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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 16th
September 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 16th
September 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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2nd September 2016
New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 16th Sept 2016)
Number
Estimated Value (all projects)
Estimated Value (new projects only)
US$ millions US$ millions
Anaerobic Digestion 2 129 14
Biofuel 5 542 5
Biogas 7 131 78
Gasification 2 177 98
Incineration (with energy recovery) 16 5,027 442
Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -
Integrated/mixed facilities 3 1,119 -
Landfill 2 17 -
MBT - - -
Other 1 59 59
Recycling 4 77 49
Waste processing 2 38 38
Total 44 7,317 783
In the week ended 16th September 2016, AcuComm added 44 new or updated waste projects
to our Business Database, worth an estimated US$7,317 million and waste capacity of just
under 12.3 million tonnes.
This takes the cumulative total to 4,400 active projects since 2013,
with a total estimated investment value of US$339.1 billion.
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Gasification
28.6%
Biogas
23.0%
Other
17.2%
Recycling
14.5%
Waste processing
11.3%
Others
5.4%
Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 16th Sep 2016)
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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 16th
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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 16th
September 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 16th Sept 2016)
Number Capacity (tonnes) MW
Anaerobic Digestion 2 429,921 5
Biofuel 5 1,265,327 68
Biogas 7 290,146 22
Gasification 2 310,990 3
Incineration (with energy recovery) 16 7,131,250 1,714
Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -
Integrated/mixed facilities 3 939,637 161
Landfill 2 856,953 -
MBT - - -
Other 1 298,010 90
Recycling 4 302,074 -
Waste processing 2 442,212 -
Total 44 12,266,521 2,063
The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on
in the past week is just under 12.3 million tonnes. WtE
incineration was the largest category, accounting for just
over 7.1 million tonnes.
The total estimated power generation from these projects
was 2,063 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,
accounting for 1,714 MW.
Incineration (with
energy recovery)
58.1%
Biofuel
10.3%
Integrated/mixed
facilities
7.7%
Others
23.9%
Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e
16th Sep 2016)
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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 16th Sept 2016)
Number Capacity (tonnes) MW
Animal 4 507,669 8
Clinical - - -
Construction/Demolition - - -
e-Waste - - -
Food - - -
Gas - - -
Glass 1 120,190 -
Hazardous - - -
Heat - - -
Industrial - - -
Metals - - -
MSW 15 5,597,396 361
Oil 1 250,000 16
Organic (general/unspecified) 3 524,428 50
Other - - -
Paper - - -
Plant biomass (non-waste) 2 1,088,324 420
Plant biomass (waste) 4 164,368 15
Plastics 2 61,884 -
Radioactive - - -
Rubber 1 298,010 90
Sewage/wastewater 2 67,766 7
Wood 9 3,586,485 1,096
Total 44 12,266,521 2,063
MSW was the leading feedstock type reported on in the
past week, accounting for an estimated 5.6 million
tonnes, or 45.6% of the total. This was followed by wood
with 3.6 million tonnes or 29.2%.
MSW
45.6%
Wood
29.2%
Plant biomass (non-
waste)
8.9%
Others
16.3%
Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e
16th Sep 2016)
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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 16th
September 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 16th Sept 2016)
Projects
USA 9
UK 8
Malaysia 4
China 4
Finland 3
France 3
Sweden 2
Ireland 2
Australia 2
Others 7
Total 44
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with nine projects, followed by the UK with eight.
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Average Project Values by Facility Type
US$ millions
Anaerobic Digestion 24
Biofuel 122
Biogas 27
Gasification 140
Incineration (with energy recovery) 111
Incineration (without energy recovery) 58
Integrated/mixed facilities 211
Landfill 21
MBT 74
Other 122
Recycling 30
Waste processing 63
All Projects 77
Average Project Values by Feedstock Type
US$ millions
Animal 17
Clinical 30
Construction/Demolition 7
e-Waste 24
Food 19
Gas 59
Glass 13
Hazardous 71
Heat 42
Industrial 121
Metals 49
MSW 91
Oil 44
Organic (general/unspecified) 88
Other 61
Paper 70
Plant biomass (non-waste) 113
Plant biomass (waste) 83
Plastics 21
Radioactive 564
Rubber 34
Sewage/wastewater 49
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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