Chemical
Although coal is a nonrenewable energy source it has been utilized for hundreds of years. Historically America’s economic progress has been linked to coal. Before distribution into the industrial, commercial and residential arenas, coal was used during the colonial period, powered the Industrial Revolution and fueled the two World Wars.
The Energy Information Administration’s “2007 Annual Energy Review” ranked coal as the number one energy source for generating electricity in the United States and its production and myriad of uses continue to grow.
MATE’s engineers and designers provide specialty services for companies who perform coal mining, coal reclamation and coal preparation plant services. One of the first MATRIC and MATE collaborative projects involved a project for the coal industry. This project for Patriot Coal involved a combination of MATRIC and MATE’s technical expertise to design.
Example Capabilities
- Engineering and design for new coal processing facilities
- Engineering and design for replacements and upgrades to existing facilities
- Performing inspections and condition assessments
- Control panel hardware design, construction and commissioning
- Power distribution systems (switchgears, transformers, capacitors, generators, cabling and grounding)
- Electrical power systems analysis (power flows, fault studies, harmonic studies and relay coordination)
- Software development (PLC, DCS, HMI- all platforms)
- Developing process or troubleshooting problems involving plant systems (such as for coal cleaning/drying)
- Electrical
- Mechanical
- Instrumentation
- PLC logic
- Recommendations for existing equipment repairs and/or upgrades
- Specification of new equipment/software
- Engineering and design of new loading/unloading facilities for coal rail transportation
- Developing methods and new technologies for coal processing