Last month, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) announced that Macedonia’s first landfill to conform to EU standards had been completed.
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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced that it is funding part of a new waste-to-energy (WtE) plant in Olsztyn. Development consent and approval of the environmental impact assessment was granted in December 2015.
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Earlier this week, the Reppie waste-to-energy (WtE) plant was inaugurated in Addis Ababa. It is the first facility of its kind in Sub-Saharan Africa, with the capability to process around 350,000 tonnes of municipal solid waste each year.
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In the week ending 10th August 2018, AcuComm added 22 new projects and updated 24 in our database. These projects have a combined estimated value of US$4,681 million.
The AcuComm database now holds over US$347 million worth of worldwide waste projects.
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Continue reading Weekly Projects Update – 46 new/updated projects, worth an estimated US$4,681m
In the week ending 13th July 2018, AcuComm added 13 new projects to our database and updated a further 34. These projects have a combined estimated value of US$10,237 million.
This brings the total number of projects in the database to 5,203. In total, they have an estimated value of US$346.2 million.
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Continue reading Weekly Projects Update – 47 new/updated projects, worth an estimated US$10,237m
Next up in our 2018 Global Waste Investment Fact File series is Vietnam! As of February 2018, AcuComm was listing 29 projects in the country. These have a total value of US$3,082 million or US$106 million each.
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SCA Biorefinery Östrand is planning to build a new biorefinery at its Östrand pulp mill site. Around 300,000 tonnes of biofuels would be produced each year for transportation uses, along with 120,000 tonnes of biocoal to be processed into pellets and 110,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide.
Following an environmental impact assessment, it is hoped that the permitting process will be initiated. This is expected to happen by the end of the year.
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Watrec has begun technical consultancy works for a waste-to-energy (WtE) project in Ho Chi Minh City.
The hope is that a facility could be developed to receive, separate and treat municipal solid waste (MSW) together with additional organic feed materials. Organic fractions will be treated in Watrec’s biogas plant.
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In our annual complimentary market update, we’re giving you a preview into the major project developments in Waste, Bioenergy and Recycling that are set to take place in 2018.
Currently, there are 319 projects that are expected to become operational during the year, according to their developers. Of these, 180 are already under construction and the remaining 139 are in various stages of planning or approvals.
With the focus for 2018 firmly set on MSW, the top locations that are standing out in this area currently are Europe and Asia, accounting for 50% and 36% of investments, respectively. Drilling down, three countries, in particular, stand out; the UK, China and Japan. Each of these countries will be high-priority areas for investment during the next 12 months.
During 2018, we will be developing the AcuComm product range to continue to bring you an unrivalled and unique approach to Waste, Bioenergy and Recycling projects.
First up on our list is the release of a brand new monthly publication that will provide a comprehensive round-up of company activity in the industry.
Competition Monitor will outline which companies are currently actively involved in new investments, the sectors they’re operating in and where in the world they are.
The publication is ideal for companies who are looking to benchmark their performance, identify potential areas of growth and keep an eye on the competition on a monthly basis.
The first edition will be released soon, so watch this space!
Spain: Development of a 50 MWe biomass plant
Ence Energía y Celulosa is planning to develop a new biomass power plant in Puertollano, Ciudad Real. The site of Elcogás’s failed gasification plant is currently under consideration to be used, which will provide the 25,300 square metres required for the facility.
The biomass plant will have an annual electrical generation capacity of 400,000 MWh and heat output of 149 MWth. Agricultural, forestry and agroindustrial biomass will be used as feedstock.
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Japan: Construction of a 49.9 MW biomass plant
ANDRITZ has received an order from MES to deliver a PowerFluid circulating fluidised bed boiler with flue gas cleaning system for a new biomass plant in Ichihara, Chiba Prefecture. When complete, the facility will process palm kernel shells and wood pellets to produce 49.9 MW of energy.
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