Facility Closure in Glenwood

Working under a master services agreement for environmental consulting services, H2M provided consulting support during the decommissioning and demolition of a 15-acre power generating station in Nassau County, NY. Services included the closure of a Major Petroleum Facility License (MPFL)/Major Oil Storage Facility (MOSF) license, […]

Facility Closure in Far Rockaway

Working under a master services agreement for environmental consulting services, H2M provided consulting support during the decommissioning and demolition of a 19-acre, 100MW power generating station located in Queens, NY. The station, originally built in 1954, was repowered over the years from burning coal to […]

Battery Energy Storage

H2M was been retained by multiple developers to support development of five utility scale battery energy storage projects ranging in capacity from 25 to 80 MW.  These projects are located in New York City and Long Island with Power Purchase Agreements anticipated with Con Edison […]

Energy Audit

H2M performed for the United States Postal Service (USPS) an energy audit for the Long Island City Main Post Office including site visit, utility bill analysis, and building modeling simulation.  Potential Energy Conservation Opportunities (ECO) and Equipment Repair/Replacements (EER) were investigated as part of this […]

Large Scale Solar

The Town of Clarkstown, interested in saving money on utility bills and reducing its carbon footprint, saw an opportunity to utilize vacant land at its landfill as the site of a solar farm. The Town selected H2M because of the firm’s extensive experience with landfills […]

Substation Transmission and Distribution Line Upgrade

H2M provided SEQRA documentation for Phase II of the Hempstead Substation Transmission Line and Distribution Line Upgrade project.  Services included preparation of Long Environmental Assessment Forms (EAFs); an expanded Environmental Assessment (EA) which included a detailed project description; and the creation of visual simulations and […]

PLANT ELECTRIC SYSTEM EVALUATION

As part of a large-scale multi-disciplined project, H2M designed a 17,000-square-foot expansion and renovations to an existing 45,000-square-foot residential treatment facility. As part of the project, H2M performed a system analysis study in accordance with NFPA 70E, OSHA, and all local regulations. Studies included short […]

USPS CHILLER UPGRADE

H2M provided complete engineering services from investigation through construction for the upgrades to the chilled water plant at the USPS Bronx General Mail Facility. This project included the installation of the following: Three 250-ton centrifugal chillers One roof mounted, three cell cooling tower Condenser water […]

POWER PLANT COOLING

The Brooklyn OMRDD Campus power plant was in the process of being renovated. As part of the renovation work, the Campus desired to replace the existing roofing system and cooling tower. The project included design services for the replacement of the existing cooling towers serving […]

SCADA DESIGN

Based upon the critical need for standby power, we recommended the Village consider two smaller 750 KW generators as opposed to a single 1,250 KW generator. We raised concerns that a single generator or transfer switch malfunction or failure would completely disable the main Booster […]

FLOOD RESILIENT DESIGN

H2M provided design, permitting, bidding, construction administration and construction inspection for this project. The electrical scope of work included new electrical distribution so the facility could continue operating out of their second floor offices in a flood situation. The design included a new transfer switch, […]

UTILITY OPERATIONS NOTICE OF COMMENCEMENT AND NOTICE OF COMPLETION PREPARATION

H2M uses their freshwater and tidal wetland delineation knowledge and experience to prepare New York State Department of Environment Conservation (NYSDEC) Notice of Commencement (NOC) and Notice of Completion (NOC) documentation for sites throughout this major New York utilities service area.   H2M can efficiently prepare […]

SOUTH FORK TEMPORARY GENERATION PERMITTING

H2M initiated work on an Expanded Environmental Assessment for the temporary generation facility projects at South Fork in January of 2017.  This project included the creation and installation of multiple modular compressed natural gas fired generators to be utilized during peak operational periods  from the […]

EROSION STUDY- FIRE ISLAND SUBSTATION

H2M architects + engineers (H2M) was retained to provide an erosion control study to protect a Long Island substation located on the barrier island of Fire Island, New York. Erosion has occurred along the north shore of the island in the vicinity of the substation. […]

TRANSMISSION & DISTRIBUTION STORM HARDENING PROGRAM

H2M was retained as Program Manager supporting a FEMA funded Hazard Mitigation Program (FHMP) for a major New York electric utility. Administered by FEMA under Section 406 of the Stafford Act, H2M’s role is to provide overall Program Management. The project includes multiple engineering consultants […]

DIELECTRIC RELEASE RESPONSE

When a major utility company in the Northeast needed help with an environmental clean-up, they called upon H2M to investigate and coordinate remedial efforts. A 51,000-gallon dielectric cable fluid release had taken place in Nassau County, NY. Two source areas were discovered where dielectric fluid […]

NATURAL GAS CONDENSATE MANAGEMENT

The transport of low-pressure natural gas presents a host of environmental problems that must be addressed. Drip water is generated in natural gas service lines as a result of water infiltration through piping and fittings. Drip water from low pressure lines is different from high-pressure […]