The North America waste-to-energy (WtE) market is estimated to project a CAGR of 7.40% during the forecast period, 2019-2028. The factors heavily impacting the growth of the market are rising energy prices, increasing customer focus in terms of efficient energy use, presence of several commercial spaces, urbanization, all of which ultimately result in the generation of a high volume of municipal solid waste. The growing prioritization of energy conservation further increases the market growth prospects.

NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WtE) MARKET FORECAST 2019-2028

North America Waste-to-energy (Wte) Market by Technology (Thermal, Biological, Physical) by Application (Electricity, Heat, Combined Heat & Power Units, Transport Fuels, Other Applications) by Waste Type (Municipal Waste, Process Waste, Medical Waste, Agriculture Waste, Other Wastes) and by Geography.

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The North America waste-to-energy (WtE) market is estimated to project a CAGR of 7.40% during the forecast period, 2019-2028. The factors heavily impacting the growth of the market are rising energy prices, increasing customer focus in terms of efficient energy use, presence of several commercial spaces, urbanization, all of which ultimately result in the generation of a high volume of municipal solid waste. The growing prioritization of energy conservation further increases the market growth prospects.
North America waste to energy market

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The United States and Canada are the countries assessed for the analysis of the North America waste-to-energy (WtE) market growth. The United States has always led from the front in matters of WtE technologies. But, the US WtE market size is small in comparison to other countries. The country has been processing the generated municipal solid waste using landfilling. At the same time, with the availability of landfill space decreasing, and the increasing environmental hazards of landfills, there has been prompt use of WtE technologies. The U.S. EPA puts forth that the waste-to-energy facilities aid in the reduction of greenhouse gases in accordance with life cycle emission analysis. According to stats, the presence of greenhouse gases is lessened to a certain extent, with every ton of municipal waste incinerated. This has further led to the launch of several favorable government initiatives. Also, the increasing amount of waste generation rates is estimated to encourage market penetration of waste to energy. The US encompasses 86 municipal waste-to-energy facilities spread across 25 states, for energy recovery.

Babcock & Wilcox Enterprises Inc provides technology-based fossil and environmental and renewable power generation. The products offered by the company include a range of biomass-fired boilers like waste-to-energy boilers, supercritical boiler, heat recovery steam generators, etc. These find applications in several sectors like construction, engineering, maintenance, plant operations, etc. The company is headquartered in the United States.

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    1. RESEARCH SCOPE & METHODOLOGY
      • STUDY OBJECTIVES
      • SCOPE OF STUDY
      • METHODOLOGY
      • ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS
    2. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
      • MARKET SIZE & ESTIMATES
      • MARKET OVERVIEW
    3. WASTE-TO-ENERGY OUTLOOK
      • INTRODUCTION
      • SOURCES OF WASTE
      • WASTE-TO-ENERGY: THE CONCEPT
      • BENEFITS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
      • CHALLENGES TO WASTE-TO-ENERGY
      •    WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY ANALYSIS
        •    THERMAL
          • INCINERATION
          • GASIFICATION
          • PYROLYSIS
          • PLASMA ARC WTE TECHNOLOGY
        •    BIOLOGICAL
          • ANAEROBIC DIGESTION
          • BIOGAS TO ENERGY
        •    PHYSICAL
      • WASTE-TO-ENERGY STRATEGY ANALYSIS
      •    APPLICATIONS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY
        • ELECTRICITY
        • HEAT
        • COMBINED HEAT AND POWER (CHP)
        • TRANSPORT FUELS
    1. MARKET DYNAMICS
      • MARKET DEFINITION
      •    KEY DRIVERS
        • DEPLETION OF CONVENTIONAL ENERGY RESOURCES AUGMENTING DEMAND OF RENEWABLE ENERGY
        • GROWING ENERGY DEMAND
        • INCREASING MUNICIPAL WASTE GENERATION
        • DECLINE IN THE NUMBER OF LANDFILL SITES
      •    KEY RESTRAINTS
        • HIGH INITIAL SETUP COST
        • RESISTANCE FROM LOCAL COMMUNITIES & ENVIRONMENT GROUPS
        • STRINGENT ENVIRONMENTAL GUIDELINES
        • LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE & SKILLED WORKFORCE
        • THREAT FROM ESTABLISHED COMMERCIAL TECHNOLOGIES SUCH AS SOLAR POWER, HYDROPOWER, AND WIND POWER
        • TECHNOLOGICAL AND ECONOMICAL OBSTACLES
    1. KEY ANALYTICS
      • IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON WASTE TO ENERGY
      • KEY INVESTMENT INSIGHTS
      •    PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS
        • BUYER POWER
        • SUPPLIER POWER
        • SUBSTITUTION
        • NEW ENTRANTS
        • INDUSTRY RIVALRY
      • OPPORTUNITY MATRIX
      • VENDOR LANDSCAPE
      •    VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS
        • WASTE PRODUCERS
        • WASTE COLLECTION
        • SUPPLIERS
        • MANUFACTURERS
        • DISTRIBUTORS
        • RETAILERS
        • END-USERS
      •    KEY BUYING CRITERIA
        • PRICE
        • PRODUCT AVAILABILITY
        • ENVIRONMENTAL CONCERNS
        • ALTERNATIVES
      •    REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGARDING WASTE MANAGEMENT
        • UNITED STATES
          • CURRENT PRACTICES
          • REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
      • AUTOMATION IN WASTE TO ENERGY
    1. MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
      • THERMAL
      • BIOLOGICAL
      • PHYSICAL
    2. MARKET BY APPLICATION
      • ELECTRICITY
      • HEAT
      • COMBINED HEAT & POWER UNITS
      • TRANSPORT FUELS
      • OTHER APPLICATIONS
    3. MARKET BY WASTE TYPE
      •    MUNICIPAL WASTE
        • RESIDENTIAL
        • COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL
        • CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION
        • OTHER MUNICIPAL WASTES
      • PROCESS WASTE
      • MEDICAL WASTE
      • AGRICULTURE WASTE
      • OTHER WASTES
    4. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
      •    NORTH AMERICA
        • UNITED STATES
        • CANADA
    1. COMPANY PROFILES
      • AMEC FOSTER WHEELER PLC (ACQUIRED BY WOOD GROUP)
      • BABCOCK & WILCOX ENTERPRISES INC
      • C&G ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION HOLDING LTD
      • CHINA EVERBRIGHT INTERNATIONAL LTD
      • COVANTA HOLDING CORPORATION
      • GREEN CONVERSION SYSTEMS INC
      • HITACHI ZOSEN CORPORATION
      • KEPPEL SEGHERS
      • MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES LTD
      • PLASCO CONVERSION SYSTEMS (ACQUIRED BY RMB ADVISORY SERVICES)
      • SUEZ ENVIRONMENT COMPANY
      • VEOLIA ENVIRONNEMENT S.A.
      • WASTE MANAGEMENT INC
      • WHEELABRATOR TECHNOLOGIES INC. (ACQUIRED BY MACQUARIE INFRASTRUCTURE PARTNERS)
      • XCEL ENERGY INC
      • BTA INTERNATIONAL GMBH
      • MARTIN GMBH
      • MVV ENERGIE AG

    TABLE LIST

    TABLE 1: MARKET SNAPSHOT – WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE)

    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: ANTICIPATED WTE PROJECTS ACROSS WORLD

    TABLE 20: KEY LEGISLATION AND POLICIES FOR WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE UNITED STATES

    TABLE 21: SOME OF THE PROMISING CASES OF AUTOMATION IN WTE

    TABLE 22: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY TECHNOLOGY, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 24: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY APPLICATION, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 25: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY APPLICATION, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 26: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY WASTE TYPE, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 27: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY WASTE TYPE, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 28: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY MSW TYPE, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 29: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY MSW TYPE, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 30: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY COUNTRY, HISTORICAL YEARS, 2016-2019 (IN $ MILLION)

    TABLE 31: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY COUNTRY, FORECAST YEARS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE LIST

    FIGURE 1: COMPOSITION OF MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE (MSW)

    FIGURE 2: BASIC PATHWAYS OF WASTE-TO-ENERGY

    FIGURE 3: THERMAL WASTE-TO-ENERGY TECHNOLOGY TYPES

    FIGURE 4: WORLDWIDE RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY INSTALLED CAPACITY, BY SOURCE, 2012–2019 (GW)

    FIGURE 5: WORLDWIDE GDP GROWTH RATE AND TRENDS, BY ECONOMY, (ACTUAL AND PROJECTED), 2010–2025 (IN %)

    FIGURE 6: WORLDWIDE REGION-WISE ENERGY CONSUMPTION, 2015–2035 (MTOE = MILLION TONS OF OIL EQUIVALENT)

    FIGURE 7: WORLDWIDE AVAILABLE MUNICIPAL WASTE FOR WTE, 2009–2016 (MILLION TONS)

    FIGURE 8: COMPETING RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES

    FIGURE 9: KEY INVESTMENT INSIGHTS

    FIGURE 10: MARKET INVESTMENT FOR INCINERATION IN ASIA PACIFIC, EUROPE, AND NORTH AMERICA

    FIGURE 11: PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS

    FIGURE 12: OPPORTUNITY MATRIX

    FIGURE 13: VENDOR LANDSCAPE

    FIGURE 14: VALUE CHAIN ANALYSIS

    FIGURE 15: KEY BUYING CRITERIA

    FIGURE 16: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, GROWTH POTENTIAL, BY TECHNOLOGY, IN 2019

    FIGURE 17: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY THERMAL, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 18: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY BIOLOGICAL, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 19: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY PHYSICAL, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 20: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, GROWTH POTENTIAL, BY APPLICATION, IN 2019

    FIGURE 21: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY ELECTRICITY, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 22: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY HEAT, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 23: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY COMBINED HEAT & POWER UNITS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 24: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY TRANSPORT FUELS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 25: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY OTHER APPLICATIONS, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 26: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, GROWTH POTENTIAL, BY WASTE TYPE, IN 2019

    FIGURE 27: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY MUNICIPAL WASTE, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 28: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, GROWTH POTENTIAL, BY MSW TYPE, IN 2019

    FIGURE 29: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY RESIDENTIAL, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 30: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 31: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 32: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY OTHER MUNICIPAL WASTES, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 33: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY PROCESS WASTE, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 34: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY MEDICAL WASTE, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 35: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY AGRICULTURE WASTE, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 36: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, BY OTHER WASTES, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 37: NORTH AMERICA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, REGIONAL OUTLOOK, 2019 & 2028 (IN %)

    FIGURE 38: UNITED STATES WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    FIGURE 39: CANADA WASTE-TO-ENERGY (WTE) MARKET, 2019-2028 (IN $ MILLION)

    1. GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS
      •    NORTH AMERICA
        • UNITED STATES
        • CANADA
    1. MARKET BY TECHNOLOGY
      • THERMAL
      • BIOLOGICAL
      • PHYSICAL
    2. MARKET BY APPLICATION
      • ELECTRICITY
      • HEAT
      • COMBINED HEAT & POWER UNITS
      • TRANSPORT FUELS
      • OTHER APPLICATIONS
    3. MARKET BY WASTE TYPE
      •    MUNICIPAL WASTE
        • RESIDENTIAL
        • COMMERCIAL & INSTITUTIONAL
        • CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION
        • OTHER MUNICIPAL WASTES
      • PROCESS WASTE
      • MEDICAL WASTE
      • AGRICULTURE WASTE
      • OTHER WASTES

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