The sun radiates a tremendous amount of energy, called solar energy or solar radiation, which is the main natural source of energy on the Earth, by far. Because solar radiation is the almost unique supplier of energy to the Earth, it has a primary influence on life and activities on the Earth. The climate is a first example, but there are many others, such as plant growth or human health, or ev…
This book discusses renewable energy, especially solar radiation. With a practical approach written by experts in their fields who work at the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL). The topics cover the basics of solar radiation, bright sky solar radiation modeling, global radiation modeling, missing component modeling, daylight modeling, future prospects of solar radiation, and many othe…