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  • 31Solar Access or Rights —   The legal issues related to protecting or ensuring access to sunlight to operate a solar energy system, or use solar energy for heating and cooling …

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  • 32Solar Gain —   The amount of energy that a building absorbs due to solar energy striking its exterior and conducting to the interior or passing through windows and being absorbed by materials in the building …

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  • 33Solar Distillation —   The process of distilling (purifying) water using solar energy. Water can be placed in an air tight solar collector with a sloped glazing material, and as it heats and evaporates, distilled water condenses on the collector glazing, and runs… …

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  • 34Solar Spectrum —   The total distribution of electromagnetic radiation emanating from the sun. The different regions of the solar spectrum are described by their wavelength range. The visible region extends from about 390 to 780 nanometers (a nanometer is one… …

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  • 35Solar Fraction —   The percentage of a building s seasonal energy requirements that can be met by a solar energy device(s) or system(s) …

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  • 36solar energy — noun Energy in the form of electromagnetic radiation emitted from the Sun; especially that part of this energy that is converted into usable thermal or electrical energy by man …

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  • 37Solar Transmittance —   The amount of solar energy that passes through a glazing material, expressed as a percentage …

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  • 38solar energy — noun radiant energy emitted by the sun. ↘solar power …

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  • 39Solar Altitude Angle —   The angle between a line from a point on the earth s surface to the center of the solar disc, and a line extending horizontally from the point …

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  • 40solar energy — UK / US noun [uncountable] energy that uses the power of the Sun s light and heat to produce electricity …

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