This book is intended to serve as a textbook for courses in Solar Energy Engineering taught to engineering students. The aim is to provide ample information concerning all forms and topics of solar energy, being I hope, both as well as a work of reference. In the near future the present energy conversion systems will change drastically, due to lack of conventional fuels, the political uncertainties related to the supply of petroleum, a rising population and rapid technological advancement. Within this framework solar energy will play a prominent role. That is why this subject is being introduced in the syllabus of engineering courses of various universities.

Contents
* Introduction to Solar Energy
* Heat Transfer for Solar Energy Utilisation
* Solar Radiation Analysis
* Solar Radiation: Measurements, Data & Estimation
* Solar Collectors : Liquid Flat Plate Collectors
* Solar Collectors: Flat Plate Air Heating Collectors (Solar Air Heaters)
* Solar Collectors: Focusing Type
* Performance Testing of Solar Collectors
* Storage of Solar Energy
* Solar Ponds
* Solar Water Heating
* Solar Heating of Buildings
* Solar Cooling of Buildings
* Solar Thermal Power Generation
* Solar Photo-Voltaics: Electric Power Generation
* Some Additional Methods of Solar Energy Utilisation
* Selective Surface for Solar Energy Conversion
* Indirect Sources of Energy Conversion
* Appendices