Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works — Germany
Steel Plant in Germany. Approximate location 52.403, 12.50164.
Steel PlantGermanyCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works is a steel plant in Germany. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels. It is operated by BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH. It emits about 107,661 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. That is 0.10% of the CO₂e from the 118 facilities in Germany that have an emissions figure in IndustryAtlas.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-1566780.
Data status
Known source data
Calculated from the dataset
Not available
Source data, measured cross-checks and calculated values are kept separate. No confidence percentage is invented.
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Same Climate TRACE subsector; closest non-placeholder modelled CO₂e values. Russia and Belarus excluded.
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PowerAtlas operating assets, ordered by great-circle distance from published coordinates.
In context: how this facility compares
Subsector: iron-and-steel. As steel plant, it requires high process heat (typically 800–1500°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 107,661 t CO₂e a year looks like
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.
Carbon cost and Scope 1 emissions
At its reported 108k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works carries €9.2M/yr of carbon at the full EU ETS price (€85/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.
Carbon price: EU ETS €85/t · EU ETS €85/t, September 10, 2026, refreshed live via Carbon Hub. CO₂: Climate TRACE. Indicative carbon value, not the cash bill — free allocation applies; not compliance advice.
Operator
Operated by BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH.
Local climate
Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 52.4°N in the northern hemisphere.
Köppen zone: Köppen-Geiger world climate classification (Kottek et al. 2006, 0.5° grid).
Site climate & environmental severity
This site sits in a mild atmospheric environment (estimated ISO 9223 class C2 — Low), with humidity / wetness the leading environmental stress.
In this site’s local climate, a bare 150 °C surface sheds about 1409 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.08× the loss at a 20 °C reference. 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).
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.
How it compares & nearby sites
Nearby industrial sites
- ZS Zellstoff Stendal GmbH - Mercer Stendal · Pulp & Paper Mill · 160,166 t CO₂
- Zellstoff Stendal Gmbh · Lime Plant · 1,901,414 t CO₂
- Riva Hennigsdorfer Electric Steel Works · Steel Plant · 59,812 t CO₂
- Louis Dreyfus Company Wittenberg Gmbh · Food & Beverage
- Wittenberg Fertilizers Complex · Chemical Plant · 1,347,103 t CO₂
- Glencore Magdeburg Gmbh · Food & Beverage
Location
Coordinates 52.403, 12.50164. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works?
Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works is a steel plant in Germany. Steel plants burn coal in blast furnaces or use electric arcs to melt scrap; in both cases the molten metal must be kept above 1,500°C and transferred through extensive hot piping and vessels.
How much CO₂ does Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works emit?
The page uses about 107,661 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #102 among facilities in Germany by estimated CO₂.
Where is Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works located?
Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works is in Germany at approximately 52.403, 12.50164.
Who operates Riva Brandenburg Electric Steel Works?
The operator recorded in the open dataset is BES Brandenburger Elektrostahlwerke GmbH.