The global waste-to-energy industry is forecast to grow significantly over the next decade by a leading market research firm.
SBI Energy estimates that the 2.1 billion tons of waste produced internationally every year has the potential to produce around 24 quadrillion Btus of energy.
This would generate heat equivalent to ten per cent of the world's annual electricity consumption.
SBI Energy publisher Shelley Carr explained that waste-to-energy solutions are the natural merging of two independent international concerns: the growing demand for better waste management solutions and for alternative energy sources.
She added: "A significant advantage of these dual drivers is that demand for waste to energy technologies is proven resilient.
"As landfill availability continues to decline, the demand for waste management solutions will remain regardless of economic stresses."
These forecasts have come to light during the same week that the UK government set out its strategy to diversify sources of energy over the next decade, such as by developing biomass energy infrastructure.
Typical Guttridge equipment used in the waste industry includes; Conveyors – screw conveyors – chain conveyors – belt conveyors
