Chimney systems for generators and standby power units
Hospitals, care facilities, emergency services, data centers, government buildings and many other critical infrastructures rely on a secure and uninterrupted power supply. A reliable emergency power supply is therefore essential. Generators and standby power units ensure that a continuous power supply is guaranteed even in an emergency, and that the facility can operate independently of the power grid.
The hot exhaust gases produced during power generation by combustion engines require safe and controlled exhaust gas venting. However, a suitable chimney not only ensures safe exhaust gas venting—a correctly dimensioned chimney also stabilizes engine performance, ensures a longer service life for components, and optimizes fuel consumption.
Dry
+5000 Pa
up to 600°C
Gas / Oil / Diesel
Double-walled stainless steel chimney system for negative/overpressure up to 5000 Pa and high flue gas temperatures. Perfect solution for industrial applications.
United Kingdom
Non-Residential
Supply and installation of 22 stainless steel system chimneys with a supporting mast for the energy centre. The mast and chimneys had to be lowered by crane through an opening in the roof of the building. This meant that the plan needed to come together for the supply and erection of the chimneys on the mast sections, to be delivered to site in full and on time to tie in with the crane hire.
United Kingdom
Non-Residential
To ensure uninterrupted backup power for Gartnavel General Hospital, the project involved the delivery and installation of four 450 mm diameter chimneys. These chimneys supply the generators and were connected to the containerized engine rooms via a tailor-made frame construction. This clever design allowed the horizontal pipes to be stacked in proper, parallel pairs. This precise arrangement was maintained right up to the main building. From there, the chimneys continued horizontally before making a decisive vertical curve to finally reach an impressive height of 40 meters.
United Kingdom
Non-Residential
Supply and Installation of 6 x Ø500 System Chimneys serving FG Wilson Gen Sets providing back up power to the Hospital. The exhausts needed to run horizontally above the entrance to the hotel before rising vertically to reach the roof of the energy centre, from where a further extended horizontal run was required with support before turning into th e main vertical runs supported from the existing concrete stack.
United Kingdom
Non-Residential
We supplied and installed five ICS 5000 Ø350 system chimneys to serve the backup generator sets at the Research Centre. A key challenge was to minimize their visual impact on the building's aesthetics. To achieve this, the framework and outer casing of the chimneys were soda blasted, a process that allowed them to blend seamlessly with the surrounding structure, ensuring both functionality and visual harmony with the existing architecture.
France
Non-Residential
This project involved the construction and installation of three freestanding chimneys, each around 14 meters high and with a large cross-section. These were supplied and installed by a specialist partner to supply three generators in a large data center in the Hauts-de-France region. The chimneys connected to the units were manufactured using our ICS 5000 system with a cross-section of 400 mm.
Italy
Non-Residential
The installation was to take place at a well-known industrial site in the Bologna area, specializing in the constructionand luxury outfitting of motor vehicles, motorhomes, caravans, as well as boats and yachts in the marine & offshore sector. The project involved the replacement of an old, dated and deteriorated self-supporting chimney with a new modular double-wall insulated stainless steel chimney system, slaved to a large capacity boiler for the production of hot water used in the plant's production processes.
Italy
Non-Residential
Located in a central Milan neighborhood, this project involved constructing a new executive and office building for one of Italy's leading telecommunications companies. As an early innovator in fiber optic technology, their telephony and data network now spans the entire country. The new headquarters was designed to house numerous advanced technological systems, including state-of-the-art heating, cooling, emergency power, and fire suppression systems for building safety.
Germany
Non-Residential
The client was a large hospital in Hamburg, which comprehensively expanded its emergency power supply for the operating rooms to ensure that life-saving operations can continue without interruption even in the event of a power failure. As part of this project, Schiedel supplied the appropriate chimney systems and sound insulation concept for the new diesel-powered emergency generators.
