First Power Plant and Park Project to Receive an Envision Award (Holland, Mich.) – Holland Energy Park recently received the Institute for Sustainable Infrastructure’s (ISI) Envision Platinum award recognizing the sustainability of public infrastructure. Holland Energy Park is the first-in-the-country base load power generating plant… Read More»
The Holland Board of Public Works is auctioning off the last remaining buildings at the Holland Energy Park. This 4-bedroom, 2-bathroom home, built in 1939, has served as the administrative office and conference space for the BPW the past year. New kitchen cabinets and counter tops… Read More»
Five years ago when we launched Power for The 21st Century (P21) we created a home base for our community’s discussion about meeting our future energy needs. Since 2010, the P21 initiative has served to engage and inform the community on the HBPW’s plan to… Read More»
Combining Heat & Power for Economic Growth The need for expansion One benefit of having the Holland Energy Park natural gas plant close to downtown is that it can support expansion of our snowmelt system. Currently, Holland’s snowmelt is at maximum capacity, supported by the oldest operating coal-fire… Read More»
Learn About the Holland Energy Park Cooling Towers Why do we need cooling towers? As construction advances on the Holland Energy Park (HEP), passersby will notice significant progress on the cooling towers structure nearest Chicago Drive. These towers are critical components for cooling the “combined… Read More»
Energy Park builder Krystle Kosbar wins MASCI Apprenticeship Award Barton Malow employee Krystle Kosbar earned the 2015 MASCI Excellence in Apprenticeship Award for her commitment to developing her craft, leadership skills, community service and competitive spirit. The Michigan Apprenticeship Steering Committee (MASCI), founded in 1977,… Read More»
One engaging feature of the new Holland Energy Park will be a visitor center that uses both internal and external space to showcase the stories about our history, technology, community and environment that are intertwined in the Energy Park. We took a big step toward… Read More»
Showing Progress Senator Gary Peters visited the Holland Energy Park yesterday to learn the story behind it’s development and the environmental improvements to the area. Accompanying him on the tour were Mayor Robert Vande Vusse, HBPW board president Tim Hemingway, general manager Dave Koster, project director Dan… Read More»
Environmental Leader (a trade publication for environmental, energy and sustainability news) featured an article from HBPW Vice Chair Diane Haworth about the process leading up to development of the Holland Energy Park this month. The Insider Knowledge report features details, lessons-learned, tactics, insights and case studies from corporate… Read More»
Barton Malow, partnering contractors and unions signed a partnership agreement with the Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration (MIOSHA) on Wednesday marking a pledge toward an exceptionally safe work site at the Holland Energy Park. The agreement represents a proactive commitment toward demonstrating leadership, responsibility… Read More»
*As posted by the Holland Sentinel The West Michigan Building and Construction Trades Council in partnership with Holland Board of Public Works and Barton Malow will hold a career fair from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 9 at the DoubleTree by Hilton Holland, 650… Read More»
Midwest Energy News covered the Holland Energy Park this week with a nice write-up on our snowmelt system and the backstory behind developing the plant. Find the full story at Midwest Energy News. *Photo property of Midwest Energy News.
Special thanks to the City of Holland for providing this video. After months of planning and preparation, the two large HRSG units are finally in place at the Holland Energy Park. These units will help recapture waste heat from the natural gas turbines, using it to convert water to… Read More»
During four days in August the Holland Board of Public Works will be transporting major components for the new Holland Energy Park from Verplank Dock. The equipment on the move from August 9 – 12 will be the heat recovery steam generators (HRSGs) for Holland’s new… Read More»
Candace Elise is in Lake Michigan, heading to Verplank Docks this morning (August 7), with an estimated arrival time between 11:30am-12:30pm. Track this tug that is carrying the Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs, pronounced HER-sigs) that capture waste heat. This waste heat is used to melt… Read More»
If you’ve been watching our live stream or driving by the Holland Energy Park construction site recently, you’ve probably noticed some big changes. The last few weeks saw deliveries of combustion turbines and generators for the plants primary generation units 10 and 11. Also, structural steel at the… Read More»
You can track the ocean voyage of Holland’s new natural gas turbines and watch Holland Energy Park construction progress via webcam. You can view the project’s timeline and keep up-to-date via P21’s Facebook page. And now you can watch the construction progress in person… Read More»
Holland Board of Public Works (BPW) is partnering with Holland Youth Connections to employ five at-risk local teens this summer on outdoor projects to sustain wildlife and beautify Holland’s eastern gateway at the Holland Energy Park. “These teens are working on the grounds of a… Read More»
531 Cubic Yards Yesterday marked the first significant concrete pour for the Holland Energy Park. 54 trucks from Brewer’s City Dock Inc. delivered over 531 cubic yards of concrete as Barton Malow teams poured the four foot deep form foundation that will support the Unit 10… Read More»
The SGT-800 combustion gas turbines that will power our new power plant have begun the long journey from their manufacturing facility in Finspång, Sweden according to Norrköpings Tidningar, a local paper of the port city. The paper does not have an English translation, but if you’re able to read… Read More»