Aardal aluminium plant

Aardal aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Norway with a reported capacity of 204,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Norsk Hydro ASA. By capacity it ranks #3 of 7 aluminium smelters tracked in Norway. It emits about 441,199 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 102,844 cars.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673111.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 204,000 t of alumina/aluminum, Aardal aluminium plant è attorno a la mediana di aluminium smelter in Norway (200,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Sottosettore: aluminum. Come aluminium smelter, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 600–900°C) per le sue operazioni industriali essenziali — calore che deve essere fornito da caldaie, forni o combustione diretta, e le perdite attraverso recipienti e tubazioni non isolati rappresentano carburante sprecato. L'isolamento modulare removibile può ridurre queste perdite dell'80–96%, raffreddando superfici a ≤45°C, con payback spesso inferiore a 2 anni. Le fonderie di alluminio utilizzano grandi correnti elettriche per raffinare l'allumina in alluminio fuso sopra i 900°C, e il metallo caldo deve fluire attraverso crogioli e attrezzature di fonderia.

Confronto di capacità e intensità di CO₂ calcolato dai dati delle strutture industriali Climate TRACE; ruolo del settore basato su riferimento ingegneristico.

What 441,199 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 aluminium smelters in Norway

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

Operator

Operated by Norsk Hydro ASA. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Aardal aluminium plant sits in a Mediterranean subarctic climate zone (Köppen Dsc), at 61.3°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 #3 largest of 7 aluminium smelters in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Hydro Aluminium, Årdal Metallverk · Metals Plant · 304,095 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 61.31134, 7.82193. View on OpenStreetMap.

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