What is Solar Energy?

What is Solar Energy?

Most of us think of solar energy as sunlight, and that is correct. In addition to the portion of solar radiation that the human eye can see as sunlight, the spectrum includes other forms of energy including ultraviolet light and infrared radiation. We use solar energy either as light energy, which can also be turned into electric current by what are called photovoltaic cells, or as heat, also called thermal energy.

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