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Fjardaal aluminium plant

Aluminium Smelter in Iceland. Approximate location 65.03326, -14.09963.

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Fjardaal aluminium plant is an aluminium smelter in Iceland with a reported capacity of 351,000 t of alumina/aluminum. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis. It is operated by Alcoa Corp. By capacity it ranks #1 of 3 aluminium smelters tracked in Iceland. It emits about 759,122 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 176,952 cars.

351,000t of alumina/aluminum
759,122t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#1CO₂ rank in Iceland
2.16t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-3673096.

У контексті: як порівнюється це підприємство

При потужності 351,000 t of alumina/aluminum Fjardaal aluminium plant — це приблизно медіана aluminium smelter у Iceland (320,000 t of alumina/aluminum). Підсектор: aluminum. Як aluminium smelter, воно вимагає високотемпературного технологічного тепла (зазвичай 600–900°C) для основних промислових операцій — тепла, яке повинне подаватися котлами, печами або прямим спаленням, і втрати через неізольовані судини та трубопроводи представляють витрачене напразно паливо. Знімна модульна теплоізоляція може зменшити ці втрати на 80–96%, охолодивши поверхню обладнання до ≤45°C, з окупністю часто менше 2 років. Алюмінієві плавильні використовують великі електричні струми для рафінування глинозему в розплавлений алюміній вище 900°C, і розплавлений метал повинен текти через тиглі та ливарне обладнання.

Порівняння продуктивності та інтенсивності CO₂ розраховано на основі даних промислових об'єктів Climate TRACE; роль сектору заснована на інженерних довідниках.

What 759,122 t CO₂e a year looks like

This facility's reported annual CO₂e in the everyday equivalents from the US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies calculator:

176,952cars driven for a year
98,999homes' annual energy use
12,652,033tree seedlings grown 10 years

Equivalencies: US EPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies. Emissions: Climate TRACE.

Capacity vs largest aluminium smelters in Iceland

Fjardaal aluminium plant: 351,000 t of alumina/aluminum351kFjardaal a…Grundartangi aluminium plant: 320,000 t of alumina/aluminum320kGrundartan…Straumsvik aluminium plant: 200,000 t of alumina/aluminum200kStraumsvik…

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

Operator

Operated by Alcoa Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Fjardaal aluminium plant sits in a polar tundra climate zone (Köppen ET), at 65.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~-5°Ctypical annual mean
~6°Ctypical warm-season
Polar tundra: long cold winters and short, cool summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #1 largest of 3 aluminium smelters in Iceland by reported capacity.

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Location

Coordinates 65.03326, -14.09963. View on OpenStreetMap.

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Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Fjardaal aluminium plant?

Fjardaal aluminium plant is a aluminium smelter in Iceland. It smelts alumina into primary aluminium by high-current electrolysis.

What is the capacity of Fjardaal aluminium plant?

Fjardaal aluminium plant has a reported capacity of 351,000 t of alumina/aluminum.

How much CO₂ does Fjardaal aluminium plant emit?

Fjardaal aluminium plant emits about 759,122 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 176,952 cars. That ranks #1 among tracked facilities in Iceland.

Where is Fjardaal aluminium plant located?

Fjardaal aluminium plant is in Iceland, near coordinates 65.03326, -14.09963.

Who operates Fjardaal aluminium plant?

Fjardaal aluminium plant is operated by Alcoa Corp.

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