Powerhouse Energy Group PLC (AIM:PHE) said its new Thermal Conversion Chamber (TCC), or kiln had been delivered and is on-site at the company's Bridgend Technical Centre.
Supplied by AGICO Group of China, PHE added the kiln is the centrepiece of the Feedstock Testing Unit (FTU) and will allow work to begin on the installation of the ancillary equipment.
Engsolve, Powerhouse’s engineering arm, will carry out the installation with commissioning and testing undertaken by the PHE R&D team.
Bridgend’s FTU has been designed with the capacity to transform 2.5 tonnes per day of waste into Syngas and is a reduced-size version of the proposed commercial process.
Around 250kW of electrical power will be produced dependent upon feedstock, or approximately 200kg a day of hydrogen when the required separation process is installed.
Installing and commissioning the Kiln is scheduled to be completed in the fourth quarter of this year.
Paul Emmitt, Powerhouse’s chief executive, said: "This is a huge milestone for Powerhouse and draws a line under our past vendor issues.
"The progress that the Powerhouse Team as a whole (PHE and Engsolve) have made in the last six months is exceptional.
“The progress on the technology centre and the FTU means that we can not only return to our goal of progressing our R&D activities, but this will provide us with a showcase for our patented technology allowing us to drive forward the rollout of our process."