The purpose of this book is to give undergraduate and postgraduate students and engineers a resource on the basic principles and applications of solar energy systems and processes. The material presented in this book covers a large variety of technologies for the conversion of solar energy to provide hot water, heating, cooling, passive buildings, drying, and desalination. Chapter one provides a review of energy-related environmental problems and the state of the climate. Chapter 2, gives an analysis of solar geometry, analysis of basic principle of solar radiation , angles of solar...