Energizing Waste

The Circularity Way
1. Auflage 2026
ISBN: 978-1-041-25440-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 184 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm

Reihe: African Sustainable Energy Innovations

Energizing Waste: The Circularity Way explores innovative waste-to-energy (WtE) solutions that transform non-recyclable waste into clean energy while reducing operational costs. Featuring ReGen technology, which delivers 332 kW of net energy per ton of waste at a cost of under $1/kWh with a 6–8-year payback period, the book is grounded in the 10Rs principles of circular economy. It establishes strong linkages among waste-to-energy (WtE), environmental quality (EQ), and sustainable development (SD), offering scalable, evidence-based strategies for stakeholders to advance circular economy practices.

Key features include:

- Examine the paradigm shift from a linear to a circular economy, minimizing environmental impacts and resource waste through increased efficiency across all stages of the value chain

- Presents a novel plug-and-play, climate-smart, energy-independent modular power generation system called Renewable Energy Recovery Generation (ReGen)

- Advances circularity through practical applications of waste materials, extension of product lifespans, and smarter product design, use, and manufacturing

- Explores a multidimensional and transdisciplinary approach linking environmental, economic, and social dimensions of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

- Integrates circular economy technologies, resource and energy assessments, and socio-economic analyses with innovative WtE technology design concepts, alongside evaluated resource and energy use

This book is intended for researchers, graduate students, and professionals in environmental engineering, waste management, climate studies, and related fields.

Zielgruppe

Academic and Postgraduate

Autoren/Hrsg.

Amusan, Opeyemi Anthony

Mbohwa, Charles

Fachgebiete

• Technische Wissenschaften Umwelttechnik | Umwelttechnologie Abfallwirtschaft, Abfallentsorgung
• Geowissenschaften Umweltwissenschaften Abfallbeseitigung, Abfallentsorgung
• Naturwissenschaften Physik Mechanik Energie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1. The Genesis 2. The Concepts and Theories 3. The Methods and Framework 4. Perceptions, Prospects and Practices 5. Circular Recovery Generation (ReGen) 6. The Circularity Impact - Relationship 7. The Concluding Outlook

Über Autor(innen)

Opeyemi Anthony Amusan had his Engineering Bachelor in Nigeria before proceeding to Germany for his Post-graduate degrees with fellow/chartered membership of several professionalbodiesacrossthe globe. He hasserved in various technical, research and managerial positions since 1995. He is a value-driven idea-oriented passionate solutions provider, transformational leader, missionpreneur and owns ARK/WABRAL-C12 Intercontinental. A top-notch Researcher at the University of South Africa CSET-SEFT, University of Ibadan, Development Impact West Africa CEGA-GIMPA-UGBS, etc, with several publications to his credit. Seasoned global reachTechnocrat consultingforseverallocalandinternationalOrganization/Institutionswith experienceinadvancingsustainable technologies/innovations/resources, developmentpoliciesandideas.

Charles Mbohwa is a Distinguished Professor of Sustainability Engineering and Future Technologies at the College of Science, Engineering and Technology, at the University of South Africa, Florida Campus. He is currently the Leader of the Centre for Sustainability Engineering and Future Technologies. He was, previously the University of Zimbabwe Pro-Vice Chancellor responsible for Strategic Partnerships and Industrialisation. Before that he was a professor and a visiting professor of sustainability engineering in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg and a Professor Extraordinaire at the Tshwane University of Technology in South Africa. He was a mechanical engineer in the National Railways of Zimbabwe from 1986 to 1991, and lecturer and senior lecturer at the University of Zimbabwe from 1991 to 2007. He was Senior Lecturer, Associate Professor and Full Professor at the University of Johannesburg from 2007 to 2019. He was Chairman and Head of Department of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Zimbabwe from 1994 to 1997; was Vice-Dean of Postgraduate Studies Research and Innovation in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment at the University of Johannesburg from July 2014 to June 2017 and Acting Executive Dean in the Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment from November 2017 to July 2018. He was a Special Advisor to the Dean after that until the end of 2018. He has more than 1000 publications. He holds a BSc Honours in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Zimbabwe in 1986; Master of Science in Operations Management and Manufacturing Systems from University of Nottingham 1992; and a Doctor of Engineering from the Tokyo Metropolitan Institute of Technology 2004.