The impactofglobalwarmingandanincreaseintheindoorcoolingequipmentsusingenergysources
other thanconventionalenergyhavebecomeveryattractivebecausetheycanreduceconsumptionof
fossil fuelsaswellasharmfulemissionsintotheenvironment.Thesolarenergyisoneofthereadily
availableformsofrenewableenergywhichcanbeusedtooperatethecoolingequipmentsdependingon
the geographicallocationoftheareawheresolarcoolingsystemneedstobeinstalled.Theeffectiveness
of solarcoolingalsoneedstobeevaluatedbasedonvariousperformanceindicatingparameters.
However,differenttypesofsolarcollectorsalsoneedtobeevaluatedinorderto find outtheirfeasibility
for coolingapplications.Thusinthisarticlereviewofdifferenttypesofsolarcoolingtechnologieshave
been carriedout.Thestudyrevealsthatevacuatedtubecollectorsarebestoptionforsolarcoolingwhere
as desiccantcoolinghelpsinimprovingtheindoorairquality.Also,thermalenergystorageandejector
based solarcoolingefficiently improvestheperformancebesidesenergysaving.