QFUEL: Quantafuel ASA | Update on Quantafuel’s Skive plant
2022-02-10 08:00:00
With reference to the notice on 6th of February regarding the temporary shutdown
of Skive production, our inspection has revealed damage on the steel cone
connecting the burner chamber with the flue gas heating box of the reactor. We
have now initiated repair work and target to be back in production within
mid-March.
In close cooperation with third party experts, Quantafuel has now concluded on
replacing the damaged steel cone with an improved solution. One burner chamber
has already been transported to the selected subcontractor, and the next chamber
will follow shortly.
“We’ve had a period with high production and uptime, so the timing of this
temporary shut-down is very unfortunate. On the other hand, I am pleased that
the issue can be resolved without significant costs. I would like to underline
that this issue is not related to Quantafuel’s pyrolysis process or technology,”
says Quantafuel’s CEO Lars Rosenløv.
“Our team in Skive has handled this issue very well and I am pleased that we,
together with third party experts, have initiated the repair work so quickly. We
will use the downtime to perform preventive maintenance requiring a cold
process,” says Rosenløv.
Additional technical information:
The burner chamber and the connected flue gas system form the main heating
elements for the process. The rotating pyrolysis reactor is surrounded and
heated by the hot flue gas. There is no direct contact between the hydrocarbon
gases formed in the reactors’ pyrolysis process and the flue gas.