A Hot Idea and Shared Dream: Recycle Waste Heat

Steel powers the economy of Brescia, Italy. And now, one local steelmaker is also powering homes in the northern Italian city of 200,000. ORI Martin, a maker of automotive steel, recycles the immense heat that’s a byproduct of steelmaking and, rather than releasing the waste heat into the air, recycles it to generate electricity for and to heat nearby homes.