Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 170 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors, and bending actuators. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is working as an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia, where he has served as the head of the chemistry department and vice dean of the science college. He has co-edited various scientific books and established key contacts in major industries in Saudi Arabia. His group is involved in fundamental multidisciplinary research in nanomaterial synthesis and engineering, characterization, and application in molecular separation, desalination, membrane systems, drug delivery, and biosensing. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has over 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. He is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. He has served as an editor to three books, as well as numerous high-quality papers and book chapters. He has been granted a few important research grants from industry and academia. His research interests include but are not limited to the development of ionomer, polyelectrolyte, and non-ionic polymer nanocomposites and blends for smart, industrial, and engineering applications.

• Preface xv1 Basics of Solar Energy Concentrators 1Habiba Mushtaq, Amina Khan and Haq Nawaz Bhatti2 Solar Energy Concentrator-Based Theories 33Amal Bouich, Yassine Salhi and Khalid Nouneh3 Principles of Solar Energy Concentrators 45M. Rizwan, M. S. Nawaz, M. M. Iqbal, A. Hafeez, U. Irfan and A. Ayub4 Limitations of Solar Concentrators 73M. Rizwan, R. Zafar, Q. U. Ain, R. Kousar and A. Ayub5 An Array of Aspects in the Feasibility of Different Concentrated Solar Power Technologies 97Figen Balo and Lutfu S. Sua6 Solar Energy Concentrator Research: Past and Present 121Sandeep Yadav, Pallavi Jain and Prashant Singh7 Various Storage Possibilities for Concentrated Solar Power 137MacManus Chinenye Ndukwu, Godwin Edem Akpan, Inemesit Edem Ekop and Augustine Edet Ben8 Uranyl-Doped PMMA-Based Solar Concentrator 169Vishnu Mahadevan Ganesan, Yogendra Kumar, Tohira Banoo and Subbiah Nagarajan9 Deployment of Solar Energy Concentrators Across the Globe 197Anita Gupta, Roshni, Sanjyotpote, Parul Khurana and Sheenam Thatai10 Molten Salt Thermal Storage Systems for Solar Energy Concentrators 219Adarsh Kumar Arya, Ashish Kapoor, Dan Bahadur Pal, Anjali Awasthi, SVAR Sastry and Shravan Kumar11 Production of Synthetic Fuels Using Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy 235Arindam Mal, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar and Subbiah Nagarajan12 Solar Concentrator Daylighting Systems 265M. Rizwan, D. Sameen, A. Afzal, Khadija, A. Bano and A. AyubConclusion 294References 295Index 299

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 170 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors, and bending actuators. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is working as an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia, where he has served as the head of the chemistry department and vice dean of the science college. He has co-edited various scientific books and established key contacts in major industries in Saudi Arabia. His group is involved in fundamental multidisciplinary research in nanomaterial synthesis and engineering, characterization, and application in molecular separation, desalination, membrane systems, drug delivery, and biosensing. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has over 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. He is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. He has served as an editor to three books, as well as numerous high-quality papers and book chapters. He has been granted a few important research grants from industry and academia. His research interests include but are not limited to the development of ionomer, polyelectrolyte, and non-ionic polymer nanocomposites and blends for smart, industrial, and engineering applications.

• Preface xv1 Basics of Solar Energy Concentrators 1Habiba Mushtaq, Amina Khan and Haq Nawaz Bhatti2 Solar Energy Concentrator-Based Theories 33Amal Bouich, Yassine Salhi and Khalid Nouneh3 Principles of Solar Energy Concentrators 45M. Rizwan, M. S. Nawaz, M. M. Iqbal, A. Hafeez, U. Irfan and A. Ayub4 Limitations of Solar Concentrators 73M. Rizwan, R. Zafar, Q. U. Ain, R. Kousar and A. Ayub5 An Array of Aspects in the Feasibility of Different Concentrated Solar Power Technologies 97Figen Balo and Lutfu S. Sua6 Solar Energy Concentrator Research: Past and Present 121Sandeep Yadav, Pallavi Jain and Prashant Singh7 Various Storage Possibilities for Concentrated Solar Power 137MacManus Chinenye Ndukwu, Godwin Edem Akpan, Inemesit Edem Ekop and Augustine Edet Ben8 Uranyl-Doped PMMA-Based Solar Concentrator 169Vishnu Mahadevan Ganesan, Yogendra Kumar, Tohira Banoo and Subbiah Nagarajan9 Deployment of Solar Energy Concentrators Across the Globe 197Anita Gupta, Roshni, Sanjyotpote, Parul Khurana and Sheenam Thatai10 Molten Salt Thermal Storage Systems for Solar Energy Concentrators 219Adarsh Kumar Arya, Ashish Kapoor, Dan Bahadur Pal, Anjali Awasthi, SVAR Sastry and Shravan Kumar11 Production of Synthetic Fuels Using Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy 235Arindam Mal, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar and Subbiah Nagarajan12 Solar Concentrator Daylighting Systems 265M. Rizwan, D. Sameen, A. Afzal, Khadija, A. Bano and A. AyubConclusion 294References 295Index 299

Inamuddin, PhD, is an assistant professor at the Department of Applied Chemistry, Zakir Husain College of Engineering and Technology, Faculty of Engineering and Technology, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India. He has extensive research experience in multidisciplinary fields of analytical chemistry, materials chemistry, electrochemistry, renewable energy, and environmental science. He has worked on different research projects funded by various government agencies and universities and is the recipient of awards, including the Department of Science and Technology, India, Fast-Track Young Scientist Award and Young Researcher of the Year Award 2020 from Aligarh Muslim University. He has published about 210 research articles in various international scientific journals, 18 book chapters, and 170 edited books with multiple well-known publishers. His current research interests include ion exchange materials, a sensor for heavy metal ions, biofuel cells, supercapacitors, and bending actuators. Tariq Altalhi, PhD, is working as an associate professor in the Department of Chemistry at Taif University, Saudi Arabia, where he has served as the head of the chemistry department and vice dean of the science college. He has co-edited various scientific books and established key contacts in major industries in Saudi Arabia. His group is involved in fundamental multidisciplinary research in nanomaterial synthesis and engineering, characterization, and application in molecular separation, desalination, membrane systems, drug delivery, and biosensing. Mohammad Luqman, PhD, has over 12 years of post-PhD experience in teaching, research, and administration. He is an assistant professor of chemical engineering at Taibah University, Saudi Arabia. He has served as an editor to three books, as well as numerous high-quality papers and book chapters. He has been granted a few important research grants from industry and academia. His research interests include but are not limited to the development of ionomer, polyelectrolyte, and non-ionic polymer nanocomposites and blends for smart, industrial, and engineering applications.

• Preface xv1 Basics of Solar Energy Concentrators 1Habiba Mushtaq, Amina Khan and Haq Nawaz Bhatti2 Solar Energy Concentrator-Based Theories 33Amal Bouich, Yassine Salhi and Khalid Nouneh3 Principles of Solar Energy Concentrators 45M. Rizwan, M. S. Nawaz, M. M. Iqbal, A. Hafeez, U. Irfan and A. Ayub4 Limitations of Solar Concentrators 73M. Rizwan, R. Zafar, Q. U. Ain, R. Kousar and A. Ayub5 An Array of Aspects in the Feasibility of Different Concentrated Solar Power Technologies 97Figen Balo and Lutfu S. Sua6 Solar Energy Concentrator Research: Past and Present 121Sandeep Yadav, Pallavi Jain and Prashant Singh7 Various Storage Possibilities for Concentrated Solar Power 137MacManus Chinenye Ndukwu, Godwin Edem Akpan, Inemesit Edem Ekop and Augustine Edet Ben8 Uranyl-Doped PMMA-Based Solar Concentrator 169Vishnu Mahadevan Ganesan, Yogendra Kumar, Tohira Banoo and Subbiah Nagarajan9 Deployment of Solar Energy Concentrators Across the Globe 197Anita Gupta, Roshni, Sanjyotpote, Parul Khurana and Sheenam Thatai10 Molten Salt Thermal Storage Systems for Solar Energy Concentrators 219Adarsh Kumar Arya, Ashish Kapoor, Dan Bahadur Pal, Anjali Awasthi, SVAR Sastry and Shravan Kumar11 Production of Synthetic Fuels Using Concentrated Solar Thermal Energy 235Arindam Mal, Tohira Banoo, Yogendra Kumar and Subbiah Nagarajan12 Solar Concentrator Daylighting Systems 265M. Rizwan, D. Sameen, A. Afzal, Khadija, A. Bano and A. AyubConclusion 294References 295Index 299