Principles of Solar Engineering, Fourth Edition addresses the need for solar resource assessment and highlights improvements and advancements involving photovoltaics and solar thermal technologies, grid power, and energy storage.

Dr. D. Yogi Goswami is a Distinguished University Professor and Director of the Clean Energy Research Center at the University of South Florida. He is also a Co-Founder and Chief Science and Technology Advisor of Molekule, Inc. In addition, he is the Editor-in-Chief Emeritus of the Solar Energy journal and the founding Editor-in-Chief of Solar Compass 360, journal of the International Solar Alliance. He has published 22 books, as an author or editor, and more than 400 scientific papers. He also holds 31 patents and has been inducted in the Florida Inventors Hall of Fame. Dr. Goswami's invention of Photo-electrochemical oxidation (PECO) technology for air purification, which is commercially available as Molekule, was picked as one of the 25 best inventions by Time magazine.

Dr. Goswami is a Fellow of AAAS, ASME, ASHRAE, ASES, ISES and the National Academy of Inventors. He is an Honorary Member of ASME. He has served as President of the International Solar Energy Society (ISES), a Governor and Senior Vice President of ASME-International, and President of the International Association for Solar Energy Education (IASEE).

1. Introduction to Solar Energy Conversion. 2. Fundamentals of Solar Radiation. 3. Solar Thermal Collectors. 4. Energy Storage and Transport. 5. Solar Heating Systems and Industrial Process Heat. 6. Solar Cooling and Dehumidification. 7. Passive Solar Heating, Cooling, and Daylighting. 8. Solar Thermal Power. 9. Photovoltaics. 10. Solar Photochemical Applications. 11. Solar Desalination.