Article published in Les Echos – One third of the energy consumed by industry is lost in the form of heat, steam or fumes, say experts. “French industry produces 100 TWh of waste heat. For an average price of 80 euros per megawatt hour – today we are at 150 euros, after having risen to 220 at the beginning of August – 8 billion euros go up in smoke each year in France,” summarizes Antoine Meffre.