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NOR-Aure_methanol

Chemical Plant in Norway. Approximate location 63.28596, 8.55862.

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NOR-Aure_methanol is a chemical plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 120,288 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 40,146 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,358 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 100% below the median chemical plant.

120,288t of chemical
40,146t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#42CO₂ rank in Norway
0.33t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999037.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 120,288 t of chemical, NOR-Aure_methanol est en dessous de la médiane des chemical plant en Norway (900,000 t of chemical). Sous-secteur: chemicals. Comme chemical plant, elle nécessite une chaleur de procédé intensive (typiquement 100–500°C) pour ses opérations industrielles essentielles — chaleur qui doit être fournie par des chaudières, fours ou combustion directe, et les pertes par les récipients et tuyauteries non isolés représentent du combustible gaspillé. L'isolation modulaire amovible peut réduire ces pertes de 80–96%, refroidissant les surfaces à ≤45°C, avec des délais d'amortissement souvent inférieurs à 2 ans. Les usines chimiques produisent une large gamme de produits chimiques industriels et spécialisés, beaucoup nécessitant un contrôle précis de la température et un apport de chaleur soutenu pour les réactions et séparations.

Comparaison de capacité et d'intensité de CO₂ calculée à partir des données des installations industrielles Climate TRACE; rôle du secteur basé sur la référence d'ingénierie.

What 40,146 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

9,358cars driven for a year
5,236homes' annual energy use
669,100tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Norway

Yara Porsgrunn: 2,086,520 t of chemical2.1MYara Porsg…Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol: 900,000 t of chemical900kTrondheim …NOR-Aure_methanol: 120,288 t of chemical120kNOR-Aure_m…

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

Local climate

NOR-Aure_methanol sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 63.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~7°Ctypical annual mean
~12°Ctypical warm-season
Subpolar oceanic: long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 3 chemical plants in Norway by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 63.28596, 8.55862. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is NOR-Aure_methanol?

NOR-Aure_methanol is a chemical plant in Norway. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals.

What is the capacity of NOR-Aure_methanol?

NOR-Aure_methanol has a reported capacity of 120,288 t of chemical.

How much CO₂ does NOR-Aure_methanol emit?

NOR-Aure_methanol emits about 40,146 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,358 cars. That ranks #42 among tracked facilities in Norway.

Where is NOR-Aure_methanol located?

NOR-Aure_methanol is in Norway, near coordinates 63.28596, 8.55862.

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