Global Energy Needs And Resources – Present Status And Potential Of Re – Wind Power – Biomass – Ocean Energy Conversion – Solar Energy – Thermal Conversion – Photovoltaic Conversion – Limitations Of Solar Energy – Energy Storage – Economics Of Solar Systems – Present Worth – Series Of Payments – Levelized Cost Of Energy – Internal Rate Of Return – Summary Of Re Resources – Forecast Of Future Energy Mix – References – Fundamentals Of Solar Radiation – The Physics Of The Sun And Its Energy Transport – Thermal Radiation Fundamentals – Blackbody Radiation – Radiation Function Tables – Intensity Of Radiation And Shape Factor – Transmission Of Radiation Through A Medium – Sun–Earth Geometric Relationship – Solar Time And Angles – Sunpath Diagram – Shadowangle Protractor – Solar Radiation – Extraterrestrial Solar Radiation – Estimation Of Terrestrial Solar Radiation – Atmospheric Extinction Of Solar Radiation – Clearsky Radiation Model – Solar Radiation On A Tilted Surface – Monthly Solar Radiation Estimation Models – Models Based On Longterm Measured Horizontal Solar – Radiation – Monthly Solar Radiation On Tilted Surfaces – Circumsolar Or Anisotropic Diffuse Solar Radiation – Hourly And Daily Solar Radiation On Tilted Surfaces .
