Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 2nd

December 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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2nd September 2016

New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 2nd Dec 2016)

Number

Estimated Value (all projects)

Estimated Value (new projects only)

US$ millions US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 3 91 22

Biofuel 3 333 -

Biogas 2 55 20

Gasification 1 15 15

Incineration (with energy recovery) 16 2,249 255

Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -

Integrated/mixed facilities 2 505 300

Landfill 1 2 -

MBT - - -

Other 3 142 142

Recycling 6 223 184

Waste processing 6 3,410 70

Total 43 7,027 1,008

In the week ended 2nd December 2016, AcuComm added 43 new or updated waste projects

to our Business Database, worth an estimated US$7,027 million and waste capacity of just

over 10.4 million tonnes.

This takes the cumulative total to 4,567 active projects since 2013,

with a total estimated investment value of US$352.3 billion.

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covered in this update, click here

Integrated/mixed

facilities

29.8%

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

25.3%

Recycling

18.2%

Other

14.1%

Waste processing

6.9%

Anaerobic Digestion

2.2%

Others

3.5%

Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 2nd Dec

2016)

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 2nd

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 2nd Dec 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Anaerobic Digestion 3 466,581 10

Biofuel 3 874,200 73

Biogas 2 103,915 7

Gasification 1 21,133 1

Incineration (with energy recovery) 16 6,241,126 1,110

Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -

Integrated/mixed facilities 2 415,835 7

Landfill 1 428,477 -

MBT - - -

Other 3 107,347 69

Recycling 6 969,405 -

Waste processing 6 789,302 8

Total 43 10,417,320 1,285

The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on

in the past week is just over 10.4 million tonnes. WtE

incineration was the largest category, accounting for just

over 6.2 million tonnes.

The total estimated power generation from these projects

was 1,285 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,

accounting for 1,110 MW.

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

59.9%

Recycling

9.3%

Biofuel

8.4%

Others

22.4%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e

2nd Dec 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 2nd

December 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 2nd Dec 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Animal 1 83,965 3

Clinical - - -

Construction/Demolition 1 214,699 -

e-Waste - - -

Food 3 151,802 7

Gas 2 - 69

Glass 1 120,190 -

Hazardous 1 500,000 -

Heat 1 133,002 -

Industrial - - -

Metals 1 100,000 -

MSW 13 5,741,856 672

Oil - - -

Organic (general/unspecified) 1 94,428 5

Other - - -

Paper - - -

Plant biomass (non-waste) - - -

Plant biomass (waste) 4 1,003,425 106

Plastics 1 283,835 -

Radioactive 3 107,881 -

Rubber - - -

Sewage/wastewater 3 394,366 15

Wood 7 1,487,872 407

Total 43 10,417,320 1,285

MSW was the leading feedstock type reported on in the

past week, accounting for an estimated 5.7 million tonnes,

or 55.1% of the total. This was followed by wood with just

under 1.5 million tonnes.

MSW

55.1%

Wood

14.3%

Plant biomass (waste)

9.6%

Others

21.0%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e

2nd Dec 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 2nd

December 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 2nd Dec 2016)

Projects

USA 10

UK 7

China 6

Canada 3

Netherlands 2

Spain 2

Finland 2

Ghana 2

Others 9

Total 43

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Average Project Values by Facility Type

US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 25

Biofuel 118

Biogas 26

Gasification 143

Incineration (with energy recovery) 108

Incineration (without energy recovery) 58

Integrated/mixed facilities 196

Landfill 21

MBT 68

Other 82

Recycling 36

Waste processing 86

All Projects 77

Average Project Values by Feedstock Type

US$ millions

Animal 17

Clinical 30

Construction/Demolition 7

e-Waste 23

Food 20

Gas 76

Glass 14

Hazardous 69

Heat 42

Industrial 121

Metals 48

MSW 90

Oil 43

Organic (general/unspecified) 85

Other 55

Paper 74

Plant biomass (non-waste) 115

Plant biomass (waste) 80

Plastics 23

Radioactive 606

Rubber 40

Sewage/wastewater 47

Wood 88

All Projects 77

The average active waste project is worth US$77 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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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 2nd

December 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Top Five Projects, week ending 2nd December 2016, by Estimated Value (US$ millions) Click the flag for more information on each project

1 Ukraine 2,684 Development of a nuclear waste storage facility.

2 USA 657 Construction of the world’s largest radioactive waste treatment plant.

3 UK 303 Construction of a 270,000 tpa wood-fuelled biomass plant.

4 USA 300 Development of a recycling centre and plastics-to-diesel facility.

5 UK 268 Construction of a 41 MW biomass plant.

Top Five Projects, week ending 2nd December 2016, by Reported Waste Capacity (tonnes)

1 China 2,044,000 Construction of the world's largest WtE facility.

2 China 634,000 Construction of a WtE plant.

3 China 602,250 Expansion of a WtE facility.

4 UK 500,000 Development of a hazardous waste treatment facility.

5 UK 350,000 Construction of a WtE facility.

Top Five Projects, week ending 2nd December 2016, by Reported Power Generation (MW)

1 Poland 220 Construction of a 220 MW RDF-fuelled CHP plant.

2 China 168 Construction of the world's largest WtE facility.

3 UK 165 Construction of a 270,000 tpa wood-fuelled biomass plant.

4 Sweden 104 Construction of a biomass-fuelled power plant.

5 China 70 Construction of a WtE plant.

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 2nd

December 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 2nd

December 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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