Power and energy infrastructure operates under conditions that leave little margin for failure, with consequences reaching across operations, safety, regulation, and litigation. Complex technical challenges in this industry require engineering analysis grounded in deep knowledge of how these systems are designed, built, operated, commissioned and maintained.
ESi's energy engineering consultants bring multi-disciplinary expertise to the full range of power and energy matters. The team includes thermal, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineers with direct experience across oil and gas distribution, power generation, renewable energy systems, LNG facilities, and offshore production. That combination allows ESi to address the technical questions that power and energy incidents present, without requiring clients to coordinate across multiple firms.
In-house capabilities including fluid dynamics modeling, CT scanning, fire and explosion analysis, and advanced materials testing give ESi's consultants the tools to examine physical evidence and reconstruct incident sequences. Findings are quantified to required standards and communicated at every stage of an engagement so clients can make informed operational and legal decisions.
Need engineering analysis that can withstand regulatory and legal scrutiny? ESi’s power and energy consultants are ready to respond.
Power & Energy Applications
Power and energy investigations span multiple engineering disciplines and a range of asset types. These applications represent the contexts in which ESi's energy engineering consulting team is most commonly retained.
Pipeline Failure & Integrity Investigation
Pipeline failures generate regulatory, environmental, and liability consequences that require authoritative engineering findings. ESi evaluates pipeline integrity, reconstructs failure sequences, and assesses compliance with safety standards and regulatory requirements.
Equipment & System Failures
Failures of power generation and energy equipment can disrupt operations, damage surrounding systems, and result in significant losses. ESi's energy engineering consultants evaluate failed components and systems, operating and maintenance histories, and relevant design information to identify failure mechanisms and determine contributing factors.
Fire & Explosion Investigation
Fires and explosions in power generation and energy facilities involve interactions between fuel sources, ignition mechanisms, and facility design. ESi combines chemical analysis, thermodynamic modeling, and electrical engineering to reconstruct ignition and propagation sequences in industrial energy environments.
Oil & Gas Facility Incidents
Refineries, gas plants, and processing facilities present process safety risks that could generate regulatory investigations and civil litigation with financial exposure. ESi reconstructs incidents, evaluates equipment performance, assesses human factors, and identifies the engineering failures that allowed an event to occur.
Power Quality Investigations
Voltage instability and electrical system faults cause equipment damage and operational losses that require precise engineering analysis to attribute. ESi's expert consultants investigate incidents, assess industrial control system performance, and evaluate the cause of damage.
Offshore Production System Investigations
Offshore production incidents involve environmental, regulatory, and liability factors that compound the engineering complexity of an underlying failure. ESi provides failure analysis and incident reconstruction for offshore systems including production platforms, subsea equipment, and mooring systems.
Regulatory Compliance & Standards Assessment
Power and energy operators face overlapping federal, state, and industry regulatory requirements. ESi evaluates design, construction, and operational compliance and provides expert testimony on whether deviations from applicable requirements contributed to an incident or loss.
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Experts in Power and Energy Systems
Contact our Power & Energy Team
Alfred M. Pettinger, Technical Vice President, Principal
ESi Power & Energy Capabilities
- Design Review and Optimization
- Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC)
- Industrial Control Systems
- Substations
- Switchboards
- Power and Process Piping
- Gathering and Transmission Pipelines
- Gas Turbines, Steam Generators, and Steam Turbines
- Offshore Production Systems
- Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) Facilities
- Generators and Transformers
- Uninterruptable Power Supplies (UPS)
- Root Cause Analysis
- Voltage Stability and Power Quality
- Oilfield Equipment
- Solar Energy Systems
- Regulatory and Compliance
- Fatigue and Creep Analysis
- Materials and Corrosion
- Structural Failure Analysis
Why Clients Choose ESi
Power and energy matters that reach litigation, regulatory review, or insurance proceedings require engineering consultants whose findings can be defended under the most rigorous technical scrutiny. ESi’s expert consultants are ready to meet that need.
Multi-Disciplinary Expertise
Power and energy incidents rarely involve a single engineering discipline. ESi assembles teams that span thermal, electrical, mechanical, and chemical engineering, alongside specialists in other disciplines, to address the full technical picture a matter presents.
In-House Testing & Analysis
ESi operates laboratories equipped for fluid dynamics modeling, materials and corrosion analysis, CT scanning, and other testing methods. Physical evidence from power and energy incidents can be examined to produce results admissible in litigation and regulatory proceedings.
Direct Experience in Power & Energy Systems
ESi consultants bring decades of operational and investigative experience across oil and gas distribution, power generation, LNG facilities, offshore production, and renewable energy, allowing for incident assessment in the context of system design and operation.
Expert Witness Capability
ESi’s energy engineering consultants regularly provide deposition and trial testimony, submit expert reports in regulatory proceedings, and support coverage disputes in insurance matters.
Early Engagement Capability
In the event of power and energy incidents with rapidly degrading evidence, ESi can mobilize early to document conditions, preserve critical evidence, and establish analytical protocols before the window for physical examination closes.
National Reach for Cross-Jurisdictional Infrastructure Matters
With offices and laboratories across the U.S., ESi can respond to incidents and support litigation in any and all jurisdictions, eliminating the logistical complications of coordinating regional experts.
