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Solar energy is people’s energy. The book Solar Energy: Made Simple for a Sustainable Future provides glimpses of vast application areas of solar energy. Its 14 chapters aim to create public awareness about solar energy, educate the youth about the fundamental principles of its conversion, and create understanding among the masses about its large-scale applications. Since ancient times, many world regions have harnessed Sun’s energy for human comfort. Solar as an alternative for electricity generation became known in the last seventy years. The book explores new ways of harnessing solar energy as chemical energy, in addition to solar heat and light, and covers large-scale applications in buildings and cities. Fundamentals of solar collectors, and various other devices, being used in households and industry for power production, process heating, and cooling are described. Progress in solar energy is helping us to meet our national commitments for international agreements and protocols such as Paris Agreement on climate change and achieving sustainable development goals. The book has a particular chapter on International Solar Alliance, an Indian initiative with a vision to realize “One Sun, One World, One Grid”. India being a tropical country, there is plenty of sunshine throughout the year, and “solar hotspots” are many. India has set a laudable target to achieve the installed capacity of 175 GW from renewable energy sources by 2022, out of which 100 GW is to be met from solar energy. A total of 48 GW has been achieved as of December 2021. Dr. A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, late President of India, greatly appreciated the first author’s book on Energy Sources and GlobalWarming published by Allied Publishers in 2005. The author covered all renewable and non-renewable sources, and its two chapters discussed solar energy. The original idea for writing a new book came after the Paris Agreement 2015. The need was felt for revising, and the current book incorporates recent advancements in solar energy covered in the 14 chapters. It includes discrete chapters on solar resource assessment and utilization, solar PV plants, solar thermal energy, solar chemical energy, green hydrogen, solar cooling, solar buildings, solar rooftops, and solar cities. The book is a quick reading for experts, researchers, and an inclusive knowledge resource to students and policymakers to expose them to solar energy’s scientific and technological breakthroughs. It delves into the understanding of Sun’s energy potential from idea to several applications and examples in practical use. The reader will learn howscience has provided tools for harnessing solar energy,why you should pursue solar science and technology, and how it helps in clean energy transition contributing to the improvement in the environment toward net zero. Acknowledgements For their inspiration, we convey our thanks to Shri. K. S. Popli, Ex-CMD, IREDA, Shri. P. S. Bami, Ex-CMD, NTPC Ltd., and Shri. R. V. Shahi, Ex-Secretary, Ministry of Power. Our thanks are due to Prof. D. P. Agrawal, Ex- Chairman, Union Public Service Commission, for his encouragement. The second author is thankful to Prof. P. S.N.Rao, Director, School of Planning and Architecture, for the motivation. Many of our near and dear ones were taken away by pandemic COVID-19. May their souls be blessed and rest in peace! Authors remember late Pankaj Gupta, a close relative, as a great motivator, who was always very encouraging and inspiring all to learn and advance in their area of work and become a better person to do something for the country. By writing this book, we continue his legacy of knowledge sharing. Lastly, the book aims to empower youth, city leaders, policymakers, students, and communities to understand the potential for solar energy and comprehend how its enhanced deployment could benefit sustainability and a move toward net zero.