Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

January 2017

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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2nd September 2016

New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 13th Jan 2017)

Number

Estimated Value

(all projects)

Estimated Value

(new projects only)

US$ millions US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 2 69 -

Biofuel 6 398 91

Biogas 1 32 32

Gasification - - -

Incineration (with energy recovery) 15 1,646 119

Incineration (without energy recovery) 1 5 5

Integrated/mixed facilities 4 565 222

Landfill 2 32 18

MBT - - -

Other 1 45 45

Recycling 7 1,071 49

Waste processing 5 726 43

Total 44 4,589 623

In the week ended 13th January 2017, AcuComm added 44 new or updated waste projects to

our Business Database, worth an estimated US$4,589 million and waste capacity of just over

10.1 million tonnes.

This takes the cumulative total to 4,661 active projects since 2013,

with a total estimated investment value of US$356.0 billion.

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covered in this update, click here

Integrated/mixed

facilities

35.6%

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

19.0%

Biofuel

14.5%

Recycling

7.8%

Other

7.3%

Waste processing

6.9%

Others

8.8%

Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 13th Jan

2017)

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

January 2017

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 13th Jan 2017)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Anaerobic Digestion 2 95,210 11

Biofuel 6 1,898,342 174

Biogas 1 19,951 4

Gasification - - -

Incineration (with energy recovery) 15 4,514,334 460

Incineration (without energy recovery) 1 219,000 -

Integrated/mixed facilities 4 1,521,281 59

Landfill 2 411,553 7

MBT - - -

Other 1 5,475 -

Recycling 7 784,879 -

Waste processing 5 639,358 -

Total 44 10,109,383 715

The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on

in the past week is just over 10.1 million tonnes. WtE

incineration was the largest category, accounting for just

over 4.5 million tonnes.

The total estimated power generation from these projects

was 715 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,

accounting for 460 MW.

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

44.7%

Biofuel

18.8%

Integrated/mixed

facilities

15.0%

Others

21.5%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e

13th Jan 2017)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

January 2017

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 13th Jan 2017)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Animal - - -

Clinical - - -

Construction/Demolition 1 177,774 -

e-Waste - - -

Food - - -

Gas 2 25,000 7

Glass - - -

Hazardous - - -

Heat - - -

Industrial 1 189,622 -

Metals 1 12,000 -

MSW 17 4,614,585 235

Oil - - -

Organic (general/unspecified) 4 783,267 64

Other - - -

Paper - - -

Plant biomass (non-waste) 1 748,324 34

Plant biomass (waste) 6 2,094,145 242

Plastics - - -

Radioactive 1 267 -

Rubber - - -

Sewage/wastewater 3 260,806 4

Wood 7 1,203,594 129

Total 44 10,109,383 715

MSW was the leading feedstock type reported on in the

past week, accounting for an estimated 4.6 million tonnes,

or 45.6% of the total. This was followed by waste biomass

with 2.1 million tonnes and wood with 1.2 million tonnes.

MSW

45.6%

Plant biomass

(waste)

20.7%

Wood

11.9%

Others

21.7%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e

13th Jan 2017)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

January 2017

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 13th Jan 2017)

Projects

USA 10

UK 7

China 5

South Africa 3

Canada 2

Spain 2

Sweden 2

Japan 2

Others 11

Total 44

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USA with 10 projects. This was followed by the UK

with seven and China with five.

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Average Project Values by Facility Type

US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 25

Biofuel 116

Biogas 27

Gasification 143

Incineration (with energy recovery) 107

Incineration (without energy recovery) 52

Integrated/mixed facilities 193

Landfill 22

MBT 68

Other 83

Recycling 35

Waste processing 86

All Projects 76

Average Project Values by Feedstock Type

US$ millions

Animal 18

Clinical 30

Construction/Demolition 7

e-Waste 22

Food 20

Gas 76

Glass 14

Hazardous 68

Heat 40

Industrial 120

Metals 48

MSW 90

Oil 43

Organic (general/unspecified) 83

Other 54

Paper 74

Plant biomass (non-waste) 117

Plant biomass (waste) 80

Plastics 23

Radioactive 605

Rubber 40

Sewage/wastewater 44

Wood 86

All Projects 76

The average active waste project is worth US$76 million. There are naturally

wide variations in average project value, due to the size, duration and

complexity of different types of project. The figures on this page represent

our latest estimates, based on data from 2013 to the current week.

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covered in this update, click here

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

January 2017

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Top Five Projects, week ending 13th January 2017, by Estimated Value (US$ millions) Click the flag for more information on each project

1 Slovakia 2,451 Nuclear waste management project.

2 USA 1,000 Construction of a post-combustion carbon capture-enhanced oil recovery project.

3 UK 575 Construction of 70 MW WtE power facility.

4 Spain 343 Construction of new waste processing, recycling & composting facilities.

5 Belgium 187 Refurbishment of incinerator.

Top Five Projects, week ending 13th January 2017, by Reported Waste Capacity (tonnes)

1 Spain 1,000,000 Construction of new waste processing, recycling & composting facilities.

2 UK 675,000 Construction of 70 MW WtE power facility.

3 China 560,000 Construction of a 30 MW biomass plant.

4 China 500,000 Phase I of the construction of a 120 MW biomass plant.

5 China 328,500 Construction of a 900 tpd WtE facility in two phases.

Top Five Projects, week ending 13th January 2017, by Reported Power Generation (MW)

1 UK 70 Construction of 70 MW WtE power facility.

2 Denmark 70 Construction of 70 MW biomass plant.

3 China 60 Phase I of the construction of a 120 MW biomass plant.

4 Latvia 48 Construction of two biomass plants.

5 China 30 Construction of a 30 MW biomass plant.

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 13th

January 2017

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 13th

January 2017 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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