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The use of solar energy has been known for centuries: early man used the sun based and natural sources, namely, wood, wind and waterfall for cooking, pumping, drying, transportation and other applications. With the advent of steam and internal combustion engines, use of above energy sources was taken over by fossil fuels, which were living matter millions of years ago and trapped solar energy through the process of photosynthesis. The global reserves of fossil fuels are finite and their accelerated use is hazardous to the environment and ecosystem. Public awareness of these limitations has revitalized the worldwide interest in solar energy utilization.
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Kaushika, N.D., Reddy, K.S., Kaushik, K. (2016). Solar Thermal Energy and Power Systems. In: Sustainable Energy and the Environment: A Clean Technology Approach. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-29446-9_7
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