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Solar heat collectors and Sunlight

Energy flows from sunlight to solar heat collectors.

Solar heat collectors (energy) and Sunlight (energy): 1 relationship.

How they are linked

1. Energy flow

Physical flow · 17% of flow · Sunlight → Solar heat collectors

Collectors absorb sunlight and warm water, air or process fluids.

  • 17% of Sunlight's energy goes this way

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