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Noun: solar power
  1. Energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy
    "the amount of energy falling on the earth is given by the solar constant, but very little use has been made of solar power";
    - solar energy

Type of: alternative energy

Encyclopedia: Solar power

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