Solvay Povoa Facility

Solvay Povoa Facility is a chemical plant in Portugal with a reported capacity of 230,000 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. It is operated by Solvay NV. It emits about 76,073 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 17,733 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-45257184.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 230,000 t of chemical, Solvay Povoa Facility è attorno a la mediana di chemical plant in Portugal (230,000 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 76,073 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 Solvay NV. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Solvay Povoa Facility sits in a hot-summer Mediterranean climate zone (Köppen Csa), at 38.9°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

Nearby industrial sites

• Tate E Lyle Açúcares Portugal · Food & Beverage · 136,557 t CO₂
• Scc - Sociedade Central De Cervejas E Bebidas,S.A. (Ci) · Food & Beverage · 1,138,088 t CO₂
• Fapajal - Fábrica de Papel do Tojal S.A. Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 180,621 t CO₂
• Alhandra Cement Plant · Cement Plant · 985,120 t CO₂
• Italagro-Indústria De Transf. De Produtos Alimentares, S.A. · Food & Beverage · 136,557 t CO₂
• Sovena Oilseeds Portugal, S.A. (Ci) · Food & Beverage · 136,557 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 38.85576, -9.06753. View on OpenStreetMap.

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