Greer Industries Inc. Riverton Pendolomitic Quicklimeeton

Greer Industries Inc. Riverton Pendolomitic Quicklimeeton is a lime plant in United States with a reported capacity of 178,599 t of lime. It calcines limestone into quicklime in high-temperature kilns. By capacity it ranks #77 of 122 lime plants tracked in United States. It emits about 220,597 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 51,421 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 88% above the median lime plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-38468930.

В контексте: как это предприятие сравнивается

На мощности 178,599 t of lime Greer Industries Inc. Riverton Pendolomitic Quicklimeeton — это примерно медианная lime plant в United States (178,599 t of lime). Подсектор: lime. Как lime plant, оно требует высокотемпературного технологического тепла (обычно 600–900°C) для основных промышленных операций — тепла, которое должно подаваться котлами, печами или прямым сжиганием, и потери через неизолированные сосуды и трубопроводы представляют потраченное впустую топливо. Съёмная модульная теплоизоляция может снизить эти потери на 80–96%, охладив поверхность оборудования до ≤45°C, с окупаемостью часто менее 2 лет. Известковые заводы прокаливают известняк в горячих печах при 800–900°C, и горячую негашёную известь необходимо обрабатывать в изолированных сосудах, чтобы предотвратить реакцию с влагой.

Сравнение производительности и интенсивности CO₂ рассчитано на основе данных промышленных объектов Climate TRACE; роль сектора основана на инженерных справочниках.

What 220,597 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 lime plants in United States

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

Local climate

Greer Industries Inc. Riverton Pendolomitic Quicklimeeton sits in a temperate oceanic climate zone (Köppen Cfb), at 38.8°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 #77 largest of 122 lime plants in United States by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Riverton Facility · Lime Plant · 336,059 t CO₂
• Still Hollow Distillery · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Alleghany Highlands Agricultural Center, Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Elkhorn Mountain Distillery Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Teets Meat Packing, Llc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂
• Hawk'S Poultry Inc · Food & Beverage · 4,154 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 38.77816, -79.39349. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A lime plant like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: kiln, preheater, hot-gas ducting, valves & dampers (surface/process temperatures around 200–900 °C). These surfaces lose energy to the air year-round; removable modular insulation cuts that loss, brings outer surfaces to ≤45 °C, and unclips for inspection.

calcination-heavy like cement; fuel side only.

Indicative recoverable energy

On an already-insulated site (pipes & valves in cladding / jackets), closing the remaining gaps, flanges and damaged sections and switching to removable covers indicatively recovers about 7,800 MWh/yr (≈ 2,600 t CO₂/yr) — scaled to this site's reported CO₂ within its sector. Bare or damaged surfaces recover several times more.

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Indicative, not a measurement. Conservative floor for an already-insulated plant; a TIPCHECK on-site audit gives a measured figure. Industry context: EiiF TIPCHECK — industrial insulation can save ~14 Mtoe/yr in EU, payback typically <2 years.

Safety & the no-regret first step

Bare hot surfaces here exceed the touch-safe limit (EN ISO 13732-1); insulation to ≤45 °C is a worker-safety and compliance win. And before electrification, fuel-switching or CCS, eliminating surface heat loss is the cheapest, fastest, lowest-risk step — audit the bare spots first, rip-and-replace later.

United States: funding & obligation

Funding. Investment tax credit up to 30% of qualified investment incl. industrial decarbonization; open to small/medium/large manufacturers.

Obligation. None at federal level (voluntary). Some states have their own programs. (applies as a rule above the stated threshold — we don't hold this site's metered energy use).

Verified 2026; confirm current scheme terms before applying.

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