Shell Coal Gasification Technology
Shell Coal Gasification Technology
Shell Coal Gasification Technology
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Buggenum – availability of SCGP and power<br />
plant<br />
<strong>Gasification</strong> from May 1997 to May 2004<br />
Nuon gasification availability average in 8 years<br />
87%<br />
Unplanned outage average in 8 years<br />
13%<br />
Unplanned outage 13%<br />
Technical items modified d design 4%<br />
Due to frequent coal switches (every 5 days) 5%<br />
Residual unplanned due to mixed items 4%<br />
Planned outage average in 8 years 13%<br />
Conclusion<br />
Planned outage<br />
Nuon as part of power grid (backup available) 13%<br />
<strong>Shell</strong> expected gasification outage 6%<br />
A well-designed, maintained and operated plant should be able to achieve:<br />
Unplanned 4%<br />
Planned 6%<br />
Total outage 10%<br />
<strong>Shell</strong> Global Solutions 18