# Steel plant energy recovery: Overview

Why a steelworks is industry's richest mine of waste energy

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/overview/

Why a steelworks is industry's richest mine of waste energy What this tile covers Recovering heat, pressure and gas in steelworks.

#### Key facts

| **Heat grade** | High |
|---|---|

#### Included from the reference tables

- Coke dry quenching (CDQ)
- Sinter cooler and slag heat recovery
- Top-pressure recovery turbines (TRT)
- Blast furnace, coke oven and converter gas

#### Linked to the material world
[St Steel](https://www.materialinsights.org/commodities/steel/)[Kc Coking coal](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/coking_coal/)

#### Also in Heat to power and cogeneration
[WHR Waste-heat power (steam Rankine)](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_whr_rankine/)[ORC Organic Rankine, Kalina and sCO2 cycles](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_orc/)[Trb Engine exhaust recovery](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_engine_recovery/)[CHP Combined heat and power](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_chp/)[Bag Bagasse and black-liquor cogeneration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_bio_cogen/)

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## Other sections

- [Summary](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/index.md)
- [Correlation](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/correlation/index.md)
- [Science and thermodynamics](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/rc-sci/index.md)
- [Engineering and integration](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/rc-eng/index.md)
- [Economics and contracts](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/rc-econ/index.md)
- [Impact and additionality](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/rc-impact/index.md)
- [What to track](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/tracking/index.md)
- [Relationships](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_steel_recovery/links/index.md)