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solar power

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noun

  1. heat radiation from the sun converted into electrical power

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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He pointed to China’s progress on lithium batteries and solar power.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 13, 2026

In 2014, Intratrek was selected to build a 100MW solar power station in the southern town of Gwanda.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

A consortium of wind and solar power companies has begun a comedic consumer ad campaign starring John Cena to increase support for renewable energy.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

In May, California became the first known large-scale power system in the world to have relied on more than 50% solar power for an entire month.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2026

And yet so, paradoxically, did her left, her fiance’s gaze boring through her thin silk shade like a second solar power.

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen

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