本书全面介绍了太阳能、生物质转化及燃料电池三大可再生能源转化的化学和化学工程原理。太阳能部分介绍了光催化、光电催化和电催化的基本原理，阐述了水分解反应的反应机理、材料设计和工程等内容；生物质转化部分以平台化合物的转化为重点，介绍了制备平台化合物及其下游产物所涉及的主要化学反应及相关催化作用；燃料电池部分主要介绍了电化学、反应堆设计和系统组合等相关技术。此外，本书还提供了关于各类可再生能源使用的能源、经济和环境评估。
本书为英文著作，可以作为高等院校化学工程与工艺、应用化学、环境工程、能源与化工及其他与新能源领域相关专业的教学用书，也可供相关科研与管理工作者阅读参考。

Chapter 1 Energy Outlook: Fundamentals and Principles
1.1 Net zero emission in different sectors
1.2 Impact of COVID-19 on net zero emission movement
1.3 Green energy and chemistry
1.4 Chemical reaction efficiency
1.5 Catalysis
1.6 Industrial catalysts
1.7 Important industrial processes and catalysis
1.8 Catalyst deactivation and regeneration
1.9 Selection of reaction media
1.10 Sustainable engineering design
Chapter 2 Solar Fuels and Chemicals
2.1 Introduction
2.2 Fossil and solar based fuel system
2.3 Mechanism of photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis
2.4 Nanostructured catalysts: design principles
2.5 Surface and morphological properties
2.6 Standards for experimental studies
2.7 Overall water splitting
Chapter 3 Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Biomass: the ultimate renewable carbon resource
3.3 Fuels from cellulosic biomass
3.4 Lignin for fuels and chemicals
3.5 Platform intermediates for chemicals
3.6 Fuels and chemicals from ocean biomass
3.7 Global movement for biodegradable plastics
Chapter 4 Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and Technologies
4.1 Introduction
4.2 History and principles
4.3 Fuel cell units
4.4 Fundamentals for fuel cells
4.5 PEFC
4.6 AFC
4.7 PAFC
4.8 MCFC
4.9 SOFC
4.10 Development of modern electrochemistry
4.11 H2 as important energy carrier
References and Notes