Solvay Povoa Facility

Solvay Povoa Facility is a chemical plant in Portugal with a reported capacity of 230,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Solvay NV. It emits about 76,073 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 17,733 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-45257184.

Im Kontext: wie sich diese Anlage vergleicht

Bei 230,000 t of chemical ist Solvay Povoa Facility etwa um dem Medianwert von chemical plant in Portugal (230,000 t of chemical). Untersektor: chemicals. Als chemical plant benötigt es intensive Prozesswärme (typischerweise 100–500°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. Chemieanlagen erzeugen eine breite Palette von Industrie- und Spezialchemikalien, viele erfordern präzise Temperaturkontrolle und nachhaltigen Wärmeeintrag für Reaktionen und Trennungen.

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

What 76,073 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.

Operator

Operated by Solvay NV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Solvay Povoa Facility sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 38.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

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• Italagro-Indústria De Transf. De Produtos Alimentares, S.A. · Food & Beverage · 136,557 t CO₂
• Sovena Oilseeds Portugal, S.A. (Ci) · Food & Beverage · 136,557 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 38.85576, -9.06753. View on OpenStreetMap.

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