'Essential for any serious technical library'PROFESSOR MARTIN GREEN, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTHWALES, AUSTRALIA'Valuable, detailed information that helps me plan for the future'DON OSBORN, FORMERLY OF SACRAMENTO MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICTThe Advances in Solar Energy series offers state-of-the-art information on all primary renewable energy technologies, including solar, wind and biomass, bringing together invited contributions from the foremost international experts in renewable energy. Spanning a broad range of technical subjects, this volume and series is a 'must-have' reference on global developments in the field of renewable energy.Volume 17 focuses primarily on solar energy, with respect to heating, hot water, drying and detoxification. Specific chapter subjects include:Alternative World Energy Outlook 2006: A Possible Path towards a Sustainable FutureQuantum Well Solar CellsRecent Progress of Organic PhotovoltaicsThermal and Material Characterization of Immersed Heat Exchangers for Solar Domestic Hot WaterPhotocatalytic Detoxification of Water with Solar EnergySolar-Hydrogen: A Solid-State Chemistry PerspectiveSolar Heat for Industrial ProcessesSolar Energy Technology in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for SustainableEnergy, Water and Environment