"solar power" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} solar power (uncountable)
  1. (energy) The conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics, indirectly using concentrated solar power, or a combination of the two. Tags: uncountable Translations (the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity): sonkrag (Afrikaans), aurinkovoima (Finnish), solkraft [common-gender] (Swedish), điện mặt trời (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-solar_power-en-noun-8XE5J58q Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: business, energy, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics

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