NOR-Aure_methanol

NOR-Aure_methanol is a chemical plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 120,288 t of chemical. It manufactures industrial and specialty chemicals. By capacity it ranks #3 of 3 chemical plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 40,146 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 9,358 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-33999037.

Em contexto: como esta instalação se compara

Com 120,288 t of chemical, NOR-Aure_methanol é abaixo de a mediana de chemical plant em Norway (900,000 t of chemical). Subsetor: chemicals. Como chemical plant, requer calor de processo intenso (tipicamente 100–500°C) para suas operações industriais centrais — calor que deve ser fornecido por caldeiras, fornos ou combustão direta, e as perdas através de vasos e tubulações não isolados representam combustível desperdiçado. O isolamento modular removível pode reduzir essas perdas em 80–96%, esfriando superfícies a ≤45°C, com payback geralmente inferior a 2 anos. As plantas químicas produzem uma ampla gama de produtos químicos industriais e especializados, muitos requerendo controle preciso de temperatura e entrada de calor sustentada para reações e separações.

Comparação de capacidade e intensidade de CO₂ calculada a partir dos dados de instalações industriais Climate TRACE; função do setor baseada em referência de engenharia.

What 40,146 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.

Capacity vs largest chemical plants in Norway

Reported capacity (t of chemical), Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0).

Local climate

NOR-Aure_methanol sits in a subpolar oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfc), at 63.3°N in the northern hemisphere.

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #3 largest of 3 chemical plants in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol · Chemical Plant · 300,375 t CO₂
• Wacker Chemicals Norway · Metals Plant · 274,000 t CO₂
• Elkem Thamshavn · Metals Plant · 277,000 t CO₂
• Hydro Aluminium, Sunndal · Metals Plant · 660,000 t CO₂
• Sunndalsora aluminium plant · Aluminium Smelter · 865,096 t CO₂
• Giax Produksjon As · Textiles · 4,270 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 63.28596, 8.55862. View on OpenStreetMap.

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