Principles Of Renewable Energy – Energy And Sustainable Development – Fundamentals – Scientific Principles Of Renewable Energy – Technical Implications – Standards And Regulations – Social Implications – Chapter Summary/Quick Questions/Problems/Bibliography – Solar Radiation And The Greenhouse Effect – Introduction – Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation – Components Of Radiation – Geometry Of The Earth And The Sun – Geometry Of Collector And The Solar Beam – Atmospheric Transmission, Absorption And Reflection – Measuring Solar Radiation – Site Estimation Of Solar Radiation – Greenhouse Effect And Climate Change – Chapter Summary/Quick Questions/Problems/Bibliography – Box •… Radiation Transmitted, Absorbed And Scattered By – The Earth’s Atmosphere – Box Units Of Gas Concentration – Box •… Why We Know That Recent Increases In Co And In – Temperature Are Due To Human Activity (Anthropogenic) – Solar Water Heating – Introduction – Calculation Of Heat Balance: General Remarks – Flatplate Collectors – Systems With Separate Storage – Selective Surfaces – Evacuated Collectors – Instrumentation And Monitoring – Social And Environmental Aspects – Chapter Summary/Quick Questions/Problems/Bibliography – Box Reference Temperature Tref For Heat Circuit Modeling – Other Solar Thermal Applications – Introduction – Air Heaters – Crop Driers – Solar Thermal Refrigeration And Cooling – Water Desalination .
