CMI Energy brings large-scale shipment into Port of Erie to build more power generation

Erie, Pennsylvania-based engineering firm CMI Energy recently received an 86,890-square foot and 13,452,000-pound shipment of components for a Heat Recovery Steam Generator at the Port of Erie, which when completed will convert natural gas to electricity for use by residents of Pennsylvania.

The shipment weighs more than the total weight of all freight received in the Port over the last eight years, Brenda Sandberg, executive director at Erie-Western PA Port Authority, said.

The unloading process will take several weeks, after which the components will be transported to New Castle, Pennsylvania, where they will be assembled.

CMI is partnering with two Erie-based businesses, Don Jon Shipping and Barnhart Transportation, on logistics.

CMI Energy designs, engineers, procures and provides aftermarket support for Heat Recovery Steam Generators (HRSGs) for use around the world. This is the first time since the 1990s that the Port of Erie received a large-scale project designed and engineered by CMI.

“There are more than 700 CMI Energy Heat Recovery Steam Generators around the globe, but this is the first time that many CMI employees will be able to see firsthand what they have been designing,” Larry Garcia, CEO of CMI Energy, said.