Fire cleanup at waste heat plant now complete, all boilers back in operation.
Waste Incineration Power Plant (WIPP) Solingen Successfully Completes Waste Boiler 3 Repairs
The Waste Incineration Power Plant (WIPP) in Solingen has successfully completed repairs on Waste Boiler 3, following a fire that occurred in November 2023. After over a year of maintenance, Boiler 3 is now back online and contributing to the plant's full operational capacity.
Details of the Repair
The repair work involved replacing a total of 4.5 tons of steel and 6,750 meters of cable. A specialist company spent three months cleaning and decontaminating the contaminated areas before the repair work began.
Current Operational Status
With all three waste boilers, including the newly repaired Boiler 3, now in stable condition and fully operational, WIPP Solingen is back to its optimal power generation levels. This means the plant is once again contributing significantly to local energy supply through waste-to-energy conversion.
The plant maintains its strict environmental standards, ensuring emissions remain within regulatory limits while efficiently processing municipal waste.
Future Outlook
The successful repair of Waste Boiler 3 enhances the plant's reliability and lifespan, supporting sustainable waste management and energy production in the region. The repair costs, totalling around 5.5 million euros, were covered by insurance.
25 subcontractors were involved in the repair work. Testing over the past few weeks has shown that the boiler is running stably and reliably. There are still some minor maintenance tasks to be done, but these will not cause any further disruption.
Redundant systems enabled continuous waste thermal treatment during the maintenance, and power generation was ensured during the maintenance period at the WIPP. The plant is now operating at full load, as previously stated.
If you need more detailed technical data or recent performance statistics, please let me know!
- The successful repair of Waste Boiler 3 at WIPP Solingen not only extends the plant's lifespan but also supports sustainable waste management and renewable-energy production in the region, as the repair costs were covered by insurance.
- Moving forward, the WIPP industry continues its focus on energy production, ensuring its financial sustainability by employing reliable systems and maintaining strict environmental standards, while utilizing waste as a source of renewable-energy.
