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Tunnel oven energy recovery: what actually pays back

Priya Raman · 7/11/2026 · 7 min read

Heat recovery projects vary wildly in payback. Here is how to evaluate yours.

Not every heat recovery project pays back. The variables that matter are stack temperature, run hours and what you can do with the recovered energy.

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