Waste to Energy (WTE) Industry Research Report 2025

Summary

WTE (Waste-to-Energy) or energy-from-waste (EfW) is the process of generating energy in the form of electricity and/or heat from the primary treatment of waste. WTE is a form of energy recovery. Most WTE processes produce electricity and/or heat directly through combustion, or produce a combustible fuel commodity, such as methane, methanol, ethanol or synthetic fuels.

According to APO Research, The global Waste to Energy (WTE) market was valued at US$ million in 2024 and is anticipated to reach US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2025-2031.

North American market for Waste to Energy (WTE) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Waste to Energy (WTE) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

Europe market for Waste to Energy (WTE) is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2025 through 2031.

The major global companies of Waste to Energy (WTE) include Sanfeng Covanta, China Everbright, Tianjin Teda, Grandblue, Shanghai Environmental and Shenzhen Energy, etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Waste to Energy (WTE), with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Waste to Energy (WTE).

The Waste to Energy (WTE) market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Waste to Energy (WTE) market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Waste to Energy (WTE) Segment by Company

Sanfeng Covanta
China Everbright
Tianjin Teda
Grandblue
Shanghai Environmental
Shenzhen Energy

Waste to Energy (WTE) Segment by Type

Thermal Technologies
Biochemical Reactions

Waste to Energy (WTE) Segment by Application

Power Plant
Heating Plant
Other

Waste to Energy (WTE) Segment by Application

Power Plant
Heating Plant
Other

Waste to Energy (WTE) Segment by Region

North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Spain
Russia
Netherlands
Nordic Countries
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
Israel
United Arab Emirates
Turkey
Iran
Egypt

Key Drivers & Barriers

High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.

Reasons to Buy This Report

1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Waste to Energy (WTE) market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Waste to Energy (WTE) and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Waste to Energy (WTE).
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.

Chapter Outline

Chapter 1: Research objectives, research methods, data sources, data cross-validation;
Chapter 2: Introduces the report scope of the report, executive summary of different market segments (product type, application, etc), including the market size of each market segment, future development potential, and so on. It offers a high-level view of the current state of the market and its likely evolution in the short to mid-term, and long term.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments product types, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Introduces executive summary of global market size, regional market size, this section also introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by companies in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 6: Detailed analysis of Waste to Energy (WTE) companies’ competitive landscape, revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10, 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East and Africa segment by country. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and its main countries and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and capacity of each country in the world.
Chapter 12: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including revenue, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 13: The main points and conclusions of the report.

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1 Preface
1.1 Scope of Report
1.2 Reasons for Doing This Study
1.3 Research Methodology
1.4 Research Process
1.5 Data Source
1.5.1 Secondary Sources
1.5.2 Primary Sources
2 Market Overview
2.1 Product Definition
2.2 Waste to Energy (WTE) by Type
2.2.1 Market Value Comparison by Type (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.2.2 Thermal Technologies
2.2.3 Biochemical Reactions
2.3 Waste to Energy (WTE) by Application
2.3.1 Market Value Comparison by Application (2020 VS 2024 VS 2031)
2.3.2 Power Plant
2.3.3 Heating Plant
2.3.4 Other
2.4 Assumptions and Limitations
3 Waste to Energy (WTE) Breakdown Data by Type
3.1 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Historic Market Size by Type (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
4 Waste to Energy (WTE) Breakdown Data by Application
4.1 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Historic Market Size by Application (2020-2025)
4.2 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5 Global Growth Trends
5.1 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Perspective (2020-2031)
5.2 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Growth Trends by Region
5.2.1 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
5.2.2 Waste to Energy (WTE) Historic Market Size by Region (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Waste to Energy (WTE) Forecasted Market Size by Region (2026-2031)
5.3 Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Dynamics
5.3.1 Waste to Energy (WTE) Industry Trends
5.3.2 Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Drivers
5.3.3 Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Challenges
5.3.4 Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Restraints
6 Market Competitive Landscape by Players
6.1 Global Top Waste to Energy (WTE) Players by Revenue
6.1.1 Global Top Waste to Energy (WTE) Players by Revenue (2020-2025)
6.1.2 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Revenue Market Share by Players (2020-2025)
6.2 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Industry Players Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
6.3 Global Key Players of Waste to Energy (WTE) Head Office and Area Served
6.4 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Players, Product Type & Application
6.5 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Manufacturers Established Date
6.6 Global Waste to Energy (WTE) Market CR5 and HHI
6.7 Global Players Mergers & Acquisition
7 North America
7.1 North America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size (2020-2031)
7.2 North America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.3 North America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.4 North America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
7.5 United States
7.5 United States
7.6 Canada
7.7 Mexico
8 Europe
8.1 Europe Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size (2020-2031)
8.2 Europe Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.3 Europe Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.4 Europe Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
8.5 Germany
8.6 France
8.7 U.K.
8.8 Italy
8.9 Spain
8.10 Russia
8.11 Netherlands
8.12 Nordic Countries
9 Asia-Pacific
9.1 Asia-Pacific Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size (2020-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.3 Asia-Pacific Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.4 Asia-Pacific Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
9.5 China
9.6 Japan
9.7 South Korea
9.8 India
9.9 Australia
9.10 China Taiwan
9.11 Southeast Asia
10 South America
10.1 South America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size (2020-2031)
10.2 South America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.3 South America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.4 South America Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
10.5 Brazil
10.6 Argentina
10.7 Chile
10.8 Colombia
10.9 Peru
11 Middle East & Africa
11.1 Middle East & Africa Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size (2020-2031)
11.2 Middle East & Africa Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Growth Rate by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.3 Middle East & Africa Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.4 Middle East & Africa Waste to Energy (WTE) Market Size by Country (2026-2031)
11.5 Saudi Arabia
11.6 Israel
11.7 United Arab Emirates
11.8 Turkey
11.9 Iran
11.10 Egypt
12 Players Profiled
12.1 Sanfeng Covanta
12.1.1 Sanfeng Covanta Company Information
12.1.2 Sanfeng Covanta Business Overview
12.1.3 Sanfeng Covanta Revenue in Waste to Energy (WTE) Business (2020-2025)
12.1.4 Sanfeng Covanta Waste to Energy (WTE) Product Portfolio
12.1.5 Sanfeng Covanta Recent Developments
12.2 China Everbright
12.2.1 China Everbright Company Information
12.2.2 China Everbright Business Overview
12.2.3 China Everbright Revenue in Waste to Energy (WTE) Business (2020-2025)
12.2.4 China Everbright Waste to Energy (WTE) Product Portfolio
12.2.5 China Everbright Recent Developments
12.3 Tianjin Teda
12.3.1 Tianjin Teda Company Information
12.3.2 Tianjin Teda Business Overview
12.3.3 Tianjin Teda Revenue in Waste to Energy (WTE) Business (2020-2025)
12.3.4 Tianjin Teda Waste to Energy (WTE) Product Portfolio
12.3.5 Tianjin Teda Recent Developments
12.4 Grandblue
12.4.1 Grandblue Company Information
12.4.2 Grandblue Business Overview
12.4.3 Grandblue Revenue in Waste to Energy (WTE) Business (2020-2025)
12.4.4 Grandblue Waste to Energy (WTE) Product Portfolio
12.4.5 Grandblue Recent Developments
12.5 Shanghai Environmental
12.5.1 Shanghai Environmental Company Information
12.5.2 Shanghai Environmental Business Overview
12.5.3 Shanghai Environmental Revenue in Waste to Energy (WTE) Business (2020-2025)
12.5.4 Shanghai Environmental Waste to Energy (WTE) Product Portfolio
12.5.5 Shanghai Environmental Recent Developments
12.6 Shenzhen Energy
12.6.1 Shenzhen Energy Company Information
12.6.2 Shenzhen Energy Business Overview
12.6.3 Shenzhen Energy Revenue in Waste to Energy (WTE) Business (2020-2025)
12.6.4 Shenzhen Energy Waste to Energy (WTE) Product Portfolio
12.6.5 Shenzhen Energy Recent Developments
13 Report Conclusion
14 Disclaimer

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