Berger Energy Services Group News
1st Quarter 2008
FERC Contract


New Staff


Upcoming Events 

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the Berger Energy Services newsletter. As a way to reach out to our clients and friends across industries we have prepared this newsletter to highlight some of the interesting and exciting work that the Berger Energy Services team has completed in the recent months. 2007 was a busy and productive year, and 2008 promises more of the same as we continue to expand both our areas of expertise and our client base.

I encourage you to read about some of our recently completed and ongoing projects. Our work covers a wide range of technical areas including transmission siting and permitting, wind power (onshore and offshore), emerging energy solutions, shoreline planning/recreation studies and hydropower relicensing. The link at the end of each introduction will bring you to a full description of the project and some information detailing our capabilities with various project tasks.

In addition, I would like to introduce you to a few new members of our team and share some key upcoming events in the energy sectors that we support. Click on the links at the left for further information.

I hope you enjoy this newsletter.  I look forward to hearing your thoughts and ideas as we move forward to professionally and thoughtfully tackle some of the exciting energy issues of the 21st century.
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KEVIN YOUNG
Senior V.P. Energy Services
The Louis Berger Group, Inc.

 

New Cumberland and Pike Island Lock and Dams
Hydropower Development (GenPower)

Berger is assisting GenPower in the development of hydropower at the New Cumberland and Pike Island lock and dams on the Ohio River. Both projects will be constructed at existing Corps dams located on the reach that forms the border between West Virginia and Ohio. Berger assisted GenPower with obtaining a 2-year extension from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission to construct the projects, which were both issued original licenses in 1989. read more

Recreational Use and Demand Assessments and
Shoreline Management Planning
Hydropower Development (Various Nationwide Clients)

Berger is recognized as one of the nation’s leaders in recreation and shoreline management planning, as evidenced by the number and scope of projects we have successfully completed in this field.  Many of these studies, some of which are referenced below, were completed for situations where recreational capacity was strained and a comprehensive plan was required to manage access and shoreline development. read more

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Carbon Sequestration Initiative (U.S. DOE)

Berger was selected as part of a team contracted to the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on the FutureGen Initiative, a Presidential Initiative for the United States.  An effort to develop a 275-MW prototype power plant using advanced coal gasification technology, and sequester one to two million metric tons of carbon dioxide each year, FutureGen... read more

Hells Canyon
Hydropower Relicensing (FERC)

Berger was retained to represent FERC for aspects of the relicensing procedure for three hydroelectric developments on the Snake River, on the Idaho-Oregon border. Berger and its subconsultants supported FERC in two phases of the project, pre-application public involvement and preparation of the environmental impact statement. The relicensing effort... read more

Wind Farm Development
Environmental Permitting (Wind Tex Energy, LLC)

Berger is providing comprehensive environmental support to Wind Tex Energy, LLC for a proposed 61.2 MW wind farm located in Scurry County, TX. Included is regulatory coordination... read more

For more information on Berger Energy Services, please contact us at (800) 735-8999: Kevin Young at ext. 7451 or Tom Mapletoft at ext. 7422, or Jim Holeman at (415) 826-8123. You may also visit http://louisberger.com/berger/services2/energy/energy.php, or reach us by email at kyoung@louisberger.com, tmapletoft@louisberger.com, or jholeman@louisberger.com.

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