Motunui Methanol Complex

Motunui Methanol Complex is a chemical plant in New Zealand with a reported capacity of 1,500,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Methanex Corp. It emits about 500,625 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 116,696 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-45257144.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 1,500,000 t of chemical, Motunui Methanol Complex è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in New Zealand (1,500,000 t of chemical). Sottosettore: chemicals. Come chemical plant, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°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. Gli impianti chimici producono un'ampia gamma di prodotti chimici industriali e specializzati, molti dei quali richiedono un controllo preciso della temperatura e un apporto termico sostenuto per reazioni e separazioni.

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

What 500,625 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 Methanex Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Motunui Methanol Complex sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 39.0°S in the southern hemisphere.

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

Location

Coordinates -38.99164, 174.2818. View on OpenStreetMap.

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