HPI, LLC
HPI, LLC, also called HPI, is a limited liability corporation based in Houston, TX specializing in the design and development, engineering, manufacturing, testing, installation, and commissioning of control and monitoring systems for industrial turbo-machinery applications.[1] HPI was named one of the top private companies in Houston by the Houston Chronicle in 2012 and 2013.[2][3]
| Company type | Limited Liability Corporation |
|---|---|
| Industry | Turbomachinery Control Systems Industrial Automation EPC |
| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | Houston, Texas, The United States |
| Owner | Hal Pontez |
| Website | www |
History
[edit]HPI, LLC was founded in 2002 by Hal Pontez when its former parent company, U.K.-based defense and power contractor Vosper Thornycroft, ceased operations.[4]
In 2012, HPI, LLC joined the US - Ukraine Business Council.[5]
Projects
[edit]In 2008, the Kuwaiti Ministry of Energy (MOE) signed a $270 Million dollar contract to build a 200 MW power plant in Shuwaikh Port, making it the largest aeroderivative engine power plant of its kind in the Middle East. The Engineering, procurement and construction efforts were contracted to HPI, LLC, S&W Energy Solutions Inc. (SWES), an engineering firm, and Alghanim International (AI), a large Kuwaiti civil and electromechanical contractor. The power plant was built to assure a supply of electrical power to Kuwait City during the peak power usage months.[6]
HPI along with S&W Solutions carried out the Engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) for the third plant in the Takoradi Power Station in Ghana.[7] It is a 132 MW combined cycle power plant consisting of four gas turbines from Zorya-Mashproekt, the Ukrainian state gas turbine manufacturer, powered by a dual fuel source of light crude or natural gas, heat recovery steam generators and one steam turbine.[8] The plant is operated by the Volta River Authority and cost $185 million.[9]
References
[edit]- ^ Business Wire (March 7, 2007), "(BW) Houston Companies Win Contract To Build $250 Million Power Plant in Kuwait", Houston Chronicle, retrieved June 4, 2013
{{citation}}:|author=has generic name (help) - ^ "Top Private Companies", Houston Chronicle, June 24, 2012[permanent dead link]
- ^ "How Houston-area private companies ranked", Houston Chronicle, July 22, 2013[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Houston companies bring power surge to Kuwait". February 11, 2007. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "HPI LLC, HOUSTON, TEXAS, JOINS U.S.-UKRAINE BUSINESS COUNCIL (USUBC)". June 21, 2012. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Racing against the clock", Power Engineering International, Kuwait, January 6, 2007, archived from the original on September 11, 2012, retrieved June 4, 2013
- ^ "Magellan to build 132 MW gas-fired power plant in Ghana". Power Engineering. PennEnergy. 2010-01-25. Retrieved 2011-03-21.
- ^ Gunter, Ford (March 7, 2010). "Daunting to Some, West Africa Is the Land of Opportunity for Many Houston Oil and Gas Companies". Houston Business Journal. Houston, TX: 3–5. Retrieved June 4, 2013.
- ^ "Takoradi Power Plant Expanded". Daily Guide. Modern Ghana Media Group. January 19, 2010. Retrieved February 12, 2011.
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