CIPL

Options for Gas Main Replacement

For a cast-iron natural gas main, initial replacement options for Peoples Gas in Chicago seemed straightforward—plastic or steel pipes. Logistical, operational and system constraints led the utility to explore an alternative solution: trenchless pipe-lining technology.

Engineering Innovations Emerge from Lining Challenges

The 30-inch turnkey project in Brooklyn’s Gowanus Canal challenged what we thought was possible. There were several times we wondered, can it be done? There was nothing conventional about this project. The drawings showed a pipe configuration I had never seen.

Eversource Evaluates Trenchless Technology

Eversource Engineers analyze PPM’s CIPL for a capstone project to rehabilitate a leaking bridge pipeline. Read about the role of trenchless technologies in Eversource’s portfolio of solutions for improving safety, reliability, repairing leaks and reducing fugitive emissions.

SUPPORTING OPERATORS AS THEY IMPLEMENT THE 2020 PIPES ACT

The 2020 PIPES ACT incorporates new regulatory requirements that formalize and amplify emission reduction as a component of pipeline safety. Bob Wilson shares tools, technology and practices to consider as operators integrate the mandates into their day-to-day operations.