Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 5th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 5th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 5th May 2016)

Number

Estimated Value (all projects)

Estimated Value (new projects only)

US$ millions US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 4 195 37

Biofuel 6 863 698

Biogas 3 104 50

Gasification 4 399 -

Incineration (with energy recovery) 8 883 4

Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -

Integrated/mixed facilities - - -

Landfill 2 35 16

MBT - - -

Other 2 1,063 -

Recycling 9 223 78

Waste processing 6 1,982 65

Total 44 5,747 947

In the week ended 5th May 2016, AcuComm added 44 new or updated waste projects to our

Business Database, worth an estimated US$5,747 million and waste capacity of just under

8.8 million tonnes.

This takes the cumulative total to 4,037 active projects since 2013,

with a total estimated investment value of US$309 billion.

Recycling

31.2%

Waste processing

26.2%

Biogas

19.9%

Anaerobic Digestion

15.0%

Landfill

6.3%

Others

1.4%

Est. Value of New Projects by Facility Type (w/e 5th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 5th

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 5th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects Reported (w/e 5th May 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Anaerobic Digestion 4 884,983 12

Biofuel 6 1,353,572 65

Biogas 3 179,348 11

Gasification 4 616,477 173

Incineration (with energy recovery) 8 2,558,508 327

Incineration (without energy recovery) - - -

Integrated/mixed facilities - - -

Landfill 2 717,901 -

MBT - - -

Other 2 384,694 34

Recycling 9 1,085,175 -

Waste processing 6 998,997 -

Total 44 8,779,654 621

The total estimated waste capacity of projects reported on

in the past week is just under 8.8 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 621 MW. WtE incineration was the largest category,

accounting for 327 MW.

Incineration (with

energy recovery)

29.1%

Biofuel

15.4%

Recycling

12.4%

Others

43.1%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Facility Type (w/e

5th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 5th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 5th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New Projects Reported by Waste Types (w/e 5th May 2016)

Number Capacity (tonnes) MW

Animal 1 53,809 3

Clinical - - -

Construction/Demolition - - -

e-Waste 1 30,000 -

Food 2 67,744 2

Gas 1 - 34

Glass 1 124,518 -

Hazardous - - -

Heat - - -

Industrial - - -

Metals 2 521,853 -

MSW 14 3,772,965 331

Oil 1 36,000 16

Organic (general/unspecified) 1 518,404 57

Other 1 16,294 -

Paper - - -

Plant biomass (non-waste) 1 748,324 32

Plant biomass (waste) 2 435,645 38

Plastics 2 59,008 -

Radioactive 3 385,227 -

Rubber - - -

Sewage/wastewater 3 150,690 8

Wood 8 1,859,172 100

Total 44 8,779,654 621

Municipal Solid Waste and wood were the leading

feedstocks in the past week, accounting for 3.8

million tonnes and 1.9 million tonnes respectively.

MSW

43.0%

Wood

21.2%

Plant biomass

(non-waste)

8.5%

Others

27.3%

Reported Capacity of Projects by Waste Type (w/e

5th May 2016)

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 5th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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New/Updated Projects, Country Coverage, (w/e 5th May 2016)

Projects

USA 8

Canada 7

China 4

Finland 4

UK 3

Sweden 2

Germany 2

Australia 2

Others 12

Total 44

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Average Project Values by Facility Type

US$ millions

Anaerobic Digestion 23

Biofuel 124

Biogas 27

Gasification 155

Incineration (with energy recovery) 109

Incineration (without energy recovery) 65

Integrated/mixed facilities 182

Landfill 22

MBT 67

Other 112

Recycling 28

Waste processing 65

All Projects 77

Average Project Values by Feedstock Type

US$ millions

Animal 17

Clinical 32

Construction/Demolition 9

e-Waste 26

Food 18

Gas 49

Glass 14

Hazardous 80

Heat 25

Industrial 96

Metals 51

MSW 92

Oil 42

Organic (general/unspecified) 90

Other 68

Paper 84

Plant biomass (non-waste) 115

Plant biomass (waste) 80

Plastics 22

Radioactive 565

Rubber 34

Sewage/wastewater 42

Wood 85

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 5th

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Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 5th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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Top Five Projects, week ending 28th April 2016, by Estimated Value (US$ millions) Click the flag for more information on each project

1 Canada 1,134 Construction of waste management facilities for radioactive waste.

2 Australia 1,012 Construction of a National Radioactive Waste Management Facility.

3 Australia 698 Development of Australia's largest bioenergy project.

4 USA 444 Development of an underground interim nuclear storage facility.

5 USA 300 Construction of a biomass-to-fertiliser plant.

Top Five Projects, week ending 28th April 2016, by Reported Waste Capacity (tonnes)

1 Sweden 700,000 Expansion of digester and chip plant at pulp mill.

2 Mexico 600,000 Expansion of an MSW facility with a compactor plant.

3 Jordan 547,500 Development of a waste-to-energy facility.

4 China 400,000 Construction of a 400,000 tpa WtE plant.

5 UK 250,000 Construction of a 40 MW biomass plant.

Top Five Projects, week ending 28th April 2016, by Reported Power Generation (MW)

1 Finland 140 Construction of a 140 MW waste-to-energy plant.

2 China 60 Construction of a WtE facility.

3 UK 40 Construction of a 40 MW biomass plant.

4 Nicaragua 38 Development of a 38 MW biomass plant.

5 Australia 32 Development of Australia's largest bioenergy project.

Weekly Waste Projects Update – week ending 5th

May 2016

Weekly Waste Projects Update: week ending 5th

May 2016 Source: AcuComm Business Database

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