HAWAII
Bana Pacific is planning to construct a renewable natural gas plant on the island of O‘ahu. The project scope has not been developed but could include design and construction of a connector pipeline; one or more anaerobic digester tanks; equipment foundations; and purchase and installation of metering, air emissions control, process piping, a flare, a thermal oxidizer and gas separation, purification and compression equipment. The plant will have the capacity to produce 2.2 million MMBtu of RNG per year using bana grass as feedstock. Design is expected to be complete in the late fourth quarter of 2024; the plant is expected to be operational by the fourth quarter of 2026. The estimated EPC cost is $200 million. Bana Pacific, 1234 S. King St., Honolulu, 96814. IR#HI240602.
NORTH CAROLINA
Boom Supersonic is planning to expand its Overture Superfactory aircraft assembly plant, which is currently being completed on a 62-acre site at the Piedmont Triad International Airport in Greensboro. The project scope includes construction of a 180,000-sq-ft building; and purchase and installation of fabrication, machining, assembly, finishing and testing equipment. The expansion will increase assembly capacity at the site by 33 aircraft per year. BE&K Building Group provided design-build services and partnered with BRPH for design of the Overture Superfactory. A construction schedule for the expansion is being developed. The estimated EPC cost is $100 million. Boom Supersonic, 12876 E. Adam Aircraft Circle, Centennial, Colo., 80112. IR#NC240620.
TEXAS
Vistra Energy Corp. is planning to repower its Coleto Creek Power Plant in Goliad from coal-fired to natural gas-fired. The project scope includes construction of equipment foundations; replacement of coal-fired boilers with natural gas burners; modification of the combustion control and fan damper drive systems; purchase and installation of a burner control system, gas piping, flow control valves and supporting equipment; and demolition and removal of coal handling equipment and other structures. The plant will have the capacity to generate 600 MW of electric power. A construction schedule will be developed following receipt of funding; the project is expected to be complete in 2027. The estimated EPC cost is $60 million. Vistra Energy Corp., 6555 Sierra Drive, Irving, 75039. IR#TX240609.
