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1. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
th
May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
th
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$ millionsUS$ 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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2. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
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May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
th
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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3. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
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May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
th
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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4. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
th
May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
th
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
The leading countries in the past week were the
UK with ten projects, and the USA with nine.
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UK
USA
China
Thailand
Canada
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Reported Projects by Country (w/e 12th May 2016)
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5. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
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May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
th
May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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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$76 million. There are naturally
wide variations in average project value, due to the size, duration and
complexity of different types of project. The figures on this page represent
our latest estimates, based on data from 2013 to the current week.
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6. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
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May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
th
May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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Top Five Projects, week ending 12th
May 2016, by Estimated Value (US$ millions)
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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.

7. Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 12
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May 2016
Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 12
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May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database
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