BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen

BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen is a petrochemical in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,073,000 t of ethylene. It cracks hydrocarbon feedstocks into building-block chemicals such as ethylene and propylene. By capacity it ranks #2 of 9 petrochemical plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 1,345,411 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 313,616 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 7% below the median petrochemical.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-18648354.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,073,000 t of ethylene ist BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen deutlich über dem Medianwert von petrochemical in Germany (565,000 t of ethylene). Untersektor: petrochemical-steam-cracking. Als petrochemical benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 300–800°C) für seinen Kernbetrieb — Wärme, die durch Dampfkessel, Öfen oder direkte Verbrennung geliefert werden muss, und Verluste durch ungedämmte Behälter und Rohrleitungen stellen verschwendeten Brennstoff dar. Modulare abnehmbare Dämmung kann diese Verluste um 80–96% senken, Oberflächen auf ≤45°C kühlen, mit Amortisationszeiten oft unter 2 Jahren. Petrochemische Anlagen spalten Kohlenwasserstoffe bei sehr hohen Temperaturen auf, um Ethylen, Propylen und andere Basischemikalien zu erzeugen — einer der wärmeintensivsien Industrieprozesse.

Vergleich von Kapazität und CO₂-Intensität berechnet aus Climate TRACE Industrieanlagendaten; Sektorrolle basierend auf Ingenieurreferenz.

What 1,345,411 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest petrochemical plants in Germany

Reported capacity (t of ethylene), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

BP Gelsenkirchen , Gelsenkirchen sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.5°N in the northern hemisphere.

Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).

How it compares & nearby sites

The #2 largest of 9 petrochemical plants in Germany by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• BP Gelsenkirchen Refinery · Refinery · 3,280,904 t CO₂
• Essen aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 183,833 t CO₂
• TRIMET Aluminium SE · Metals Plant · 283,000 t CO₂
• Deichmann Se · Textiles · 22,447 t CO₂
• ArcelorMittal Duisburg steel plant · Steel Plant · 1,191,933 t CO₂
• ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant · Steel Plant · 17,975,297 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 51.53931, 7.04282. View on OpenStreetMap.

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