Elkem Thamshavn

Elkem Thamshavn is a non-ferrous metals plant in Norway with a reported capacity of 1 unitless. It smelts or refines non-ferrous metals. By capacity it ranks #10 of 21 non-ferrous metals plants tracked in Norway. It emits about 277,000 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 64,569 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 503% above the median non-ferrous metals plant.

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673288.

Bağlamda: bu tesis nasıl karşılaştırılır

1 unitless'de, Elkem Thamshavn Norway'daki non-ferrous metals plant'lerin medyanı yaklaşık 1 unitless'dir. Alt sektör: other-metals. non-ferrous metals plant olarak, temel endüstriyel işlemleri için yoğun proses ısısı (tipik olarak 400–1200°C) gerektirir — kazanlar, fırınlar veya doğrudan yanma ile sağlanması gereken ısı, ve izolasyon yapılmamış kaplar ve boruların kayıpları harcanan yakıtı temsil eder. Modüler çıkarılabilir yalıtım bu kayıpları %80–96 oranında azaltabilir, yüzeyleri ≤45°C'ye soğutabilir, geri ödeme süresi genellikle 2 yıldan azdır. Demir dışı metaller fabrikaları, erime noktalarının üzerindeki ocaklar ve potalar içinde metalleri eritir, rafine eder ve dönerler; izolasyon yapılmamış transferlerden ve tutma kaplarından kayıplar önemlidir.

Kapasite ve CO₂ yoğunluğu karşılaştırması Climate TRACE endüstriyel tesis verilerinden hesaplanmıştır; sektör rolü mühendislik referansına dayanmaktadır.

What 277,000 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 non-ferrous metals plants in Norway

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

Local climate

Elkem Thamshavn 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 #10 largest of 21 non-ferrous metals plants in Norway by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

• Wacker Chemicals Norway · Metals Plant · 274,000 t CO₂
• Trondheim Tjeldbergodden Methanol · Chemical Plant · 300,375 t CO₂
• NOR-Aure_methanol · Chemical Plant · 40,146 t CO₂
• Norfrakalk · Lime Plant · 167,177 t CO₂
• Verdalskalk Hylla · Lime Plant · 76,331 t CO₂
• MM FOLLACELL Pulp Mill · Pulp & Paper Mill · 70,255 t CO₂

Location

Coordinates 63.32585, 9.89443. View on OpenStreetMap.

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