Renewable Energy in the Process Industry
We are proud to announce that VCH-Wiley has published Renewable Energy in the Process Industry; electronic version is now available; hardcopy expected to be on the shelves in March 2026.
Renewable energy is penetrating society, with the cost for renewable energy dropping being currently cheaper than power generated from fossil fuels in a greenfield plant. This offers opportunities and challenges for the process industry. Renewable Energy in the Process Industry examines CO2-generation in the process industry and its energy usage, specifically at the largest contributor, viz. heating, and outlines technologies to be used going forward.
Society has turned to renewable energy to reduce the emissions of greenhouse gases using the classification of emissions into Scope 1, 2 and 3 for accounting (and taxation) purposes. We propose a more fine-meshed categorization system, which gives better insight on how process design choices, location, as well as operational circumstances affect emissions by a process.
Renewable Energy in the Process Industry starts with an overview of current energy usage, and discusses the challenges associated with the generation and storage of renewable energy, moving from a broad perspective to a zoomed-in look at a variety of different industries, ranging from basic industries all the way down to the production of consumer goods.
Renewable Energy in the Process Industry is a timely, forward-thinking resource for process, chemical, and pharmaceutical engineers, bioengineers, and engineers involved in power technology.
Eric van Steen, Cape Town, 29 January 2026