NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET FORECAST 2017-2026
KEY FINDINGS
The North America Waste to Energy Market raised $3888.4 million in 2016. Over the forecast period of 2017-2026, the market is expected to progress at 7.27% CAGR, collecting a revenue of $7804.1 million.
MARKET INSIGHTS
Scarcity in dumping place for landfills and a recent shift towards renewable energy resources is likely to aid the growth of the WTE market in the North American region. The United States and Canada market are explored in this report. The Canada WTE market is expected to rise with the highest CAGR over the forecast period. Municipal, provincial and federal governments have regulated the waste generation and management policies in this country
COMPETITIVE INSIGHTS
Plasco Conversion Technologies (Acquired By Rmb Advisory Services), Hitachi Zosen, Xcel Energy, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Suez Environment, Amec Foster Wheeler (Acquire By Wood Group), Veolia Environment, C&G Environmental Protection Holdings Ltd, Wheelabrator, Keppel Seghers, Waste Management Inc, and Green Conversion Systems are some of the market players in this region.
The North America Waste to Energy Market raised $3888.4 million in 2016. Over the forecast period of 2017-2026, the market is expected to progress at 7.27% CAGR, collecting a revenue of $7804.1 million.
MARKET INSIGHTS
Scarcity in dumping place for landfills and a recent shift towards renewable energy resources is likely to aid the growth of the WTE market in the North American region. The United States and Canada market are explored in this report. The Canada WTE market is expected to rise with the highest CAGR over the forecast period. Municipal, provincial and federal governments have regulated the waste generation and management policies in this country
COMPETITIVE INSIGHTS
Plasco Conversion Technologies (Acquired By Rmb Advisory Services), Hitachi Zosen, Xcel Energy, Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises, Suez Environment, Amec Foster Wheeler (Acquire By Wood Group), Veolia Environment, C&G Environmental Protection Holdings Ltd, Wheelabrator, Keppel Seghers, Waste Management Inc, and Green Conversion Systems are some of the market players in this region.
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
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 AND 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
5.5. 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 SEGMENTATION - BY TECHNOLOGY
6.1. THERMAL
6.2. BIOLOGICAL
6.3. PHYSICAL
7. LEGAL, POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGARDING WASTE MANAGEMENT
7.1. UNITED STATES
7.1.1. CURRENT PRACTICES
7.1.2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
7.2. CANADA
8. KEY ANALYTICS
8.1. PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
8.1.1. THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
8.1.2. THREAT OF SUBSTITUTE
8.1.3. BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
8.1.4. BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
8.1.5. INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY
8.2. OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
8.3. KEY BUYING CRITERIA
8.3.1. PRICE
8.3.2. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
8.3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
8.3.4. ALTERNATIVES
8.4. VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
8.4.1. WASTE PRODUCERS
8.4.2. WASTE COLLECTION
8.4.3. SUPPLIERS
8.4.4. MANUFACTURERS
8.4.5. DISTRIBUTORS
8.4.6. RETAILERS
8.4.7. END-USERS
9. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
9.1. UNITED STATES
9.2. CANADA
10. COMPANY PROFILES
10.1. AMEC FOSTER WHEELER (ACQUIRE BY WOOD GROUP)
10.2. BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES
10.3. C&G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOLDINGS LTD.
10.4. CHINA EVERBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL,
10.5. COVANTA TECHNOLOGIES,
10.6. GREEN CONVERSION SYSTEMS,
10.7. HITACHI ZOSEN,
10.8. KEPPEL SEGHERS
10.9. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES,
10.10. PLASCO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES (ACQUIRED BY RMB ADVISORY SERVICES)
10.11. SUEZ ENVIRONMENT
10.12. VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT
10.13. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
10.14. WHEELABRATOR
10.15. XCEL ENERGY
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
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 AND 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
5.5. 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 SEGMENTATION - BY TECHNOLOGY
6.1. THERMAL
6.2. BIOLOGICAL
6.3. PHYSICAL
7. LEGAL, POLICY & REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS REGARDING WASTE MANAGEMENT
7.1. UNITED STATES
7.1.1. CURRENT PRACTICES
7.1.2. REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
7.2. CANADA
8. KEY ANALYTICS
8.1. PORTER’S FIVE FORCE ANALYSIS
8.1.1. THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS
8.1.2. THREAT OF SUBSTITUTE
8.1.3. BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS
8.1.4. BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS
8.1.5. INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY
8.2. OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
8.3. KEY BUYING CRITERIA
8.3.1. PRICE
8.3.2. PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
8.3.3. ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
8.3.4. ALTERNATIVES
8.4. VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
8.4.1. WASTE PRODUCERS
8.4.2. WASTE COLLECTION
8.4.3. SUPPLIERS
8.4.4. MANUFACTURERS
8.4.5. DISTRIBUTORS
8.4.6. RETAILERS
8.4.7. END-USERS
9. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
9.1. UNITED STATES
9.2. CANADA
10. COMPANY PROFILES
10.1. AMEC FOSTER WHEELER (ACQUIRE BY WOOD GROUP)
10.2. BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES
10.3. C&G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOLDINGS LTD.
10.4. CHINA EVERBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL,
10.5. COVANTA TECHNOLOGIES,
10.6. GREEN CONVERSION SYSTEMS,
10.7. HITACHI ZOSEN,
10.8. KEPPEL SEGHERS
10.9. MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES,
10.10. PLASCO CONVERSION TECHNOLOGIES (ACQUIRED BY RMB ADVISORY SERVICES)
10.11. SUEZ ENVIRONMENT
10.12. VEOLIA ENVIRONMENT
10.13. WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
10.14. WHEELABRATOR
10.15. XCEL ENERGY
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Table 2: TYPES OR SOURCES OF WASTE
Table 3: KEY BENEFITS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROCESSES
Table 4: KEY CHALLENGES TO WTE MARKETS
Table 5: KEY THERMAL WTE SUPPLIERS BY TYPE OF INCINERATION
Table 6: KEY ALTERNATIVE THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS WITH NUMBER OF PLANTS, THROUGHPUT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION
Table 7: COMPARISON BETWEEN COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION, AND PYROLYSIS
Table 8: COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH ALTERNATIVE WTE TECHNOLOGIES
Table 9: LIST OF METHODS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR IMPROVING BIOGAS YIELDS
Table 10: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC DIGESTION
Table 11: LIST OF POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
Table 12: IMPORTANT PARAMETERS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Table 13: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MESOPHILIC AND THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Table 14: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF DIFFERENT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS
Table 15: COMPARISON OF GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS POWER GENERATORS
Table 16: DIFFERENT FUEL CELL TYPES USED FOR BIOGAS CONVERSION
Table 17: PROJECTED WASTE GENERATION DATA FOR 2025, BY REGION
Table 18: CARBON EFFICIENCY OF SEVERAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PROCESSES
Table 19: COMPETING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Table 20: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Table 21: KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
Table 22: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX OF WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET
Table 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Table 24: LIST OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES
Table 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Table 2: TYPES OR SOURCES OF WASTE
Table 3: KEY BENEFITS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY PROCESSES
Table 4: KEY CHALLENGES TO WTE MARKETS
Table 5: KEY THERMAL WTE SUPPLIERS BY TYPE OF INCINERATION
Table 6: KEY ALTERNATIVE THERMAL WTE TECHNOLOGY PROVIDERS WITH NUMBER OF PLANTS, THROUGHPUT AND TECHNOLOGY CONFIGURATION
Table 7: COMPARISON BETWEEN COMBUSTION, GASIFICATION, AND PYROLYSIS
Table 8: COMPARISON OF CONVENTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES WITH ALTERNATIVE WTE TECHNOLOGIES
Table 9: LIST OF METHODS UNDER INVESTIGATION FOR IMPROVING BIOGAS YIELDS
Table 10: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC DIGESTION
Table 11: LIST OF POTENTIAL MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES
Table 12: IMPORTANT PARAMETERS FOR ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Table 13: DIFFERENCE BETWEEN MESOPHILIC AND THERMOPHILIC ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
Table 14: BENEFITS AND LIMITATIONS OF DIFFERENT ANAEROBIC DIGESTION PROCESS CONFIGURATIONS
Table 15: COMPARISON OF GENERAL CHARACTERISTICS OF VARIOUS POWER GENERATORS
Table 16: DIFFERENT FUEL CELL TYPES USED FOR BIOGAS CONVERSION
Table 17: PROJECTED WASTE GENERATION DATA FOR 2025, BY REGION
Table 18: CARBON EFFICIENCY OF SEVERAL BIOFUEL PRODUCTION PROCESSES
Table 19: COMPETING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
Table 20: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Table 21: KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES
Table 22: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX OF WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET
Table 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Table 24: LIST OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY FACILITIES IN UNITED STATES
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2016 & 2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 2: REVENUE GENERATED BY BIOLOGICAL WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (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 TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 12: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 13: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 14: PORTER’S FIVE FORCE MODEL OF WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET
Figure 15: KEY BUYING IMPACT ANALYSIS
Figure 16: VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY MARKET
Figure 17: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2016 & 2026 (IN %)
Figure 18: UNITED STATES WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 19: CANADA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 1: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, 2016 & 2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 2: REVENUE GENERATED BY BIOLOGICAL WASTE TO ENERGY TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (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 TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 12: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY BIOLOGICAL TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 13: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, BY PHYSICAL TECHNOLOGY, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 14: PORTER’S FIVE FORCE MODEL OF WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET
Figure 15: KEY BUYING IMPACT ANALYSIS
Figure 16: VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY MARKET
Figure 17: NORTH AMERICA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2016 & 2026 (IN %)
Figure 18: UNITED STATES WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
Figure 19: CANADA WASTE TO ENERGY MARKET, 2017-2026 (IN $ MILLION)
