Francesco Calise is currently a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. He teaches several courses of energy management and applied thermodynamics, and has been invited to lecture for courses in the UK and Finland. Prof. Calise has been involved in several research projects funded by EU and Italian Government and has served as chair and/or member of scientific committee in a number of international conferences. His research interests include fuel cells, solar energy, polygeneration systems, cogeneration, and efficiency in energy systems. Massimo Dentice d'Accadia is a mechanical engineer and holds a Ph. D. degree in Applied Thermodynamics. Presently, he is Full Professor of Energetics and Applied Thermodynamics at the University of Naples Federico II. He is also member of the advisory board of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Energy Manager in the same university. His fields of interest include thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analysis of advanced energy systems, energy saving, and renewable energy sources. On these topics, Professor d’Accadia has published numerous scientific papers, mostly in International journals and proceedings of international conferences. Currently, he is coordinator of government-funded research programs such as SAHARA (Solar-Assisted Heating And Refrigeration Appliances) and RISE (Research and Innovation in the Energy Sector – section: Concentrated Solar Power). In addition, he is a reviewer for a number of international journals and for many scientific organizations, such as ASME (American Society of Mechanical Enegineers). He is evaluator/monitoring/reviewer expert for the European Commission (FP7 research and innovation programmes) and for Italian public institutions, such as the Ministry of the economic Development (MiSE), the Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), the Italian Energy Authority and the Tuscan Region. Massimo Gian Luca Santarelli is a mechanical engineer, Ph.D. in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer and Full Professor at the Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is Affiliated Professor in KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, and has published a great number of articles in international journals and conference proceedings. Professor Santarelli is also Coordinator of EU Project SOFCOM (FCH JU Call 2010), and DEMOSOFC (FCH2 JU Call 2014), as well as partner in EU projects such as GRINHY, ENEFIELD, ENFICA-FC, SELECT-CD, Explore Energy, Virtual Hub, and MARS-EV, in addition to other national projects. He has been chair for Italy of ISO/TC 197 ‘Hydrogen Technologies. At Politecnico Torino, he is Coordinator of the SOFC/SOEC section in the High-Quality Laboratory (LAQ) IN.TE.S.E. (Technology Innovation for Energy Sustainability), focusing on SOFC and SOEC single cells and short stacks, high pressure PEM electrolysis, and power-to-chemical (synthetic CH4). Andrea Lanzini received his B.S. and M.S. in Energy and Nuclear Engineering in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Energetics in 2011. He is post-doc research associate at the Energy Department of Politecnico di Torino, Italy, and member of the STEPS (Synergies of Thermochemical and Electrochemical Systems) Group. He has published various articles in international peer-reviewed journals, gathering a fast-growing citation count. He was awarded with a Fulbright scholarship in 2010/2011, spent as visiting scientist in the Energy Systems Analysis Group (ESAG) at Princeton University, United States. Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

• Part I. Introduction to Hydrogen Production Routes: Processes and technologies1. Hydrogen properties2. Hydrogen utilization, market and R&D Projects3. Hydrogen production4. Hydrogen storagePart II. Solar harvesting5. Solar energy availability6. Solar thermal collectors7. Solar thermal power plants8. Solar photovoltaic (PV)Part III. Processes for solar-driven Hydrogen production9. Electrochemical hydrogen generation10. Hydrogen from solar thermal energy11. Hydrogen from photo-catalytic water splitting12. Photo-biologic hydrogen13. Hybrid and novel systems14. Comparative analysis of the solar-based hydrogen production techniquesPart IV. Hydrogen for bulk energy storage of renewable power sources15. Power-to-gas and power-to-power technologies

Francesco Calise is currently a Professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering at the University of Naples Federico II, Italy. He teaches several courses of energy management and applied thermodynamics, and has been invited to lecture for courses in the UK and Finland. Prof. Calise has been involved in several research projects funded by EU and Italian Government and has served as chair and/or member of scientific committee in a number of international conferences. His research interests include fuel cells, solar energy, polygeneration systems, cogeneration, and efficiency in energy systems. Massimo Dentice d'Accadia is a mechanical engineer and holds a Ph. D. degree in Applied Thermodynamics. Presently, he is Full Professor of Energetics and Applied Thermodynamics at the University of Naples Federico II. He is also member of the advisory board of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Energy Manager in the same university. His fields of interest include thermodynamic and thermoeconomic analysis of advanced energy systems, energy saving, and renewable energy sources. On these topics, Professor d’Accadia has published numerous scientific papers, mostly in International journals and proceedings of international conferences. Currently, he is coordinator of government-funded research programs such as SAHARA (Solar-Assisted Heating And Refrigeration Appliances) and RISE (Research and Innovation in the Energy Sector – section: Concentrated Solar Power). In addition, he is a reviewer for a number of international journals and for many scientific organizations, such as ASME (American Society of Mechanical Enegineers). He is evaluator/monitoring/reviewer expert for the European Commission (FP7 research and innovation programmes) and for Italian public institutions, such as the Ministry of the economic Development (MiSE), the Ministry of University and Research (MIUR), the Italian Energy Authority and the Tuscan Region. Massimo Gian Luca Santarelli is a mechanical engineer, Ph.D. in Thermodynamics and Heat Transfer and Full Professor at the Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Italy. He is Affiliated Professor in KTH, Stockholm, Sweden, and has published a great number of articles in international journals and conference proceedings. Professor Santarelli is also Coordinator of EU Project SOFCOM (FCH JU Call 2010), and DEMOSOFC (FCH2 JU Call 2014), as well as partner in EU projects such as GRINHY, ENEFIELD, ENFICA-FC, SELECT-CD, Explore Energy, Virtual Hub, and MARS-EV, in addition to other national projects. He has been chair for Italy of ISO/TC 197 ‘Hydrogen Technologies. At Politecnico Torino, he is Coordinator of the SOFC/SOEC section in the High-Quality Laboratory (LAQ) IN.TE.S.E. (Technology Innovation for Energy Sustainability), focusing on SOFC and SOEC single cells and short stacks, high pressure PEM electrolysis, and power-to-chemical (synthetic CH4). Andrea Lanzini received his B.S. and M.S. in Energy and Nuclear Engineering in 2007 and his Ph.D. in Energetics in 2011. He is post-doc research associate at the Energy Department of Politecnico di Torino, Italy, and member of the STEPS (Synergies of Thermochemical and Electrochemical Systems) Group. He has published various articles in international peer-reviewed journals, gathering a fast-growing citation count. He was awarded with a Fulbright scholarship in 2010/2011, spent as visiting scientist in the Energy Systems Analysis Group (ESAG) at Princeton University, United States. Post-doctoral Researcher, Department of Energy, Politecnico di Torino, Italy

• Part I. Introduction to Hydrogen Production Routes: Processes and technologies1. Hydrogen properties2. Hydrogen utilization, market and R&D Projects3. Hydrogen production4. Hydrogen storagePart II. Solar harvesting5. Solar energy availability6. Solar thermal collectors7. Solar thermal power plants8. Solar photovoltaic (PV)Part III. Processes for solar-driven Hydrogen production9. Electrochemical hydrogen generation10. Hydrogen from solar thermal energy11. Hydrogen from photo-catalytic water splitting12. Photo-biologic hydrogen13. Hybrid and novel systems14. Comparative analysis of the solar-based hydrogen production techniquesPart IV. Hydrogen for bulk energy storage of renewable power sources15. Power-to-gas and power-to-power technologies