EBI News for November 13, 2024 – Burns & McDonnell to provide EPC services for offshore wind

EBI News for November 13, 2024 – The following news section contains the latest stories for the environmental industry. Including, Burns & McDonnell to provide EPC services for offshore wind, acquisitions, and more!

WSP reports solid Q3 2024 results

WSP (Montreal, Canada) announced revenues and net revenues for the third quarter ended September 28, 2024 of C$3.98 billion and C$3 billion, up 10.7% and 9.6%, respectively, compared to the third quarter of 2023. Net revenue organic growth of 7.2% in the quarter was attributable to all reportable segments, led by the United States, Canada, the Middle East and the UK. Backlog reached a new record of C$14.8 billion, representing 11.6 months of revenues. WSP’s President and CEO Alexandre L’Heureux said in an earnings call that in WSP’s Earth & Environment sector, demand for services designed to drive the green transition is strong across all regions. Commenting on the acquisition of Power Engineers, which closed on October 1, 2024, L’Heureux noted that integration is “on plan,” and “Our team’s combined expertise and resources and relationships have allowed us to identify over 70 opportunities in the month of our integration. For example, we are now pursuing a high-voltage direct current offshore wind opportunity together and expanding the service offering for an existing solar renewables project, to include substation design, while exploring significant opportunities to support data centers expansion.”

 

Burns & McDonnell to provide EPC services for offshore wind

Burns & McDonnell (Morristown, N.J.) has been selected by Mid-Atlantic Offshore Development, a joint venture partnership between Shell New Energies U.S. LLC and EDF Renewables North America, to provide EPC services along with commissioning for the Larrabee Collector Station, a 500/230kV onshore electrical substation planned for Monmouth County, N.J. The Larrabee Collection Station will be capable of collecting and integrating 3,742 megawatts of electricity onto the bulk electric grid; once operational, it will function as a single onshore point-of-interconnection for electricity generated from offshore New Jersey wind energy areas. 

 

Jacobs to plan and design Northern Ireland’s water assets

Jacobs (Dallas) has been appointed by Northern Ireland Water to a new professional services framework supporting water and wastewater capital improvements across the region. Jacobs’ scope of work covers feasibility, design and climate change management services, including design services for major projects, water and wastewater network modeling, and climate adaptation and net zero planning. The framework runs for an initial four-year period with the option to extend for up to four additional years. Northern Ireland Water is the sole provider of water and sewerage services in Northern Ireland and serves approximately 840,000 households and businesses.

 

Hazen and Sawyer acquires WaterSMART

Water management firm Hazen and Sawyer (Raleigh, N.C.) has acquired water management solutions firm WaterSMART Solutions Ltd. (Alberta, Canada) to expand and strengthen operations in Canada and around the globe. Founded in 2005, WaterSMART provides practical technical water management practices to foster “water for a sustainable economy” for its clients. According to Hazen and Sawyer, WaterSMART has earned a reputation as the leading consultancy for water management solutions in Western Canada. The WaterSMART team includes engineers, environmental scientists, facilitators, communicators, and policy advisors. 

 

Tetra Tech awarded $30M watershed resiliency contract

Tetra Tech Inc. (Pasadena, Calif.) announced a five-year single-award contract with the Utah Army National Guard. Worth up to $30 million, the watershed-focused restoration and resiliency contract will support the Guard’s Camp Williams training site. Extreme climate impacts over the past two decades have affected the Camp Williams watershed, creating increased risks from flooding, wildfires, and erosion. Tetra Tech’s interdisciplinary team will develop nature-based solutions to restore degraded habitats, mitigate future losses, and preserve and enhance biodiversity and ecosystems.

 

Electrochemical approach targets complete PFAS size spectrum

Researchers from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign are working on an electrochemical strategy to remove PFAS from ultra-short to long-chain PFAS within a single process. A previous U. of I. study showed that short- and long-chain PFAS can be removed from water using electrochemically driven adsorption (electrosorption), but this method is ineffective for ultra-short-chain molecules because of their small size and different chemical properties. The new study combines a desalination filtration technology, called redox electrodialysis, with electrosorption in a single device to address the problems associated with capturing the complete PFAS size spectrum. The process also achieves continuous desalination of the source water down to potable water level. Findings are published in the journal Nature Communications. 

 

Clean Harbors posts 12% revenue increase in Q3

Clean Harbors Inc. (Norwell, Mass.) announced revenues for the third quarter ended September 30, 2024 of $1.53 billion, up 12% compared with $1.37 billion in the same period of 2023. The firm’s Environmental Services (ES) segment achieved a 13% revenue increase led by Field Services, which grew 68%, reflecting the HEPACO acquisition earlier this year and organic growth in the firm’s legacy business. Technical Services revenue grew 8% on higher network volumes and pricing. Incineration utilization was 89% for the quarter, up from 86%. Safety-Kleen Environmental Services posted 8% revenue growth in the ES segment. The firm’s Industrial Services business experienced a difficult environment in Q3 resulting from weakness in the U.S. refinery space. “Favorable market dynamics, including reshoring, infrastructure spending, PFAS, and other regulatory changes should continue to fuel growth opportunities for Clean Harbors. We are meeting these opportunities with new capacity and capabilities,” noted Co-Chief Executive Officer Eric Gerstenberg, citing the firm’s new hazardous waste incinerator in Nebraska and HEPACO’s emergency response capabilities creating a foundation for continued growth in Field Services.

 

Great Lakes steadfast in entering offshore wind market

Great Lakes Dredge & Dock (Houston) reported revenue of $191.2 million in the third quarter 2024, an increase of $74 million from the third quarter of 2023. The higher revenue was due primarily to higher capital, coastal protection, and maintenance project revenues. During the quarter, Great Lakes was awarded $543 million of new work, including three port deepening projects and six beach re-nourishment projects. Great Lakes remains “steadfast” in its long-term strategy to enter the U.S. offshore wind market and announced rock installation contracts for Equinor’s Empire Wind 1 and Orsted’s Sunrise Wind projects off the coast of New York. Great Lakes plans to use the rock installation vessel, the Acadia, to protect and stabilize foundations and cables for these projects with a combined capacity of 1.7 GW.

 

ICF reports strong third quarter 

ICF (Reston, Va.) reported revenue increased 3% to $517 million in the third quarter ended September 30, 2024, up 6% excluding divestitures. John Wasson, chair and chief executive officer, noted: “Our Energy, Environment, Infrastructure and Disaster Recovery client market again was a key contributor to our third quarter results, delivering year-on-year revenue growth of 15.3% and accounting for 45.7% of total third quarter revenues, up from 40.8% in the similar period last year. We experienced continued strong demand from our utility clients for a broad range of ICF’s capabilities, including core energy efficiency programs, grid resilience, electrification, decarbonization and flexible load management, all of which have taken on greater importance given recent increases in projected electricity demand, particularly from the growth in data centers.”

 

Stantec announces significant projects in third quarter

Stantec (Edmonton, Canada) reported record net revenue of $1.5 billion, an increase of 15.8% compared to Q3 2023 primarily driven by 7.8% acquisition and 6.5% organic net revenue growth. Organic growth was achieved in each of Stantec’s regional and business operating units, with the exception of Energy & Resources. Double-digit organic growth was achieved in both the Water and Buildings businesses of 11.9% and 10%, respectively. Major projects awarded in the third quarter included a significant win with Northern Ireland Water; additional Asset Management Plan (AMP) frameworks across the UK and significant contracts with Thames Water and United Utilities; and a third master services agreement with LUMA Energy in Puerto Rico—part of a FEMA-funded effort to rebuild and strengthen the electrical grid in Puerto Rico following major hurricanes.

 

Freese and Nichols breaks into ENR’s Top 100 Environmental Firms

Freese and Nichols (Fort Worth, Texas) has been recognized among the nation’s Top 200 Environmental Firms by Engineering News-Record (ENR). Claiming the No. 79 position, Freese and Nichols generated $237.7 million in environmental revenue for 2023. Diverse markets contributed to revenues led by 62% from water system supply and treatment; 27% from wastewater or stormwater sewers and treatment systems; and 11% from environmental science.

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