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Concentrated solar power and Sunlight

Energy flows from sunlight to concentrated solar power.

Concentrated solar power (energy) and Sunlight (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 0.6% of flow · Sunlight → Concentrated solar power

Mirrors concentrate sunlight onto a receiver to make high-temperature heat.

  • 0.6% of Sunlight's energy goes this way

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