C-MACC Weekly Sustainability and Energy Transition Report
Love You Madly: From Wasted Heat To Certified Returns
- 1st Topic of the Week: Waste heat recovery is evolving from incremental efficiency into a strategic return enhancer, as rising energy costs spur global industries to institutionalize stranded energy as an advantage.
- 2nd Topic of the Week: Certification has decisively become hydrogen’s actual currency, deciding premiums, financing, and access; are investors overvaluing capacity while undervaluing accredited compliance pathways?
- Otherwise – Underappreciated crosscurrents in power, recycling, carbon, fuels, and financing demand sharper investor scrutiny; are today’s headline targets disguising tomorrow’s structural risks and opportunities?
Exhibit 1: Industrial waste heat recovery can transform an inefficiency into improved returns and competitiveness.

Source: Industry Statistics, C-MACC Estimates, September 2025
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