Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol

Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol is a chemical plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 900,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Equinor ASA. By capacity it ranks #2 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 300,375 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 70,017 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-45257198.

En contexte: comment cette installation se compare

À 900,000 t of chemical, Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol est autour 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 300,375 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 chemical plants in Norway

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

Operator

Operated by Equinor ASA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 63.4°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 3 chemical plants in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• NOR-Aure_methanol · Chemical Plant · 40,146 t CO₂
• Wacker Chemicals Norway · Metals Plant · 274,000 t CO₂
• Elkem Thamshavn · Metals Plant · 277,000 t CO₂
• Hydro Aluminium, Sunndal · Metals Plant · 660,000 t CO₂
• Sunndalsora aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 865,096 t CO₂
• Giax Produksjon As · Textiles · 4,270 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 63.41219, 8.68674. View on OpenStreetMap.

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