Hydro Aluminium, Sunndal

Hydro Aluminium, Sunndal is a non-ferrous metals plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #1 of 21 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 660,000 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 153,846 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 1336% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673375.

En contexto: cómo se compara esta instalación

Con 1 unitless, Hydro Aluminium, Sunndal está alrededor de la mediana de non-ferrous metals plant en Norway (1 unitless). Su CO₂ por unidad de capacidad es aproximadamente 141% por encima de la mediana de non-ferrous metals plant. Subsector: other-metals. Como non-ferrous metals plant, requiere calor de proceso intenso (típicamente 400–1200°C) para sus operaciones industriales centrales — calor que debe ser suministrado por calderas, hornos o combustión directa, y las pérdidas a través de recipientes y tuberías sin aislar representan combustible desperdiciado. El aislamiento modular desmontable puede reducir esas pérdidas en un 80–96%, enfriando superficies a ≤45°C, con amortización a menudo inferior a 2 años. Las plantas de metales no ferrosos funden, refinan y cuelan metales en hornos y crisoles por encima de sus puntos de fusión; las pérdidas de transferencias sin aislar y recipientes de retención son significativas.

Comparación de capacidad e intensidad de CO₂ calculada a partir de datos de instalaciones industriales de Climate TRACE; papel del sector basado en referencia de ingeniería.

What 660,000 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 non-ferrous metals plants in Norway

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

Local climate

Hydro Aluminium, Sunndal sits in a polar tundra climate zone (Köppen ET), at 62.7°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 #1 largest of 21 non-ferrous metals plants in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Sunndalsora aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 865,096 t CO₂
• NOR-Aure_methanol · Chemical Plant · 40,146 t CO₂
• Wacker Chemicals Norway · Metals Plant · 274,000 t CO₂
• Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol · Chemical Plant · 300,375 t CO₂
• Elkem Thamshavn · Metals Plant · 277,000 t CO₂
• Giax Produksjon As · Textiles · 4,270 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 62.68052, 8.55392. View on OpenStreetMap.

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