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ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant

Steel Plant in Germany. Approximate location 51.31309, 13.27701.

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ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant is a steel plant in Germany with a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of steel. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace). It is operated by ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH. By capacity it ranks #11 of 19 steel plants tracked in Germany. It emits about 83,737 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,519 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 89% below the median steel plant.

1,400,000t of steel
83,737t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#161CO₂ rank in Germany
0.06t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566786.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 1,400,000 t of steel ist ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant etwa um dem Medianwert von steel plant in Germany (1,400,000 t of steel). Untersektor: iron-and-steel. Als steel plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 800–1500°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. Stahlwerke verbrennen Kohle in Hochöfen oder nutzen Lichtbogenöfen zum Schmelzen von Schrott; in beiden Fällen muss das geschmolzene Metall über 1.500°C gehalten und durch umfangreiche heiße Rohrleitungen und Behälter geleitet werden.

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

What 83,737 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

19,519cars driven for a year
10,920homes' annual energy use
1,395,617tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest steel plants in Germany

ThyssenKrupp Steel Duisburg steel plant: 11,000,000 t of steel11.0MThyssenKru…Hüttenwerke Krupp Mannesmann (HKM) steel plant: 6,300,000 t of steel6.3MHüttenwerk…Salzgitter Flachstahl steel plant: 5,200,000 t of steel5.2MSalzgitter…ArcelorMittal Bremen steel plant: 3,800,000 t of steel3.8MArcelorMit…Saarstahl Völklingen Steelmaking Plant: 3,240,000 t of steel3.2MSaarstahl …AG der Dillinger Hüttenwerke Dillingen steel plant: 2,760,000 t of steel2.8MAG der Dil…Kehler Baden Steel Works: 2,500,000 t of steel2.5MKehler Bad…ArcelorMittal Eisenhüttenstadt steel plant: 2,400,000 t of steel2.4MArcelorMit…

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

Operator

Operated by ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #11 largest of 19 steel plants in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 51.31309, 13.27701. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant?

ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant is a steel plant in Germany. It produces crude steel from iron ore (blast furnace) or scrap (electric arc furnace).

What is the capacity of ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant?

ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant has a reported capacity of 1,400,000 t of steel.

How much CO₂ does ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant emit?

ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant emits about 83,737 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 19,519 cars. That ranks #161 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant located?

ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant is in Germany, near coordinates 51.31309, 13.27701.

Who operates ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant?

ESF Elbe Stahlwerke Feralpi Riesa plant is operated by ESF Elbe-Stahlwerke Feralpi GmbH.

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