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solar energy  

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  • Solar energy is the most abundant renewable energy source on the planet. The energy influx from solar radiation striking land surfaces is sufficient to meet the present primary commercial energy needs of the world thousands of times over. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Solar Energy]

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  • solar power

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https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/solar_energy

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