Decarbonising waste to energy, optimising resources - the essential business opportunity for the global waste to energy industry
The Energy from Waste Conference 2026 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.
In 2026, more than 550 attendees from across the UK, Europe, and global markets are expected to engage with an expanded programme that explores the sector’s most pressing challenges and most promising opportunities. Delegates will gain up-to-date knowledge on emerging technologies, evolving policy landscapes, and the fast-growing commercial markets shaping the future of energy from waste.
Participants will have the chance 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.
Alongside the technical sessions, the conference will offer extensive opportunities for networking with leading suppliers, project developers, investors, and peers, strengthening connections and fostering new partnerships across the sector.
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2025 Highlights!
The event provides an unrivalled opportunity to meet with operators, project developers, investors, technology providers, waste authorities and government representatives, to explore the role of waste to energy in circular economy development and the the net zero transition.
The two key themes of Energy from Waste 2026 are Decarbonisation and Circular Economy. Intricately interlinked, driven by policies and markets and accelerated by world leading technologies and innovation, the waste management and waste to energy sectors stand at the centre of the drive for lower carbon and more circular economies and resources. This year’s Energy from Waste conference addresses this in detail and highlights the role and opportunities for waste to energy, waste to value, waste to X –
Key Topics for 2026
ETS – we ask what it means for the sector and its partners, the cost implications, the practical learnings so far and the lessons that can be taken forward
Circular Economy – with significant policies due to come out in both UK and Europe in 2026, experts explore the intersection with ETS, the impact on feedstock, and the challenges, opportunities and partnerships emerging for the industry
Plastics recycling – driven by carbon taxes, the need for robust plastics recycling markets is critical, and this year we bring together world-class experts who explore ways forward, and the growing synergies between waste to energy and waste to X, as plastics streams are utilised for value
CCS – a key pillar of decarbonisation, our speaker line up includes operators who are leading the charge, both in the UK and Europe, and who are keen to share their learnings, along with technical experts, financiers and more
GGRs / CDRs – moving to more commercial business models for CCS is seen as essential – we hear updates on emerging EU policy, lesson learnt on CDR sales, and explore how a range of leaders are approaching this
Heat delivery – long established in Europe, and rapidly growing in significance in the UK, heat offtake to a wide range of users is of key interest; we look at one of the most exciting heat network plans to date and explore the development of more commercially viable business models
Operation and Performance – every extra percentage point is important, as more and more is asked of plants, from operators, owners, investors and off-takers. This year features a world class line up of the very latest developments in big data, AI, systems, performance and operational advances
Feedstock - the critical part of all operations; industry experts look at the flows, capacities and changes that will impact on operators across UK and Europe
Growth markets – providing sanitary treatment of residual waste, along with heat and energy outputs, waste to energy is growing in a number of geographies, driven by a range of drivers. We look at the markets in Canada, Poland and Australia amongst others
Plus much more, Energy from Waste 2026 provides a uniquely valuable two days of highly informed information exchange, top-level learnings and practical insights into the topics and issues that the waste to energy , waste to value, waste to X sector is facing now and into the future.
Over 550 senior level professionals attended in 2025!
Energy from Waste 2025 brought together over 550 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 2025 post event report to find out more.
