Upgrade to existing Natural Gas Roller Hearth Tile Kiln to fire on 100% Hydrogen

Concepts

• stoke on trent
• industrial or laboratory furnaces
• use of flash sintering of ceramic tiles
• existing natural gas combustion system
• natural gas roller hearth tile kiln
• existing asset
• ceramic tile sector
• kiln
• hydrogen
• kiln automation

Location

Shropshire and Staffordshire: Lucideon Limited, Lucideon Limited, Queens Road, Penkhull Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire ST4 7LQ, UK

Description

The design, supply, and installation of modifications to our existing Natural Gas Roller Hearth Tile Kiln. Our organisation intends to transition the kiln to operate on 100% hydrogen, whist retaining the existing natural gas combustion system and ensuring its safe and efficient operation. The kiln therefore requires the parallel installation of 100% hydrogen rated burners.

Total Quantity or Scope

The design, supply, and installation of modifications to our existing Natural Gas Roller Hearth Tile Kiln. Our organisation intends to transition the kiln to operate on 100% hydrogen, whist retaining the existing natural gas combustion system and ensuring its safe and efficient operation. The kiln therefore requires the parallel installation of 100% hydrogen rated burners. The existing asset has been used in the past to investigate the use of Flash Sintering of ceramic tiles is used as a laboratory/research platform for the ceramic tile sector and as such the final design should not compromise the asset's current capabilities, which are; 1170⁰C peak operating temperature, product setting volume to be unchanged The existing asset was recommissioned in January 2023 after several years of being offline. It has a fully integrated SCADA control system that manages the kiln automation and combustion control current operation. Interested parties are to contact James Till at james.till@uk.lucideon.com to register their interest and will be provided a copy of the ITT and a PQQ for completion. If you have any questions or comments in relation to this tender, they must be submitted to james.till@uk.lucideon.com Completed tenders must be submitted to james.till@uk.lucideon.com or in writing to our head office. Closing date for receipt of tenders: 27th September 2023 at 15:00 (UK time).

CPV Codes

• 42300000 - Industrial or laboratory furnaces, incinerators and ovens

Indicators

• Variant bids may be considered.
• This is a one-off contract (no recurrence)
• Renewals are not available.

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