The main advantages of solar energy are inexhaustibility and wide accessibility, as well as the relative environmental friendliness of its transformation into other forms of energy.

The widespread use of solar energy requires the creation of functionally complete systems which convert solar energy into an element of a given technological process.

The collection “Engineering of Solar Energy Systems” consists of papers published by Trans Tech Publications Inc. from 2010 to 2014 inclusive and covers a wide range of advanced achievements in the field of creating and designing systems for technological use of solar energy.

The compiled scientific papers are presented in eight chapters:
Chapter 1: Solar Systems for Heating, Cooling and Ventilation
Chapter 2: Solar Energy in Environmental Treatment and Water Desalination
Chapter 3: Solar Hydrogen Production
Chapter 4: Systems for Electricity Supply Based on Solar Energy
Chapter 5: Design of Components and Equipment for Solar Systems
Chapter 6: Mechatronics, Control and Automation in Solar Energetics
Chapter 7: Integration of Solar Technologies in the Architecture of Buildings
Chapter 8: Engineering Management in Solar Energetics,
which cover many aspects of scientific and engineering activities.