Chapter 1Energy Outlook:Fundamentals and Principles(1) 1.1Net zero emission in different sectors(1) 1.2Impact of COVID19 on net zero emission movement(3) 1.3Green energy and chemistry(5) 1.4Chemical reaction efficiency(6) 1.5Catalysis(8) 1.6Industrial catalysts(9) 1.7Important industrial processes and catalysis(14) 1.8Catalyst deactivation and regeneration(17) 1.9Selection of reaction media(17) 1.10Sustainable engineering design(23) ■Chapter 2Solar Fuels and Chemicals(30) 2.1Introduction(30) 2.2Fossil and solar based fuel system(30) 2.3Mechanism of photocatalysis and photoelectrocatalysis(36) 2.4Nanostructured catalysts: design principles(62) 2.5Surface and morphological properties(66) 2.6Standards for experimental studies(79) 2.7Overall water splitting(92) ■Chapter 3Biomass Conversion to Fuels and Chemicals(111) 3.1Introduction(111) 3.2Biomass: the ultimate renewable carbon resource(112) 3.3Fuels from cellulosic biomass(121) 3.4Lignin for fuels and chemicals(133) 3.5Platform intermediates for chemicals(152) 3.6Fuels and chemicals from ocean biomass(167) 3.7Global movement for biodegradable plastics(167) ■Chapter 4Fuel Cells: Fundamentals and Technologies(173) 4.1Introduction(173) 4.2History and principles(173) 4.3Fuel cell units(176) 4.4Fundamentals for fuel cells(186) 4.5PEFC(204) 4.6AFC(215) 4.7PAFC(219) 4.8MCFC(222) 4.9SOFC(227) 4.10Development of modern electrochemistry(233) 4.11H2 as important energy carrier(238) ■References and Notes(248)