# Energy-intensive industry and Waste-to-energy

Energy flows from energy-intensive industry to waste-to-energy; energy flows from waste-to-energy to energy-intensive industry.

Source page: https://www.materialinsights.org/links/energy-intensive-industry-and-waste-to-energy/

[Energy-intensive industry](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_heavy_industry/) (energy) and [Waste-to-energy](https://www.materialinsights.org/energy/e_waste_to_energy/) (energy): 2 relationships.

## How they are linked

### 1. Energy flow

*Physical flow · Direct · Energy-intensive industry → Waste-to-energy*

Cement kilns burn refuse-derived fuel.

### 2. Energy flow

*Physical flow · Direct · Waste-to-energy → Energy-intensive industry*

Refuse-derived fuel replaces coal in cement kilns.

Built from the site data on production routes, energy flows, industry value chains, input-output tables and prices.