DANIEL
MAHR, P. E.
Project Manager
EDUCATION
Master of Science, New Jersey Institute of Technology.
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, New Jersey
Institute of Technology.
LICENSES
Registered Professional Engineer: States of Colorado, Missouri, New Jersey, and
North Carolina.
ENERGY ASSOCIATES 1993 - Present
President and Project Manager
Mr. Mahr is a specialist in the engineering and design of coal handling
systems. As president, Mr. Mahr is responsible for all corporate activities of
Energy Associates. As a project manager, he is responsible for of schedule,
budget, and technical aspects of his assigned projects. Mr. Mahr is experienced
in the power, transportation, mining, steel, and process industries. He is an
expert in the supply, handling, blending, and processing of coal and other bulk
commodities.
* Sigma Energy Solutions. Sulcis Plant, Sardinia, Italy. Investigated fuel feeding problems for
ENEL’s 350MW, Unit No. 2, CFB boiler and developed a variety of options
to address the issues and retrofit improvements.
* Mott MacDonald/Drax Power. Developed concepts, system arrangements,
and bid specifications for the fuel feed systems for both the Heron and Ouse,300MW biomass power plants.
* Longview Power. A/E
responsibilities (concept development, bid drawings, specifications, foundation
design, technical evaluations, etc.) for three (3) fuel systems with an
approximate value of $100 million for a greenfield,
700MW plant; including the plant’s coal handling system, an adjacent
coal-blending yard, and a 4.5 mile overland conveyor system with a surge
stacking/reclaim system.
* Bechtel Power Corporation. Failure analysis for the scraper/reclaimer
at Wisconsin Electric’s Elm Road coal-fired plant.
* Consumers Energy. Provided
technical and support consulting services for the coal and bulk handling for an
Advanced Supercritical Pulverized Coal Plant at the Weadock
& Karn Plants
* Halcrow.
Assessment of existing bulk export/import facilities for bauxite,
manganese, and clinker for the Port of Takoradi,
Ghana.
* AES Cayuga. Responsible
for the feasibility study and detail design of a unique feeder/conveyor
addition to the 50-year old AES Cayuga coal-fired plant.
* Sigma Energy Solutions.
Investigated area classification for Madison Gas and Electric’s
Blount Power Plant, which was the subject of an OSHA inspection/notice of a
pending citation.
* Sigma Energy Solutions. Investigated the system modifications for the receipt/handling of delayed
petroleum coke at GWF’s five (5) FBC plants near Pittsburgh, California.
* Ingetec, S.A.
Reviewed the bulk material handling and blending plans for three (3)
plant expansion programs for Argos Cement, Columbia, South
America.
* Prairie State Energy Campus: Technical consulting related to the development
of a new “Greenfield”, mine mouth 2 x 800 MW coal fired generating
station with supercritical steam cycle.
* LS Power. Reviewed and commented
on technical documents associated with the coal handling system for the Plum
Point Power Plant.
* Sigma Energy Solutions. Investigated biomass handling problems which was adversely
impacting combustion for the Detroit Stoker hydrogate
at GWF’s Tracy Power Plant, California.
* Han-Padron Associates. Investigated design options for bulk
commodities import/export facilities in support of planned steel mill, aluminum
smelter, and miscellaneous enterprises for Port Khalifa,
major new infrastructure, Abu Dhabi
* Ameren Services Company, Meramec Rail Receiving. Responsible for the
feasibility study and mechanical/structural detail design for a $64 million
coal handling system addition to the Meramec Plant.
* Ingetec, S.A.
Provided consulting services for expansions of coal handling facilities
at the Port of Santa Marta and the Cerrejon Mine in
Colombia, South America
* Ameren Energy Generation Company, Coffeen Crusher
House Chutes. Responsible for the
total redesign of surge bins, chutes, and skirtboards
at the Coffeen Plant.
* Tri-State Generation & Transmission.
Responsible for the detail engineering of a rotary
coal breaker addition to 110 MW Nucla Station, Nucla, Colorado
* Ameren Services Company.
Responsible for the engineering investigation for additions to coal
handling system to support fuel changes at the Sioux Plant.
* Bechtel Power Corporation. Providing engineering review services for the lignite and limestone
handling/preparation systems at the AFBC plant - Red Hills Generation Project,
Mississippi.
* Union Electric Company. Responsible for the engineering investigation for
upgrading the coal handling system to support fuel changes at the Meramec
Plant.
* Foster Wheeler USA. Responsible for coal handling
engineering services to support their proposal efforts on the Lagisza Power Project in Poland.
* Union Electric Company. Responsible for the detail
engineering of the relocation of the take-up for the South No. 6 conveyors at
the Labadie Plant.
* Foster Wheeler USA. Responsible for coal handling
engineering services to support their proposal efforts on the Duburi Power Project in Orissa and the Ghogha
Project in Gujarat, India.
* Han-Padron Associates / American Commercial Barge
Lines (ACBL). Responsible for material handling engineering
services in support of ACBL's Orinoco multi-bulk terminal, Venezuela.
* Foster Wheeler Mt. Carmel. Responsible for the engineering
investigation of improvements to solve anthracite culm
handling problems at the 40 MW Mt. Carmel Plant, Pennsylvania.
* Tri-State Generation & Transmission. Responsible for
the engineering of improvements to the in-plant coal handling system of the 110
MW Nucla Station, Nucla,
Colorado
* Union Electric Company. Responsible for preparing a coal pile
procedures guideline for managing stockpiling and reclaiming operations of the
rotary plow system.
* Foster Wheeler Power Systems (FWPS) is designing and constructing a 100 MW
IGCC unit, at the Tracy Station of Sierra Pacific
* Union Electric Company. Responsible for the detail
engineering of the retrofit of six self-cleaning magnetic separators to the
Labadie Plant.
* CMS Energy. Assisted in the sourcing of coal and the draft contract for
importing coal and reviews of a coal unloading, stacking, and reclaim system
for a new 2x300 MW power plant to be constructed at Batangas,
Philippines.
* Fine, Kaplan, and Black. Assisted in research and analysis
of the existing and potential market for oil-in-water emulsion fuels.
* Han-Padron Associates / International Marine
Terminals (IMT). Investigated improvements and operations at
IMT's coal export terminal near New Orleans to service a direct reduced iron
(DRI) processing plant.
* Union Electric Company. Responsible for an investigation of improvements to
the Labadie Plant's coal handling system to solve plow feeder tunnel washout
problems and develop improved coal blending procedures.
* Tri-State Generation & Transmission. Responsible for an investigation of
improvements to the coal handling system of the 110 MW Nucla
Station, Nucla, Colorado
POWER TECH ASSOCIATES 1990 - 1993
Vice President and Project Manager
As a vice president, Mr. Mahr was responsible for negotiating client contracts,
establishing a new engineering office, and engaging consulting services. As a
project manager, Mr. Mahr was responsible for the commercial and technical
aspects of his assigned projects. His assignments include:
* Central Termica San Nicolas (CEA/AES/CMS/ORMAS
Consortium). Responsible for an investigation of improvements
to the coal handling system of the 650 MW San Nicolas Plant, Argentina.
* Tampa Electric Company. Responsible for an investigation of short and long
term improvements for the coal handling, fuel feeding systems of the Gannon
Station.
* EPRI. Responsible for the fuel, sorbent, and bed material
sections of EPRI's AFBC Balance-of-Plant Guidelines.
* Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Responsible for a coal sourcing
study that examined candidate sources of coal and transportation alternatives
for the Ao Phai Power
Plant.
* EPRI, NYSE&G, Severud. Responsible
for the fuel system investigation of the Jennison
Station Fabric Structure Study.
* Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Responsible
for the feasibility of a 2x150 MW, fluidized bed plant for the Mae Moh lignite mine
* Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Responsible for a mining
training and orientation program as part of a 2 x 150 MW fluidized bed
feasibility study for Mae Moh.
* Community Energy Alternatives. Provided consulting services
the design requirements for the fuel and limestone systems on a fluidized bed
boiler.
* Electrical Generating Authority of Thailand. Responsible for the feasibility
of a 4x700 MW pulverized coal fired plant and a study comparing oil/coal as the
plant's primary fuel.
BURNS AND ROE 1986 - 1990
Principal Engineer
As a Principal Engineer in the Energy Systems Technology Division, Mr. Mahr was
responsible for the management of engineering and design on his assignments.
This includes direct supervision of the engineering team, budget, and schedule.
Assignments completed by Mr. Mahr at Burns and Roe include:
* Cogentrix, Inc. Responsible for the design and
specification of the coal handling system for Cogentrix's
150 MW reference plant and its application to sites in the USA and Puerto Rico
(2 x 150 MW).
* Florida Power & Light. Investigated system requirements
to convert the Sanford Plant from oil to orimulsion.
* Korea Power Engineering Co. Provided engineering
services for the coal handling system on Poryong
Units No. 3 and 4 (2 x 500 MW).
* Mecca, California Power Plant. Responsible for the design
and specification of the fuel handling system of the 49 MW Colmac
Plant. The fuel consists of waste wood chips, baled straw, and various
waste agricultural products that are custom blended by the fuel system.
* Florida Power & Light. Responsible for a coal transportation
and terminal study to move four million tons annually from candidate ports
within the State to several potential plant sites. The study examined
barge, rail, truck, and slurry pipeline modes of transportation. It included
the conceptual design of the transshipment terminal and the calculation of all
freight rates.
* New England Power. Responsible for a coal shipping alternates cost study for
delivering coal to the Brayton Point and Salem Harbor
Stations. The marine facilities and unloading systems were examined for several
vessel/barge configurations.
* Rail India Technical and Economic Services (RITES). Responsible project
manager and shipping/port handling expert for the U.S. technology input on a
coal transportation study. The study examined the 50 million TPY transportation
of coal to 13 power plant/port locations via rail, barges, oceangoing vessels,
and slurry pipelines. Conceptual designs of all transportation modes and
facilities were developed. Freight rates and facility capital/operating costs
were estimated. RITES was responsible to India's
Central Electricity Authority for the overall study.
* Consolidated Edison. Responsible for the fuel oil handling
facilities' inspection program at 12 plant locations that receive oil via
vessel or barge. The investigation included modernizing or repairing
marine structures, fire protection, electric, oil spill prevention, and
communication systems. In addition, technical data on a leak detection system
was reviewed.
* Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand. Responsible
for the bankable feasibility report that consolidated the previous
investigations for a 2,400 MW coal-fired power plant at the Ao
Phai Site. Coal will be received via ocean
going vessels up to 120,000 DWT in size.
* Korea Power Engineering Co., Inc. Provided feasibility design review and
analysis of the coal receiving and handling systems of an eight unit, 4,000 MW
coal-fired power plant at the Sao San site.
* China International Water and Electric Corp. Provided design and cost analysis
of the coal receiving and handling system for the coal conversion study of two
125 MW units at the Zhabei Power Station. Coal is
received via ocean going coastal vessels.
* Taiwan Power Company, Hsinta Plant. Provided input
to the coal blending investigation for the Hsinta
Power Plant. A variety of designs using stacker/reclaimers,
silos, and tunnels were investigated.
* Taiwan Power Company, Talin Plant. Responsible for the coal blending investigation of the 2400 MW Talin Power Plant. A variety of designs were
investigated and evaluated on the basis of capital cost, operating cost, and
features/benefits. The blending system was designed to improve boiler
performance by maintaining coal quality (from numerous suppliers) within
pre-selected ranges.
* Taiwan Power Company, Lin Kou Plant. Responsible for the
coal blending portion of an air quality control (FGD) investigation of the 650
MW Lin Kou Plant. The coal blending system was designed to improve fuel
reliability and maintain sulfur levels within the limits allowable for a dry
scrubber system.
* China International Water and Electric Corp. Prepared the commercial bid
documents for the Changshan Coal Conversion Project
which will be financed through ADB.
* Lansing Board of Water & Light. Responsible for an ash
handling study at the 155 MW Erickson Station. Eight options were
investigated to separate bottom ash/pyrites from fly ash to increase their
marketability to the construction industry.
* Consolidated Edison. Responsible for the 60-Day Coal Burn
Plan for the Ravenswood Station, Unit 30. This provides a pre-planned
program for reconverting this unit to coal in an emergency, including lay-up
maintenance and re-conversion construction. The program included coal handling,
burner, ash handling, precipitator, water treatment, and electrical equipment.
ORBA CORPORATION 1977 - 1986
Project Manager and VP of ORTRAN
Mr. Mahr joined ORBA Corporation as a Project Engineer and was promoted in 1979
to a Project Manager. In 1980, he was given the additional responsibility of
Vice President for ORTRAN, a joint venture subsidiary. This subsidiary was
responsible for the operation and maintenance of Detroit Edison's Superior
Midwest Energy Terminal. Plant improvements during this period included the
extension of utilities, foundation and structural repairs, expansion of the
office and shop, pile spray system addition, increases in production rates,
updating of the controls to PC logic, and a computerized maintenance program.
As a Project Manager, Mr. Mahr was responsible for a number of assignments
including:
* Virginia Power Co., Chesterfield, Portsmouth, Possum Point, and Yorktown
Power Stations. Feasibility study of the barge delivery of
coal. Preliminary engineering for $50 million in plant
additions.
* Utility Fuels, Inc. (Houston Lighting & Power), W.A. Parish Plant. Asset evaluation program to identify the current/retirement value
of the coal handling facilities.
* Union Electric Company, Labadie Plant. Design and
arrangement for retrofitting a coal blending system. The system is
designed to reduce SO2 emissions and minimize fuel cost.
* Williams Pipeline Company, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Coal Export
Terminal at Wilmington, N.C. Site selection, feasibility study, and engineering
for a $70 million facility.
* Bethlehem Steel Corp., Sparrows Point, Maryland. Feasibility studies and bid
specification for a $12 million plant addition.
* Energy Terminal, Inc., Port Richmond, Philadelphia, PA. Problem solving and
plant revisions for a coal export terminal.
* Tampa Electric Company, Big Bend Station. Preliminary
design of the coal yard expansion/blending facilities. The final
installation used this plan.
* Jersey Central Power and Light Co. (with Dames and Moore), Unnamed Plant. Planning study of waste disposal for a major coal-fired plant.
Five plant sites with 25 disposal sites.
* Union Electric Company, Labadie Plant. Design optimization for a $15.4
million coal blending facility.
* CILCO, E.D. Edwards Station. Coal blending study to solve
boiler fouling and slagging problems.
* Ohio Edison, Bruce Mansfield Station. Short and long-term plant improvement
studies for the coal and lime handling systems.
* Pennsylvania Power Co., Bruce Mansfield Station. Operating
Procedure and an Equipment Identification Program for the coal and lime handling
systems.
* Detroit Edison (with PBQ&D), Unnamed Plant, Rubicon Township Site.
Conceptual design of a high capacity dock/overland coal receiving facility.
* Williams Brothers Urban Ore, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Conceptual
engineering for an RDF waste processing facility.
* Foster Wheeler Corp., Coal Gasification Plant, Duluth, Minnesota. Responsible
for the design of the gasifier's automated poke rod
system.
EDC INCORPORATED 1971 - 1977
Mechanical Engineer
As a Mechanical Engineer, Mr. Mahr was responsible for
mechanical engineering calculations, equipment selection, drawings, purchasing,
and expediting. He worked on a variety of assignments including:
* Perini Corporation, Greater Lawrence Sewage Treatment Plant, North Andover,
Mass. Design and supply of the ash, grit, and sludge systems. Also served as construction representative.
* Caulim de Amazonia, Ltd., Kaolin
Port, Munguba, Brazil. Design
of the plant and shiploader equipment to load vessels
up to 50,000 DWT.
* American Cyanamid, Fort Lonesome Plant, Florida. Design
and supply of a phosphate handling and rail loading facility.
* Oiltanking of Texas, Aragonite Port, Jacintoport, Texas. Design and supply of
4,000 TPH aragonite handling equipment.
* Exportadora de Sal, Baja,
California, Mexico. Design and supply of a mobile
solar salt harvester.
* Marcona Ocean Industries,
Savannah, Georgia and Ocean Bay, Bahamas. Design and
supply of port facilities.
* Charles Schaefer Sons, Elizabeth, N.J. Design and supply of rail salt
receiving facilities.
National Bulk Carriers, Manguba,
Brazil. Design of the raw material (limestone, salt, sulphur,
etc.) and hog fuel systems.
* Marcona Ocean Industries, Marcona Conveyor. Design and
supply of the self-unloading system for a 74,000 vessel.
* Gotaas Larsen, New York, New
York, MV Don Segundo Sombra, Hapag
Lloyd Shipyard, Bremerhaven, Germany. Design and
supply of the self-unloading system for a 15,300 DWT vessel. Also served as construction representative.
SOCIETIES
American Society of Mechanical Engineers - Fellow Membership Grade
* Dedicated Service Award, 2000
* Newsletter editor, FACT Division (1998 to 2004)
* Past Representative the Coal Utilization & Fuels Systems Conference
* Past Chair, FACT Division and representative to the Energy Conversion Board
* Past Chair of the Fuels Handling, Transportation, and Storage Technical
Committee in the FACT Division
Society of Mining Engineers
* Past Chairman of the Materials Handling Technical Committee in the Minerals
Processing Division
* Member of the Coal Preparation Technical Committee in the Coal Division
National Society of Professional Engineers
N.J. Society of Professional Engineers
PUBLICATIONS
Mr. Mahr has authored articles on coal and power plants for the following
magazines and conferences:
* Power Engineering International
* Power Engineering
* Combustion Engineering
* Mechanical Engineering
* Coal Age
* Bulk Solids Handling
* Skillings Mining Review
* Industrial Fuels and Power
* American Power Conference
* ASME Power
* Electric Power* Internatiional Joint Power Generation
Conference
* Industrial Power Conference
* Ports 80 Conference
* Power-Gen Conference
* EPRI's Coal and Ash Handling Conference
* Western Coal Great Lakes Conference
Mr. Mahr has also contributed a chapter to ASME's Materials Handling Handbook
and is the editor of seven ASME publications: 1) Coal Sampling, 2) Coal Quality
Control, 3) Handling Low Grade Coal, 4) Fuel Strategies - Coal Supply, Dust
Control, and Byproduct Utilization, 5) Fuel Strategies - Conventional and
Unconventional Fuels, 6) Recent Fluidized Bed Projects, 7) FBC and AFBC
Projects and Technology