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Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter

Refinery in South Korea. Approximate location 36.9988, 126.35429.

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Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter is a refinery in South Korea with a reported capacity of 167,000 BBL per day. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming. It is operated by Hanwha Energy Corp. By capacity it ranks #6 of 9 oil refineries tracked in South Korea. It emits about 946,920 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 220,727 cars. Its CO₂ per unit of capacity is about 33% below the median refinery.

167,000BBL per day
946,920t CO₂e / yr (Climate TRACE)
#26CO₂ rank in South Korea
5.67t CO₂ per capacity unit

Facility data: Climate TRACE v6 (asset-level capacity & CO₂e, CC BY 4.0), id ct-712518.

在上下文中:该设施如何比较

在167,000 BBL per day时,Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter是South Korea中refinery的中位数低于 256,000 BBL per day。 子部门:oil-and-gas-refining。 作为refinery,它需要强烈的工艺热量(通常200–600°C)来进行其核心工业操作——必须通过锅炉、炉或直接燃烧供应的热量,通过未隔热的容器和管道的损失代表浪费的燃料。可拆卸模块化绝缘可以将这些损失减少80-96%,将表面冷却至≤45°C,投资回收期通常不到2年。 炼油厂通过能源密集型蒸馏和裂化加热、分馏和化学转化原油为燃料和石化原料——对蒸汽发生和热回收要求极高。

容量和CO₂强度比较从Climate TRACE工业设施数据计算得出;部门角色基于工程参考。

What 946,920 t CO₂e a year looks like

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

220,727cars driven for a year
123,490homes' annual energy use
15,782,000tree seedlings grown 10 years

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

Capacity vs largest oil refineries in South Korea

SK Ulsan Refinery: 781,000 BBL per day781kSK Ulsan R…GS-Caltex Yeosu Refinery: 744,000 BBL per day744kGS-Caltex …S-Oil Onsan Refinery: 519,000 BBL per day519kS-Oil Onsa…Hyundai Oilbank Daesan Refinery: 484,000 BBL per day484kHyundai Oi…SK Incheon Oil Refinery: 256,000 BBL per day256kSK Incheon…Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter: 167,000 BBL per day167kHanwha Tot…Hyundai Lotte Daesan Condensate Splitter: 158,000 BBL per day158kHyundai Lo…SK Incheon Condensate Splitter: 93,000 BBL per day93kSK Incheon…

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

Operator

Operated by Hanwha Energy Corp. All facilities by this operator →

Local climate

Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter sits in a humid subtropical climate zone (Köppen Cfa), at 37.0°N in the northern hemisphere.

~18°Ctypical annual mean
~27°Ctypical warm-season
Humid subtropical: four distinct seasons — cold winters and warm summers

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

How it compares & nearby sites

The #6 largest of 9 oil refineries in South Korea by reported capacity.

Nearby industrial sites

Location

Coordinates 36.9988, 126.35429. View on OpenStreetMap.

Heat loss & insulation profile

A refinery like this runs hot equipment that sheds heat continuously: crude & vacuum distillation columns, fired heaters, heat exchangers, steam lines, valves & flanges (surface/process temperatures around 150–550 °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.

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 43,000 MWh/yr (≈ 8,500 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.

External climate finance your country can access

Domestic energy-efficiency grants are limited here; industrial decarbonisation is mainly funded externally:

Routed via national development banks / accredited entities — not a direct factory grant. Verified 2026.

Frequently asked questions

What type of facility is Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter?

Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter is a refinery in South Korea. It processes crude oil into fuels and petrochemical feedstocks through distillation, cracking and reforming.

What is the capacity of Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter?

Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter has a reported capacity of 167,000 BBL per day.

How much CO₂ does Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter emit?

Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter emits about 946,920 tonnes of CO₂e per year (Climate TRACE) — roughly the tailpipe emissions of 220,727 cars. That ranks #26 among tracked facilities in South Korea.

Where is Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter located?

Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter is in South Korea, near coordinates 36.9988, 126.35429.

Who operates Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter?

Hanwha Total Condensate Splitter is operated by Hanwha Energy Corp.

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