CleanAIR Systems Selected to Decrease Equipment Emissions on Construction of World’s Largest Container Port
Emissions control becoming hot topic in construction industry
Santa Fe, NM – June 10, 2002 - When Sully-Miller Contracting Co. won a $78 million bid for the Pier 400 project underway at the Port of Los Angeles, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved their plan to mitigate the project emissions. The plan called for installing diesel oxidation catalysts and using ultra-low-sulfur fuel.
Sully-Miller Contracting is using a portable asphalt plant on the project that is able to process 500 tons of asphalt per hour. However, because the plant is powered by propane, rather than the SCAQMD-required natural gas, it is considered non-compliant. The company agreed to reduce emissions from other equipment on the project in order to mitigate excess emissions from the propane asphalt plant. Sully-Miller selected CleanAIR Systems, Inc. from among other major manufacturers to provide emission control products for diesel-powered construction equipment used on the site. A large generator set was equipped with CleanAIR Systems PERMIT™ filter, which is a catalyzed diesel particulate filter that reduces particulate emissions by 85 percent, and reduces carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by more than 90 percent. Two Kocals, two pavers, six rollers and one small generator were equipped with CleanAIR Systems’ ASSURE™ converter, which reduces carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by more than 90 percent, and particulates by 10 to 50 percent. In addition, some of the equipment operated on ultra-low-sulfur fuel.
“This project demonstrates our commitment to providing the construction industry with an effective, economical way to dramatically reduce diesel emissions,” said CleanAIR Systems President Michael Roach. “Clearly, environmental pressure is increasing in this industry. Our PERMIT™ filters and ASSURE™ converters are in use on thousands of vehicles and equipment, ensuring compliance with new, stringent regulations coming into effect.”
Emissions control has become a hot topic in the construction industry, especially in California. Many contractors in the state are closely monitoring California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) proposed regulatory standards that would mandate use of “state-of-the-art catalyzed diesel particulate filters and very low-sulfur fuel” on new off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles. Further, proposed regulations would require existing off-road and stationary diesel-fueled engines to be retrofitted with diesel particulate filters and to use ultra-low-sulfur fuel. The proposed regulations would go into effect between 2005 and 2010.
Air pollution has been a problem for the communities surrounding the Pier 400 project, which for years have been exposed to diesel exhaust from trucks, container-handling equipment and cargo vessels. Scott Taylor of Justice & Associates, an environmental consulting firm, was selected to represent Sully-Miller’s interests on air pollution issues on this project. Among his roles is to make sure the company is in compliance with emissions regulations. He specializes in facilitating permitting processes and consulting on issues regarding air quality regulation.
“The unique feature about these CleanAIR Systems diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) is that they were built into the mufflers. That is, we ran down the OEM muffler part numbers and CleanAIR Systems provided replacement mufflers that had the DOCs built in. These hybrid DOC/mufflers were identical fit replacement units which made the change-outs pretty simple,” Taylor said. “Environmental pollution has been a contentious issue in the communities surrounding the Long Beach and Los Angeles Port areas driven recently by regional concerns about environmental justice. Sully-Miller’s decision to be the first to install engine exhaust controls on their Pier 400 project diesel equipment assured the regulating agencies that not only were the excess emissions resulting from the propane asphalt plant mitigated, but so were most of the paving emissions that would have been there anyway.”
The 300-acre Sully-Miller project, which will use more than 400,000 tons of hot-mix asphalt, involves grading, trenching, paving and installation of major utilities. When completed, the port will host the largest container terminal in the world, providing access to the world’s largest container and tanker ships.
CleanAIR Systems products reduce emissions from vehicles and equipment all over the world. Established in 1993, the company designs and produces emission control products for all diesel, gasoline, natural gas and propane engines. For more information about its products, call CleanAIR Systems at 1-800-355-5513 or (505) 474-4120, or visit the company’s Web site at www.cleanairsys.com.
Santa Fe, NM – June 10, 2002 - When Sully-Miller Contracting Co. won a $78 million bid for the Pier 400 project underway at the Port of Los Angeles, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved their plan to mitigate the project emissions. The plan called for installing diesel oxidation catalysts and using ultra-low-sulfur fuel.
Sully-Miller Contracting is using a portable asphalt plant on the project that is able to process 500 tons of asphalt per hour. However, because the plant is powered by propane, rather than the SCAQMD-required natural gas, it is considered non-compliant. The company agreed to reduce emissions from other equipment on the project in order to mitigate excess emissions from the propane asphalt plant. Sully-Miller selected CleanAIR Systems, Inc. from among other major manufacturers to provide emission control products for diesel-powered construction equipment used on the site. A large generator set was equipped with CleanAIR Systems PERMIT™ filter, which is a catalyzed diesel particulate filter that reduces particulate emissions by 85 percent, and reduces carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by more than 90 percent. Two Kocals, two pavers, six rollers and one small generator were equipped with CleanAIR Systems’ ASSURE™ converter, which reduces carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons by more than 90 percent, and particulates by 10 to 50 percent. In addition, some of the equipment operated on ultra-low-sulfur fuel.
“This project demonstrates our commitment to providing the construction industry with an effective, economical way to dramatically reduce diesel emissions,” said CleanAIR Systems President Michael Roach. “Clearly, environmental pressure is increasing in this industry. Our PERMIT™ filters and ASSURE™ converters are in use on thousands of vehicles and equipment, ensuring compliance with new, stringent regulations coming into effect.”
Emissions control has become a hot topic in the construction industry, especially in California. Many contractors in the state are closely monitoring California Air Resources Board’s (ARB) proposed regulatory standards that would mandate use of “state-of-the-art catalyzed diesel particulate filters and very low-sulfur fuel” on new off-road heavy-duty diesel vehicles. Further, proposed regulations would require existing off-road and stationary diesel-fueled engines to be retrofitted with diesel particulate filters and to use ultra-low-sulfur fuel. The proposed regulations would go into effect between 2005 and 2010.
Air pollution has been a problem for the communities surrounding the Pier 400 project, which for years have been exposed to diesel exhaust from trucks, container-handling equipment and cargo vessels. Scott Taylor of Justice & Associates, an environmental consulting firm, was selected to represent Sully-Miller’s interests on air pollution issues on this project. Among his roles is to make sure the company is in compliance with emissions regulations. He specializes in facilitating permitting processes and consulting on issues regarding air quality regulation.
“The unique feature about these CleanAIR Systems diesel oxidation catalysts (DOCs) is that they were built into the mufflers. That is, we ran down the OEM muffler part numbers and CleanAIR Systems provided replacement mufflers that had the DOCs built in. These hybrid DOC/mufflers were identical fit replacement units which made the change-outs pretty simple,” Taylor said. “Environmental pollution has been a contentious issue in the communities surrounding the Long Beach and Los Angeles Port areas driven recently by regional concerns about environmental justice. Sully-Miller’s decision to be the first to install engine exhaust controls on their Pier 400 project diesel equipment assured the regulating agencies that not only were the excess emissions resulting from the propane asphalt plant mitigated, but so were most of the paving emissions that would have been there anyway.”
The 300-acre Sully-Miller project, which will use more than 400,000 tons of hot-mix asphalt, involves grading, trenching, paving and installation of major utilities. When completed, the port will host the largest container terminal in the world, providing access to the world’s largest container and tanker ships.
CleanAIR Systems products reduce emissions from vehicles and equipment all over the world. Established in 1993, the company designs and produces emission control products for all diesel, gasoline, natural gas and propane engines. For more information about its products, call CleanAIR Systems at 1-800-355-5513 or (505) 474-4120, or visit the company’s Web site at www.cleanairsys.com.
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