LONDON – Europe is the largest waste-to-energy plants market in the world with a very well developed infrastructure and 429 installed plants in 2008. New analysis from California-based Frost & Sullivan (F&S) titled European Waste to Energy Plants Market, finds that the market earned revenues of €3.10 billion in 2008.
The emphasis of the European Union on shifting away from landfills towards better alternatives has indirectly helped the waste-to-energy business. This diversion of waste from landfills has resulted in the planning and commissioning of many waste-to-energy plants in the past five years. However, the delay in obtaining environmental and other permits has considerably restrained the growth of this market.
Research associate at F&S in London, Karthikeyan Ravikumar, says: “The most important driver for the waste-to-energy plants market in Europe has been the Landfill Directive and its waste diversion targets. This has resulted in the diversion of waste from landfills to waste-to-energy plants.” More at www.environmental.frost.com and www.frost.com
Europe is the world’s largest waste-to-energy market
LONDON – Europe is the largest waste-to-energy plants market in the world with a very well developed infrastructure and 429 installed plants in 2008. New analysis from California-based Frost & Sullivan (F&S) titled European Waste to Energy Plants Market, finds that the market earned revenues of €3.10 billion in 2008.
The emphasis of the European Union on shifting away from landfills towards better alternatives has indirectly helped the waste-to-energy business. This diversion of waste from landfills has resulted in the planning and commissioning of many waste-to-energy plants in the past five years. However, the delay in obtaining environmental and other permits has considerably restrained the growth of this market.
Research associate at F&S in London, Karthikeyan Ravikumar, says: “The most important driver for the waste-to-energy plants market in Europe has been the Landfill Directive and its waste diversion targets. This has resulted in the diversion of waste from landfills to waste-to-energy plants.” More at www.environmental.frost.com and www.frost.com