Source: https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a13ca6-83ab-71d6-aec9-af0ef9c005ef/power-to-sustainable-fuel-pilot-plant-4-lots awarded GB open procedure Suitable for SMEs # Power to Sustainable Fuel Pilot Plant (4 lots) [University of Sheffield](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-sheffield) Estimated value £2,095,000 Published 13 Sept 2022 Deadline Closed 21 Oct 2022 ## Who can bid - Buyer says suitable for SMEs The buyer ticked “suitable for SMEs” on the notice. Anyone can still bid. - Buyer says suitable for VCSEs The buyer ticked “suitable for voluntary, community and social enterprises” on the notice. - Open procedure Anyone can submit a full tender; there is no shortlisting stage. [More contracts for small businesses and VCSEs](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/for-small-businesses) ## About this tender The University of Sheffield's Translational Energy Research Centre (TERC) is one of the largest and bestequipped national R&D centres in Europe for zero-carbon energy, hydrogen, bioenergy, and Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS). We are looking to procure a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) pilot plant based on Fischer-Tropsch technology. The SAF plant is required to produce 1.5+ L/h of sustainable aviation fuel to Jet A1 ASTM specification D1655 (with flash point of 38+°C and a freeze point maximum of -47°C). The plant shall utilise onsite CO2 (minimum as an industrial gas, but preferably CO2 captured onsite from bioenergy exhaust gases) and on-site generated green H2 as feedstocks. It shall also have the option to use biomass syngas from an onsite wood gasifier. This tender is made up of 4 distinct lots, comprising of 6 individual modules: - Lot 1 (Module) #1 Gas clean-up and conditioning module \#2 Reverse Water Gas Shift module \#3 FT mixing skid - Lot 2 \#5 Hydrocracking and hydrogenation module - Lot 3 \#6 Distillation module - Lot 4 \#7 Site flare Additional information: All tender documents, correspondence & tender returns, must be obtained and submitted through the In-tend site as referred to above ## CPV classification Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy Source Contracts Finder (UK) [View official notice](https://www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/notice/e619cd86-0273-49b2-8f37-2454b4b055db) Never miss a tender like this again Get AI summaries, deadline alerts and a bid pipeline for tenders matched to your business. Free to start. [Track tenders free](https://tendernation.io/register) [Buyer profile University of Sheffield: past awards and live tenders](https://tendernation.io/buyers/university-of-sheffield) [Sector More Fuels, energy & petroleum products tenders](https://tendernation.io/sectors/fuels-energy) ## More tenders like this [Electricity – Nabava električne energije · VODNE USLUGE d.o.o. · 36 days left · 24 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-755b-73ae-9cda-fcb9c20b47e0/croatia-electricity-nabava-elektricne-energije) [Petroleum products, fuel, electricity and other sources of energy – Supply of extra-light heating fuel for asphalt plants and central heating · Public Enterprise for Maintenance and Protection of Main and Regional Roads - Skopje · 10 days left · 29 Oct 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6270-71ac-aa2a-ae70233890d0/north-macedonia-petroleum-products-fuel-electricity-and-other-sources-of-ene) [Electricity, heating, solar and nuclear energy – Zakup energii elektrycznej dla obiektów PWiK Sp. z o.o. na okres od 01.01.2027r. do 31.12.2027r. · Przedsiębiorstwo Wodociągów i Kanalizacji Sp. z o.o. · 22 days left · 10 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-6533-722e-8db9-b419eb1f571f/poland-electricity-heating-solar-and-nuclear-energy-zakup-energii-elektryc) [Diesel fuel – Drivmedel HVO100 till isbrytare · Sjöfartsverket · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-67d0-7071-8622-ca0aec2c8901/sweden-diesel-fuel-drivmedel-hvo100-till-isbrytare) [Electricity – Opskrba električnom energijom za potrebe Grada Petrinje za 2027. godinu · Grad Petrinja · 29 days left · 17 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156aa-16f0-7041-9da6-defbcee07f86/croatia-electricity-opskrba-elektricnom-energijom-za-potrebe-grada-petrinje) [Fuels – Motorni benzin i dizel gorivo · Nastavni zavod za hitnu medicinu Varaždinske županije · 35 days left · 23 Nov 2026](https://tendernation.io/opportunities/01a156a9-67ad-7337-a85a-56234e26ddf5/croatia-fuels-motorni-benzin-i-dizel-gorivo)