Chemical Plant in United Kingdom. Approximate location 54.56305, -1.32998.
Chemical PlantUnited KingdomCO₂ estimate (modelled)
GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia is a chemical plant in United Kingdom. Its listed capacity is 719,844 t of chemical. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations. By capacity it ranks #1 among 4 chemical plants in United Kingdom. It emits about 78,800 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE, roughly comparable to the annual emissions of 18k passenger cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 92% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-33999241.
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
At 719,844 t of chemical, GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia is well above the median chemical plant in United Kingdom (566,990 t of chemical). Subsector: chemicals. As chemical plant, it requires high process heat (typically 100–500°C) for its core industrial operations — heat that must be supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion, and losses through uninsulated vessels and piping represent wasted fuel. Removable modular insulation can cut those losses by 80–96%, surface-cooling equipment to ≤45°C, with payback often under 2 years. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
This facility's estimated annual CO₂e (Climate TRACE, modelled) in everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:
Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.
At its reported 79k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia carries €5.1M/yr of carbon at the full UK ETS price (€65/t CO₂). Free allocation phases out to 2034 (Reg. (EU) 2023/956), so today's bill is lower and rising toward this full-price figure. The fastest decarbonization lever is energy efficiency: eliminating heat loss on hot equipment (removable insulation, steam & waste-heat recovery) typically cuts 2–5% of fuel-related CO₂ — here ≈2k t–4k t/yr, worth €102k–€256k, with payback up to 2 years.
Carbon price: UK ETS €65/t · EU ETS €79/t, July 2, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Efficiency range: US DOE / ASTM C680 (method). Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice. Estimate the saving for this site →
Listed capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 54.6°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
The local climate sets how fast unprotected steel, protective coatings and the insulation on hot process equipment degrade at this site. It sits in a corrosive environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C4 — High), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1407 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× the loss at a 20 °C reference; removable insulation recovers about 1337 W/m² of that. Reference-surface calculation at a 150 °C surface from WorldClim climate normals (ASTM C680 / ISO 12241) — an indicative per-climate comparison, not a measurement of this site’s specific equipment. Open method dataset: DOI 10.5281/zenodo.20787408 (CC BY 4.0).
Higher environmental severity is exactly where protective removable insulation pays back most: a sheltered micro-climate slows corrosion, UV and thermal-cycling damage and extends outdoor hardware service life. This is an indicative site-climate context — not a condition assessment of any specific plant or operator.
Indicative estimate via the ISO 9223:2012 informative method (atmospheric corrosivity from temperature, time-of-wetness and airborne salinity), using WorldClim climate normals, the Köppen-Geiger class and coast distance. Indicative, not a measured corrosion rate.
The #1 largest of 4 chemical plants in United Kingdom by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Coordinates 54.56305, -1.32998. View on OpenStreetMap.
For a chemical plant, the main modular-insulation targets are reactors, crackers, distillation columns, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges. Typical hot-surface ranges used for screening: 150–500 °C.
A first-pass insulation screen suggests about 9,700 MWh/year of recoverable heat-loss reduction and about 1,900 t CO₂e/year of avoided emissions. Screening estimate scaled from installed process-heat projects and surface-temperature reduction data.
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Screening calculation from facility class, capacity and open emissions/energy context. Engineering survey required before procurement.
Start with a thermal survey of valves, flanges, doors and bends. Removable modular insulation keeps maintenance access open while lowering exposed-surface temperature and wasted heat.
Funding. Grants for industrial energy efficiency / deep decarbonization in England, Wales, NI; min grant lowered to GBP 75k for SMEs. official source · verified 2026
Status: Phase 3 closed spring 2024 — verify current open phase before 'apply now'.
Obligation. Mandatory for 'large undertakings': >=250 employees OR turnover >GBP 36M and balance sheet >GBP 18M. Qualification date 31 Dec 2026; compliance notification by 5 Dec 2027. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we do not hold this site's metered energy use). official source · verified 2026
Programme terms verified 2026-06-18; confirm the current open phase before applying. Eligibility depends on a site's energy use / headcount, which we do not hold — not a per-facility eligibility determination.
GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia is a chemical plant in United Kingdom. Chemical plants produce a wide range of industrial and specialty chemicals, many requiring precise temperature control and sustained heat input for reactions and separations.
The open dataset lists 719,844 t of chemical of capacity for GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia.
The page uses about 78,800 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #36 among facilities in United Kingdom by estimated CO₂.
GBR-Stockton-on-Tees_ammonia is in United Kingdom at approximately 54.56305, -1.32998.
