Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 12th May 2016)

Number

Estimated Value (all projects)

Estimated Value (new projects only)

US$ millions US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 3 27 3

Biofuel 3 588 87

Biogas 2 56 -

Gasification 3 607 183

Incineration (with energy recovery) 15 2,506 938

Incineration (without energy recovery) 3 115 115

Integrated/mixed facilities 2 695 -

Landfill 3 36 30

MBT 1 70 -

Other 4 141 -

Recycling 4 49 29

Waste processing 1 39 39

Total 44 4,929 1,424

In the week ended 12th May 2016, AcuComm added 44 new or updated waste projects to our

Business Database, worth an estimated US$4,929 million and waste capacity of just over 6.5

million tonnes.

This takes the cumulative total to 4,057 active projects since 2013,

with a total estimated investment value of US$310 billion.

Gasification

37.7%

Incineration (without

energy recovery)

23.6%

Biofuel

18.0%

Waste processing

8.0%

Landfill

6.2%

Others

6.5%

Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 12th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 12th May 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Anaerobic Digestion 3 163,604 5

Biofuel 3 623,437 9

Biogas 2 23,193 8

Gasification 3 558,199 44

Incineration (with energy recovery) 15 3,078,523 770

Incineration (without energy recovery) 3 249,803 -

Integrated/mixed facilities 2 440,000 47

Landfill 3 430,253 8

MBT 1 120,000 6

Other 4 444,694 68

Recycling 4 358,210 -

Waste processing 1 18,250 -

Total 44 6,508,166 966

The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on

in the past week is just over 6.5 million tonnes. WtE

incineration was the largest category, accounting for just

over 2.5 million tonnes.

The total estimated power generation from these projects

was 966 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,

accounting for 770 MW.

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

47.3%

Biofuel

9.6%

Gasification

8.6%

Others

34.5%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e

12th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 12th May 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Animal 1 50,000 1

Clinical 1 803 -

Construction/Demolition - - -

e-Waste - - -

Food - - -

Gas 3 - 76

Glass 1 124,518 -

Hazardous 2 414,694 -

Heat - - -

Industrial 1 129,363 10

Metals - - -

MSW 18 3,613,786 303

Oil - - -

Organic (general/unspecified) 2 338,887 5

Other - - -

Paper - - -

Plant biomass (non-waste) - - -

Plant biomass (waste) 2 126,717 4

Plastics 1 29,504 -

Radioactive - - -

Rubber 1 37,437 -

Sewage/wastewater 3 242,193 8

Wood 8 1,400,265 559

Total 44 6,508,166 966

Municipal Solid Waste and wood were the leading

feedstocks in the past week, accounting for 3.6

million tonnes and 1.4 million tonnes respectively.

MSW

55.5%

Wood

21.5%

Hazardous

6.4%

Others

16.6%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e

12th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 12th May 2016)

Projects

UK 10

USA 9

China 3

Thailand 2

Canada 2

Australia 2

Others 16

Total 44

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Average Project Values by Facility Type

US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 23

Biofuel 123

Biogas 27

Gasification 155

Incineration (with energy recovery) 109

Incineration (without energy recovery) 62

Integrated/mixed facilities 182

Landfill 22

MBT 67

Other 112

Recycling 27

Waste processing 65

All Projects 76

Average Project Values by Feedstock Type

US$ millions

Animal 17

Clinical 30

Construction/Demolition 9

e-Waste 26

Food 18

Gas 48

Glass 12

Hazardous 79

Heat 25

Industrial 96

Metals 51

MSW 92

Oil 42

Organic (general/unspecified) 90

Other 67

Paper 84

Plant biomass (non-waste) 115

Plant biomass (waste) 80

Plastics 22

Radioactive 564

Rubber 33

Sewage/wastewater 42

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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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12th

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Top Five Projects, week ending 12th May 2016, by Estimated Value (US$ millions) Click the flag for more information on each project

1 Sweden 624 Construction of a new biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plant.

2 UK 509 Construction of a >250,000 tonne capacity WtE facility.

3 Australia 349 WtE plant fuelled by MSW and commercial & industrial waste.

4 UK 319 Development of an energy recovery facility.

5 Brazil 267 Construction of a 50 MW biomass plant.

Top Five Projects, week ending 12th May 2016, by Reported Waste Capacity (tonnes)

1 UK 400,000 Construction of a >250,000 tonne capacity WtE facility.

2 Australia 400,000 WtE plant fuelled by MSW and commercial & industrial waste.

3 Mexico 292,000 Construction of a 3.5 million litres per year waste-to-biodiesel facility planned.

4 China 292,000 Construction of an 800 tpd WtE facility.

5 Ireland 240,000 Development of a resource recovery centre/WtE facility.

Top Five Projects, week ending 12th May 2016, by Reported Power Generation (MW)

1 Sweden 410 Construction of a new biomass-fuelled combined heat and power plant.

2 Brazil 50 Construction of a 50 MW biomass plant.

3 Spain 50 Construction of a wood pellet plant and 49.5 MW biomass facility.

4 Australia 35 WtE plant fuelled by MSW and commercial & industrial waste.

5 UK 29 Construction of a >250,000 tonne capacity WtE facility.

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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