Table of Content

1. RESEARCH SCOPE
1.1. STUDY GOALS
1.2. SCOPE OF THE MARKET STUDY
1.3. WHO WILL FIND THIS REPORT USEFUL?
1.4. STUDY AND FORECASTING YEARS

2. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
2.1. SOURCES OF DATA
2.1.1. SECONDARY DATA
2.1.2. PRIMARY DATA
2.2. TOP-DOWN APPROACH
2.3. BOTTOM-UP APPROACH
2.4. DATA TRIANGULATION

3. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
3.1. MARKET SUMMARY
3.2. KEY FINDINGS
3.2.1. BIOLOGICAL WTE TECHNOLOGY IS ANTICIPATED TO BE THE FASTEST EVOLVING
3.2.2. INCINERATION IS THE DOMINANT THERMAL WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
3.2.3. GROWING NUMBER OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECTS

4. WASTE-TO-ENERGY OUTLOOK
4.1. INTRODUCTION
4.2. SOURCES OF WASTE
4.3. WASTE-TO-ENERGY: THE CONCEPT
4.4. BENEFITS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
4.5. CHALLENGES TO WASTE-TO-ENERGY
4.6. WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS
4.6.1. THERMAL
4.6.1.1. INCINERATION
4.6.1.2. GASIFICATION
4.6.1.3. PYROLYSIS
4.6.1.4. PLASMA-ARC WTE TECHNOLOGY
4.6.2. BIOLOGICAL
4.6.2.1. ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
4.6.2.2. BIOGAS TO ENERGY
4.6.3. PHYSICAL
4.7. WASTE-TO-ENERGY STRATEGY ANALYSIS
4.8. APPLICATIONS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
4.8.1. ELECTRICITY
4.8.2. HEAT
4.8.3. COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP)
4.8.4. TRANSPORT FUELS

5. MARKET DYNAMICS
5.1. MARKET DEFINITION & SCOPE
5.2. MARKET DRIVERS
5.2.1. DEPLETION OF CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AUGMENTING DEMAND OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
5.2.2. GROWING ENERGY DEMAND
5.2.3. INCREASING MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERATION
5.2.4. DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF LANDFILL SITES
5.3. MARKET RESTRAINTS
5.3.1. HIGH INITIAL SETUP COST
5.3.2. OPPOSITION FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES & ENVIRONMENT GROUPS
5.3.3. STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES
5.4. MARKET OPPORTUNITIES
5.4.1. HYDROTHERMAL CARBONISATION (HTC) & DENDRO LIQUID ENERGY (DLE) - KEY EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES
5.4.2. COLLABORATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT) WITH INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT VALUE CHAIN
5.5. MARKET CHALLENGES
5.5.1. LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE SKILLED WORKFORCE
5.5.2. THREAT FROM ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SOLAR POWER, HYDROPOWER AND WIND POWER
5.5.3. TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMICAL OBSTACLES

6. MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
6.1. THERMAL
6.2. BIOLOGICAL
6.3. PHYSICAL

7. MARKET BY WASTE TYPES
7.1. MUNICIPAL WASTE
7.1.1. RESIDENTIAL
7.1.2. COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL
7.1.3. CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION
7.1.4. OTHER MUNICIPAL WASTES
7.2. PROCESS WASTE
7.3. MEDICAL WASTE
7.4. AGRICULTURE WASTE
7.5. OTHER WASTES

8. MARKET BY APPLICATION
8.1. ELECTRICITY
8.2. HEAT
8.3. COMBINED HEAT & POWER UNITS
8.4. TRANSPORT FUELS
8.5. OTHER APPLICATIONS

9. KEY ANALYTICS
9.1. PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
9.1.1. THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
9.1.2. THREAT OF SUBSTITUTE
9.1.3. BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
9.1.4. BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
9.1.5. INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY
9.2. OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
9.3. VENDOR LANDSCAPE
9.4. KEY BUYING CRITERIA
9.4.1. PRICE
9.4.2. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
9.4.3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
9.4.4. ALTERNATIVES
9.5. VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
9.5.1. WASTE PRODUCERS
9.5.2. WASTE COLLECTION
9.5.3. SUPPLIERS
9.5.4. MANUFACTURERS
9.5.5. DISTRIBUTORS
9.5.6. RETAILERS
9.5.7. END-USERS
9.6. LEGAL, POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
9.6.1. UNITED STATES
9.6.1.1. CURRENT PRACTICES
9.6.1.2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK

10. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS - NORTH AMERICA
10.1. UNITED STATES
10.2. CANADA

11. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
11.1. KEY CORPORATE STRATEGIES
11.1.1. PARTNERSHIPS & AGREEMENTS
11.1.2. BUSINESS EXPANSIONS
11.2. COMPANY PROFILES
11.2.1. AMEC FOSTER WHEELER (ACQUIRE BY WOOD GROUP)
11.2.2. AUSTRIAN ENERGY & ENVIRONMENT GROUP
11.2.3. BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC.
11.2.4. BTA INTERNATIONAL GMBH
11.2.5. C&G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOLDINGS LIMITED
11.2.6. CHINA EVERBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL LTD.
11.2.7. COVANTA ENERGY
11.2.8. HITACHI ZOSEN INNOVA AG
11.2.9. KEPPEL SEGHERS
11.2.10. MARTIN GMBH
11.2.11. MHI INDUSTRIAL ENGINEERING & SERVICES PRIVATE LTD. (MIES)
11.2.12. ORSTED
11.2.13. PLASCO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES INC.
11.2.14. SAKO BRNO A.S.
11.2.15. SUEZ ENVIRONMENT
11.2.16. VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT S.A.
11.2.17. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC.
11.2.18. WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC.
11.2.19. XCEL ENERGY
11.2.20. ZE-GEN INC.

List of Tables
TABLE 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 2: LIST OF ANTICIPATED WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECTS ACROSS THE WORLD
TABLE 3: TYPES OR SOURCES OF WASTE
TABLE 4: KEY BENEFITS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROCESSES
TABLE 5: KEY CHALLENGES TO WTE MARKETS
TABLE 6: KEY THERMAL WTE SUPPLIERS BY TYPE OF INCINERATION
TABLE 7: KEY ALTERNATIVE THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS WITH NUMBER OF PLANTS, THROUGHPUT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION
TABLE 8: COMPARISON BETWEEN COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION AND PYROLYSIS
TABLE 9: COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH ALTERNATIVE WTE TECHNOLOGIES
TABLE 10: LIST OF METHODS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR IMPROVING BIOGAS YIELDS
TABLE 11: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC DIGESTION
TABLE 12: LIST OF POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
TABLE 13: IMPORTANT PARAMETERS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
TABLE 14: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MESOPHILIC AND THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
TABLE 15: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF DIFFERENT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS
TABLE 16: COMPARISON OF GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS POWER GENERATORS
TABLE 17: DIFFERENT FUEL CELL TYPES USED FOR BIOGAS CONVERSION
TABLE 18: PROJECTED WASTE GENERATION DATA FOR 2025, BY REGION
TABLE 19: CARBON EFFICIENCY OF SEVERAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PROCESSES
TABLE 20: COMPETING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
TABLE 21: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 22: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY WASTE TYPES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY MUNICIPAL WASTE TYPES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 24: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 25: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
TABLE 26: VENDOR LANDSCAPE
TABLE 27: KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
TABLE 28: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 29: LIST OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES


List of Figures
FIGURE 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2018 & 2027 (IN %)
FIGURE 2: REVENUE GENERATED BY BIOLOGICAL WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 3: MARKET INVESTMENT FOR INCINERATION IN ASIA PACIFIC, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
FIGURE 4: COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)
FIGURE 5: BASIC PATHWAYS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
FIGURE 6: THERMAL WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TYPES
FIGURE 7: WORLDWIDE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY INSTALLED CAPACITY, BY SOURCE, 2012–2019 (GW)
FIGURE 8: WORLDWIDE GDP GROWTH RATE AND TRENDS BY ECONOMY (ACTUAL AND PROJECTED), 2010–2025 (IN %)
FIGURE 9: WORLDWIDE REGION-WISE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, 2015-2035 (MTOE = MILLION TONS OF OIL EQUIVALENT)
FIGURE 10: WORLDWIDE AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL WASTE FOR WTE, 2009–2016 (MILLION TONS)
FIGURE 11: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 12: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY BIOLOGICAL WTE TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 13: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY PHYSICAL WTE TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 14: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY MUNICIPAL WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 15: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY RESIDENTIAL, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 16: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 17: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 18: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY OTHER WASTES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 19: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY PROCESS WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 20: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY MEDICAL WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 21: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY AGRICULTURE WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 22: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY OTHER WASTES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY ELECTRICITY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 24: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY HEAT, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 25: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COMBINED HEAT & POWER UNITS, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 26: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TRANSPORT FUELS, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 27: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY OTHER APPLICATIONS, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 28: PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
FIGURE 29: KEY BUYING IMPACT ANALYSIS
FIGURE 30: VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
FIGURE 31: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2018 & 2027 (IN %)
FIGURE 32: UNITED STATES WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 33: CANADA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)



List of Figures


FIGURE 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2018 & 2027 (IN %)
FIGURE 2: REVENUE GENERATED BY BIOLOGICAL WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 3: MARKET INVESTMENT FOR INCINERATION IN ASIA PACIFIC, EUROPE AND NORTH AMERICA
FIGURE 4: COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)
FIGURE 5: BASIC PATHWAYS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
FIGURE 6: THERMAL WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TYPES
FIGURE 7: WORLDWIDE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY INSTALLED CAPACITY, BY SOURCE, 2012–2019 (GW)
FIGURE 8: WORLDWIDE GDP GROWTH RATE AND TRENDS BY ECONOMY (ACTUAL AND PROJECTED), 2010–2025 (IN %)
FIGURE 9: WORLDWIDE REGION-WISE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, 2015-2035 (MTOE = MILLION TONS OF OIL EQUIVALENT)
FIGURE 10: WORLDWIDE AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL WASTE FOR WTE, 2009–2016 (MILLION TONS)
FIGURE 11: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 12: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY BIOLOGICAL WTE TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 13: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY PHYSICAL WTE TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 14: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY MUNICIPAL WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 15: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY RESIDENTIAL, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 16: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 17: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 18: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY OTHER WASTES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 19: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY PROCESS WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 20: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY MEDICAL WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 21: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY AGRICULTURE WASTE, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 22: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY OTHER WASTES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY ELECTRICITY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 24: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY HEAT, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 25: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COMBINED HEAT & POWER UNITS, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 26: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TRANSPORT FUELS, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 27: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY OTHER APPLICATIONS, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 28: PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
FIGURE 29: KEY BUYING IMPACT ANALYSIS
FIGURE 30: VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
FIGURE 31: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2018 & 2027 (IN %)
FIGURE 32: UNITED STATES WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
FIGURE 33: CANADA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)

 

List of Tables


TABLE 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 2: LIST OF ANTICIPATED WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROJECTS ACROSS THE WORLD
TABLE 3: TYPES OR SOURCES OF WASTE
TABLE 4: KEY BENEFITS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROCESSES
TABLE 5: KEY CHALLENGES TO WTE MARKETS
TABLE 6: KEY THERMAL WTE SUPPLIERS BY TYPE OF INCINERATION
TABLE 7: KEY ALTERNATIVE THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS WITH NUMBER OF PLANTS, THROUGHPUT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION
TABLE 8: COMPARISON BETWEEN COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION AND PYROLYSIS
TABLE 9: COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH ALTERNATIVE WTE TECHNOLOGIES
TABLE 10: LIST OF METHODS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR IMPROVING BIOGAS YIELDS
TABLE 11: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC DIGESTION
TABLE 12: LIST OF POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
TABLE 13: IMPORTANT PARAMETERS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
TABLE 14: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MESOPHILIC AND THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
TABLE 15: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF DIFFERENT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS
TABLE 16: COMPARISON OF GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS POWER GENERATORS
TABLE 17: DIFFERENT FUEL CELL TYPES USED FOR BIOGAS CONVERSION
TABLE 18: PROJECTED WASTE GENERATION DATA FOR 2025, BY REGION
TABLE 19: CARBON EFFICIENCY OF SEVERAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PROCESSES
TABLE 20: COMPETING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
TABLE 21: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 22: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY WASTE TYPES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY MUNICIPAL WASTE TYPES, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 24: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 25: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
TABLE 26: VENDOR LANDSCAPE
TABLE 27: KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
TABLE 28: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019-2027 (IN $ MILLION)
TABLE 29: LIST OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES