Published date: 21 May 2015
Closed opportunity - This means that the contract is currently closed. The buying department may be considering suppliers that have already applied, or no suitable offers were made.
Contract summary
Industry
Environmental engineering consultancy services - 71313000
Energy and related services - 71314000
Advisory and consultative engineering services - 71318000
Location of contract
West Midlands
Value of contract
£0 to £5,000
Procurement reference
EBRI ERDF ITQ
Published date
21 May 2015
Closing date
29 May 2015
Contract start date
2 June 2015
Contract end date
2 July 2015
Contract type
Service contract
Contract is suitable for SMEs?
Yes
Contract is suitable for VCSEs?
No
Description
At the EBRI plant, a fluidised bed gasifier (1 MW) is connected to a combined heat and power generator. The capacity of the engine is not enough as to take all the gas from the gasifier, so part of the gas has to be flared.
The engine is a MAN marine diesel engine modified to work in dual mode (liquid and gaseous biofuels). The engine starts in liquid fuel mode and if required the load matching control system opens an isolation valve to start fuelling the engine with gas from the gasifier. A flowmeter measures the gas flowrate being burned in the engine.
Apart from this isolation valve, also a fast acting valve is being installed, to regulate the delivery of fuel gas to the engine, to prevent the engine stall when responding to fluctuations in pressure in the supply line. With the previous configuration, the transition from liquid to gas mode was taking place with delayed air to fuel ratio regulation.
EBRI is seeking to procure provide consultancy service on how to modify the load matching system, the engine control system (ComAp) and the gasifier control system, so that the gasifier can be coupled to the engine.
The job includes liaising with the control engineers for the different subsystems: the load matching system, the engine control system and the gasifier control system. The objective is to get the whole process properly integrated to work as a unified system.
The awarded supplier must have experience on programming and operation of CHP dual fuel engines.
The supplier is expected to first provide technical support to the control engineers of the different subsystems and finally provide further solutions after the first commissioning day.
The outcome of this job is having the CHP engine working on syngas from the gasifier on a smooth and safe way.
Further assistance on the Hazop study that is planned to take place after the first commissioning date may also be offered as an option.
More information
Attachments
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- Invitation to Quote_Automation Consultancy Service.docx
- Request for Quotation and Response Template
About the buyer
Contact name
David Walton
Address
Aston Triangle
Birmingham
B4 7ET
England
Website
http://www.aston.ac.uk/staff/centralprocurement/supplier-zone/
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Closing: 29 May 2015