Savoie Department — France
Aluminium Smelter in France. Approximate location 45.47759, 6.44632.
Aluminium SmelterFranceCO₂ estimate (modelled)
Savoie Department is an aluminium smelter in France. Its listed capacity is 1,739 t of alumina/aluminum. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment. By capacity it ranks #5 among 7 aluminium smelters in France. It emits about 2,463 t CO₂e a year from Climate TRACE. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is 32% below the national median for this sector.
Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673058.
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.
Similar facilities by modelled emissions
- Hautes-Pyrénées Department · 2,173 t CO₂e/yr · France
- Jabalpur District · 2,852 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Haute-Savoie Department · 1,449 t CO₂e/yr · France
- Ernakulam District · 4,311 t CO₂e/yr · India
- Cap Chat Smelter & High Purity Alumina · 458 t CO₂e/yr · Canada
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
At 1,739 t of alumina/aluminum, Savoie Department is below the median aluminium smelter in France (28,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Subsector: aluminum. As aluminium smelter, it requires high process heat (typically 600–900°C) for its core industrial operations, supplied by boilers, furnaces or direct combustion. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment.
Capacity & CO₂-intensity comparison computed from Climate TRACE industrial facilities data; sector role based on engineering reference.
What 2,463 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 2k t CO₂e/yr (Scope 1), Savoie Department carries €210k/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.
Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in France
Listed capacity (t of alumina/aluminum), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).
Local climate
Savoie Department sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 45.5°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 1462 W/m² to ambient — roughly 1.12× 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
The #5 largest of 7 aluminium smelters in France by listed capacity (Climate TRACE).
Nearby industrial sites
- FERROPEM · Metals Plant · 192,000 t CO₂
- TRIMET · Metals Plant · 265,000 t CO₂
- St. Jean de Maurienne aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 324,411 t CO₂
- TRIMET FRANCE SAS · Metals Plant · 261,000 t CO₂
- FERROPEM GROUPE FERROATLANTICA · Metals Plant · 190,000 t CO₂
- FERROPEM · Metals Plant · 211,000 t CO₂
Location
Coordinates 45.47759, 6.44632. View on OpenStreetMap.
Frequently asked questions
What type of facility is Savoie Department?
Savoie Department is a aluminium smelter in France. Aluminium smelters use large electric currents to refine alumina into molten aluminium above 900°C, and the hot metal must flow through crucibles and casting equipment.
What capacity is listed for Savoie Department?
The open dataset lists 1,739 t of alumina/aluminum of capacity for Savoie Department.
How much CO₂ does Savoie Department emit?
The page uses about 2,463 t CO₂e/year from the open dataset It ranks #115 among facilities in France by estimated CO₂.
Where is Savoie Department located?
Savoie Department is in France at approximately 45.47759, 6.44632.