Weekly Projects Update - w/e 4th October

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 4th

October 2015

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 4th

October 2015 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Incineration (with

energy recovery)

24.7%

Biofuel

8.0%

Recycling

7.7%

Biogas

5.7%

Anaerobic Digestion

3.5%

Others

50.3%

Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 04 Oct 2015)

New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 04 Oct 2015)

Number

Estimated Value (all projects)

Estimated Value (new projects only)

US$ millions US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 3 51 51

Biofuel 2 235 118

Biogas 5 143 83

Gasification 2 180 12

Incineration (with energy recovery) 10 985 362

Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -

Integrated/mixed facilities 3 105 26

Landfill 2 16 9

MBT - - -

Other 4 690 690

Recycling 7 254 113

Waste processing - - -

Total 38 2,659 1,466

In the week ended 4th October 2015, AcuComm added 38 new or updated waste projects to

our Business Database, worth an estimated US$2,659 million and reported waste capacity of

2.4 million tonnes.

This takes the cumulative total to 3,522 active projects since 2013,

with a total estimated investment value of US$284 billion.

To find out more information about the projects and investments

covered in this update, click here

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 04 Oct 2015)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Anaerobic Digestion 3 6,500 10

Biofuel 2 100,000 -

Biogas 5 76,823 9

Gasification 2 - 5

Incineration (with energy recovery) 10 1,006,690 186

Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -

Integrated/mixed facilities 3 65,000 -

Landfill 2 250,000 -

MBT - - -

Other 4 - -

Recycling 7 907,347 -

Waste processing - - -

Total 38 2,412,360 209

The total reported waste capacity of projects reported on in

the past week is just over 2.4 million tonnes. WtE

incineration was the largest category, accounting for just

over 1.0 million tonnes.

The total reported power generation from these projects

was 209 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,

accounting for 186 MW.

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

41.7%

Recycling

37.6%

Landfill

10.4%

Others

10.3%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e

04 Oct 2015)





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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 04 Oct 2015)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Animal 2 62,359 1

Clinical - - -

Construction/Demolition 1 - -

e-Waste - - -

Food 1 - 10

Gas 1 - -

Glass - - -

Hazardous - - -

Heat - - -

Industrial 1 - -

Metals 3 500,000 -

MSW 11 1,211,127 28

Oil 2 - -

Organic (general/unspecified) 3 47,323 8

Other - - -

Paper - - -

Plant biomass (non-waste) - - -

Plant biomass (waste) 1 - -

Plastics 2 17,300 -

Radioactive - - -

Rubber - - -

Sewage/wastewater 3 19,000 -

Wood 7 555,251 164

Total 38 2,412,360 209

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) accounted for

the largest share of projects by feedstock type

in the past week, with an annualised figure of

just over 1.2 million tonnes.

MSW

50.2%

Wood

23.0%

Metals

20.7%

Others

6.1%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e

04 Oct 2015)





October 2015



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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 04 Oct 2015)

Projects

USA 11

UK 4

Canada 3

Belgium 2

Poland 2

Finland 2

Denmark 2

Japan 2

China 1

Sweden 1

Total (includes others) 38

The leading country in the past week was the USA with 11

projects in total. This was followed by the UK with four and

Canada with three.

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Reported Projects by Country (w/e 04 Oct 2015)





October 2015



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Average Project Values by Facility Type

US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 23

Biofuel 118

Biogas 42

Gasification 168

Incineration (with energy recovery) 108

Incineration (without energy recovery) 91

Integrated/mixed facilities 192

Landfill 26

MBT 61

Other 197

Recycling 30

Waste processing 58

All Projects 84

Average Project Values by Feedstock Type

US$ millions

Animal 29

Clinical 28

Construction/Demolition 6

e-Waste 22

Food 21

Gas 93

Glass 13

Hazardous 85

Heat 26

Industrial 126

Metals 42

MSW 102

Oil 43

Organic (general/unspecified) 92

Other 69

Paper 72

Plant biomass (non-waste) 98

Plant biomass (waste) 90

Plastics 16

Radioactive 864

Rubber 30

Sewage/wastewater 36

Wood 86

All Projects 84

The average waste project is worth US$84 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 most

recent week. To find out more information about the projects and investments




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Top Five Projects in Latest Week by Reported US$m Value

1 UK 220 Construction of a 78 MW biomass energy facility. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/139

2 UK 192 Proposed WtE facility. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/2363

3 Belgium 125 Expansion of a metals recycling plant. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/1222

4 Brazil 100 Facility producing PHAs bioplastic from sugarcane co-products. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/3644

5 Poland 98 Construction of a >370 tonnes per day WtE CHP plant. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/8

Top Five Projects in Latest Week by Reported Waste Capacity

1 USA 551,251 Construction of a 79 MW biomass plant. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/3632

2 Belgium 500,000 Expansion of a metals recycling plant. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/1222

3 Mexico 397,347 Development of a plant for recycling/processing solid waste. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/3647

4 Australia 250,000 Construction of new landfill site. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/13

5 UK 150,000 Proposed WtE facility. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/2363

Top Five Projects in Latest Week by Reported MW Power Generation

1 USA 79 Construction of a 79 MW biomass plant. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/3632

2 UK 78 Construction of a 78 MW biomass energy facility. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/139

3 Poland 24 Construction of a >370 tonnes per day WtE CHP plant. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/8

4 USA 10 Construction of a 9.6 MW anaerobic digestion facility. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/3637

5 USA 8 Construction of biogas plant to utilise food and agricultural waste. http://www.acucomm.net/business-finder/980

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