Download or read book Essentials and Applications of Solar Energy Technology written by Prof. Satyashree Ghodke and published by Blue Rose Publishers. This book was released on 2022-06-16 with total page 110 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The origin and continuation of humankind is based on solar energy. The most basic processes supporting life on earth, such as photosynthesis and the rain cycle, are driven by solar energy. From the very beginning of its history humankind realized that a good use of solar energy is in humankind’s benefit. Solar power is widely acknowledged to be the fastest-growing energy industry in the world. As technological improvements steadily progress toward the erasure of cost and efficiency barriers, two issues are coming to the forefront of public discourse on solar energy—variability and reliability. These issues have made the field of solar forecasting and resource assessment pivotally important, and to date, there has been no comprehensive single text devoted to it. The major strength of the book is the clear and precise presentation of the subject matter in logical manner.