help select the right process flow, remove contaminants, liquefy, store, transport and vaporize in ways that meet economic and operability objectives.
- Contaminant effects. We determine how to remove and handle natural gas contaminants in the liquefaction process.
- Process integration. Utilities, electrical systems, controls, waste stream disposal, truck loading, storage and boil-off gas management are all streamlined with your facility’s balance-of-plant operations.
- Permitting and siting. In-house professionals have experience managing the specific requirements for LNG plants, minimizing safety hazards for personnel and the public.
- Transport services. LNG and natural gas transport can be completed in multiple ways. We cover all pipeline and station needs from supply to final destination, including compressor stations, metering, regulating stations and pump stations.
- Startup and commissioning. We work with your operations team to bring your project online safely and efficiently.
- Upgrade planning. We help with evaluating and implementing mechanical, electrical, or instrumentation and control upgrades to existing facilities to maintain compliance, efficiency and reliability.
