Accelerating energy, heat and resource circularity; building the low carbon ecosystem - the essential business opportunity for the global waste to energy industry

What Our Attendees Say

The best event yet. The best combination of venue, participants and topics. There was a real buzz around the place.

Mike Brown Co-Founder and Director, Rooted Environmental

We have received nothing but positive feedback from the Ontario waste-to-energy market development session. It resulted in a significant number of follow-up meeting requests and helped raise the profile of the sector, both domestically and in terms of international investment potential.

Ashley de Souza CEO, Waste to Resource Ontario

The EfW Conference was an invaluable experience. It enhanced our understanding of the opportunities and challenges facing the sector while allowing us to reconnect with existing customers and build valuable new relationships. The conference was productive, insightful and genuinely enjoyable.

Robert Ryan Director, EcoPowerSoft

500+

Attendees in 2026

2 days

Of insight and networking

Global audience

UK and international markets

Senior decision-makers

Operators, investors and suppliers

Drinks reception

And dedicated networking breaks

Conference dinner

In a historic City of London setting

Conference Overview

Building on Strong Momentum

The Energy from Waste Conference 2027 is set to build on the strong momentum of previous years, bringing together an outstanding line-up of industry leaders, technical specialists and pioneering developers for two days of cutting-edge insight and collaboration.

Knowledge and Insight

Explore Critical Industry Developments

In 2026, attendees from across the UK, Europe and global markets engaged with an expanded programme exploring the sector’s most pressing challenges and most promising opportunities. Delegates gained up-to-date knowledge of emerging technologies, evolving policy landscapes and the fast-growing commercial markets shaping the future of energy from waste.

Discussion and Innovation

Discover New Ideas and Research

Participants had the opportunity to join in-depth discussions, examine new research and innovations, and deepen their understanding of the trends driving the industry’s next phase of growth.

Networking and Partnerships

Make Valuable Industry Connections

Alongside the technical sessions, the 2026 conference offered extensive opportunities to network with leading suppliers, project developers, investors and industry peers, strengthening connections and fostering new partnerships across the sector.

Topics for 2027

Heat network development: making heat networks investable and the growing opportunities for waste to energy.
Technical developments and operational excellence: how AI, robotics, advancing technology and improving systems and processes are helping drive waste to energy plants to become high-efficiency energy centres.
Policy developments: how will Circular Economy, ETS and CCS policies affect the industry? Where do they align with EU policies and what are the long-term implications for decarbonisation, waste to energy and local authorities?
Feedstock: volumes, composition, flows and CV are changing. What does this mean technically and operationally, and what are we seeing in market and commercial responses? Looking ahead, should the industry plan for landfill closures?
Maximising energy value: PPAs, links to data centres, partnerships with industry and manufacturing. Is a more complex landscape emerging for energy offtake and how does that fit with asset value, regional growth and inward investment?
Ageing plants and those nearing their contract end: what next? Is life extension and refurbishment feasible and desirable for operating assets?
Market consolidation and investment trends: are we entering a phase of M&As and a changing market? What are investors looking for and what will this mean for the industry?
CCS and CCUs: can CCS be made affordable? Will CO₂ utilisation partnerships emerge? Will non-pipeline CO₂ transport become viable for more remote plants?
Circularity: increasing resource recovery, such as IBA, through improved technologies and policy drivers. How important will this become for the waste to energy sector?
Chemical recycling and waste to SAF: are pathways emerging to give investors and developers greater confidence?
Community engagement and public opinion: does waste to energy depend on public approval for continued operations into the next decades?
Growth markets: developing waste to energy in new and emerging markets, business models and delivery solutions enabling high-quality waste to energy solutions to become more widely accessible.

Energy from Waste 2026 brought together over 500 senior level attendees from all parts of the waste to energy industry, from the UK and globally, for two days of exceptional knowledge sharing, industry development and top level networking.

Download the 2026 post event report to find out more.

Download the 2026 Energy from Waste Post-Event Report

Highlights From Energy from Waste 2026 !

The event provides an unrivalled opportunity to meet with industry leaders, technical specialists, government representatives, waste managers, financiers and investors and pioneering developers for two days of practical insight, new ideas and valuable connections.

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