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- Clean Energy
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Solar energy
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Translation of Solar energy
- Spanish: Energía solar
- French: énergie solaire
- German: Sonnenenergie
- Italian: Energia solare
- Portuguese: Energia solar
- Polish: Energia słoneczna
Thesaurus of Solar energy
Energy > Soft energy > Soft energy > Solar energy
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- District heating
- Domestic heating
- Heater
- Heating apparatus
- Heating installation
- Heating plant
- Industrial heat
- Solar radiation
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