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Total Leuna Refinery

Refinery in Germany. Approximate location 51.28805, 11.99325.

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Total Leuna Refinery is a refinery in Germany with a reported capacity of 227,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by TotalEnergies SE. By capacity it ranks #6 of 14 oil refineries tracked in Germany. It emits about 2,810,434 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 655,113 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 47% above the median refinery.

227,000BBL per day
2,810,434t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#12CO₂ rank in Germany
12.38t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1753570.

Nel contesto: come si confronta questo impianto

Con 227,000 BBL per day, Total Leuna Refinery è ben al di sopra di la mediana di refinery in Germany (120,000 BBL per day). Sottosettore: oil-and-gas-refining. Come refinery, richiede calore di processo intenso (tipicamente 200–600°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 raffinerie riscaldano, frazionano e trasformano chimicamente il petrolio greggio in carburanti e materie prime petrolchimiche attraverso distillazione e cracking ad alta intensità energetica — estremamente esigenti per la generazione di vapore e il recupero di calore.

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

What 2,810,434 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

655,113cars driven for a year
366,515homes' annual energy use
46,840,567tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in Germany

Shell Rheinland Werk Wesseling Cologne Refinery: 339,000 BBL per day339kShell Rhei…Mineraloelraffinerie Oberrhein Karlsruhe Refinery: 313,000 BBL per day313kMineraloel…BP Gelsenkirchen Refinery: 265,000 BBL per day265kBP Gelsenk…Wilhelmshaven Refinery: 260,000 BBL per day260kWilhelmsha…PCK Schwedt Refinery: 234,000 BBL per day234kPCK Schwed…Total Leuna Refinery: 227,000 BBL per day227kTotal Leun…Bayernoil Vohburg Refinery: 120,000 BBL per day120kBayernoil …Gunvor Ingolstadt Refinery: 110,000 BBL per day110kGunvor Ing…

Reported capacity (BBL per day), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Operator

Operated by TotalEnergies SE. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Total Leuna Refinery sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 51.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

~11°Ctypical annual mean
~18°Ctypical warm-season
Temperate oceanic: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #6 largest of 14 oil refineries in Germany by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 51.28805, 11.99325. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Total Leuna Refinery?

Total Leuna Refinery is a refinery in Germany. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Total Leuna Refinery?

Total Leuna Refinery has a reported capacity of 227,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Total Leuna Refinery emit?

Total Leuna Refinery emits about 2,810,434 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 655,113 cars. That ranks #12 among tracked facilities in Germany.

Where is Total Leuna Refinery located?

Total Leuna Refinery is in Germany, near coordinates 51.28805, 11.99325.

Who operates Total Leuna Refinery?

Total Leuna Refinery is operated by TotalEnergies SE.

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