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Look up solar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solar may refer to: Of or relating to the Sun Solar telescope, a special purpose telescope used to observe...

The Solar System is the gravitationally bound system of the Sun and the masses that orbit it, most prominently its eight planets, of which Earth is one...

The Sun is the star located at the centre of the Solar System. It is a massive sphere of hot plasma, heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions...

Solar power has a growing role in electricity production in the United Kingdom, contributing around 6.4% of the UK's annual power generation in 2025....

Solar power, also known as solar electricity, is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV) or indirectly...

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of Earth, totally or partially...

A solar panel is a device that converts sunlight into electricity by using multiple solar modules that consists of photovoltaic (PV) cells. PV cells are...

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 12, 2026, with a magnitude of 1.0386. A solar eclipse occurs...

The Solar cycle, also known as the solar magnetic activity cycle, sunspot cycle, or Schwabe cycle, is a periodic 11-year change in the Sun's activity measured...

either passive solar or active solar depending on how they capture and distribute solar energy or convert it into solar power. Active solar techniques include...

A solar cell, also known as a photovoltaic cell (PV cell), is an electronic device that converts the energy of light directly into electricity by using...

Solar power is the conversion of energy from sunlight into electricity. Solar Power may also refer to: Solar Power (album), by Lorde, 2021 "Solar Power"...

A solar storm is a disturbance on the Sun, which can emanate outward across the heliosphere, affecting the entire Solar System, including Earth and its...

The solar mass (M☉) is a frequently used unit of mass in astronomy, equal to approximately 2×1030 kg. It is approximately equal to the mass of the Sun...

other solar technologies, such as concentrated solar power or solar thermal, used for heating and cooling. A solar array only encompasses the solar panels...

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles released from the Sun's outermost atmospheric layer, the corona. This plasma mostly consists of electrons...

solar deity or sun deity is a deity who represents the Sun or an aspect thereof. Such deities are usually associated with power and strength. Solar deities...

and as photosensors. A photovoltaic system employs solar modules, each comprising a number of solar cells, which generate electrical power. PV installations...

ejections, solar particle events, and other eruptive solar phenomena. The occurrence of solar flares varies with the 11-year solar cycle. Solar flares are...

A total solar eclipse, nicknamed the Eclipse of the Century, will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Monday, August 2, 2027, with a magnitude...

Solar time is a calculation of the passage of time based on the position of the Sun in the sky. The fundamental unit of solar time is the day, based on...

that time period. This integrated solar irradiance is called solar irradiation, solar radiation, solar exposure, solar insolation, or insolation. Irradiance...

First Solar, Inc. is an American publicly traded manufacturer of solar panels. First Solar uses rigid thin-film modules for its solar panels, and produces...

up solar plexus in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. The celiac plexus (or solar plexus) is a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen. Solar plexus...

significant solar power capacity into their electrical grids to supplement or provide an alternative to conventional energy sources. Solar power plants...

A solar inverter or photovoltaic (PV) inverter is a type of power inverter which converts the variable direct current (DC) output of a photovoltaic solar...

structured by the solar magnetic field. The solar corona lies above the photosphere and chromosphere and extends out to the edge of the solar atmosphere where...

geomagnetic storm in recorded history, peaking on 1–2 September 1859 during solar cycle 10. It created strong auroral displays that were reported globally...

Solar Opposites is an American adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan for Hulu. The series follows a family...

Solar Impulse is a Swiss long-range experimental solar-powered aircraft project, and also the name of the project's two operational aircraft. The privately...

A solar symbol is a symbol representing the Sun. Common solar symbols include circles (with or without rays), crosses, and spirals. In religious iconography...

116.83419°W / 34.87187; -116.83419 The SOLAR Project consists of the Solar One, Solar Two and Solar Tres solar thermal power plants based in the Mojave...

Solar 1, SOLAR-1, or Solar One is the name of several solar projects including: Nevada Solar One, third largest concentrated solar power plant in the world...

The solar core is the hot, dense region at the center of the Sun where energy is generated by nuclear fusion. It is considered to extend from the Sun's...

Solar Roadways Incorporated is an American company based in Sandpoint, Idaho, aiming to develop solar-powered road panels to form a smart highway. Their...

Concentrated solar power (CSP), also called concentrating solar power or concentrated solar thermal, involves systems that collect solar heat for multiple...

Solar-type stars, solar analogs (also analogues), and solar twins are stars that are particularly similar to the Sun. The stellar classification is a...

A solar car is a solar vehicle for use on public roads or race tracks. Solar vehicles are electric vehicles that use self-contained solar cells to provide...

Look up solarization in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solarization or solarisation may also refer to: Solarization (photography), a photographic effect...

Yong-sun (Korean: 김용선, born February 21, 1991), known professionally as Solar (솔라), is a South Korean singer, songwriter, and actress signed under RBW...

portion of the electromagnetic radiation which is emitted by the Sun (i.e. solar radiation) and received by the Earth, in particular the visible light perceptible...

The asteroid belt is a torus-shaped region in the Solar System, centered on the Sun and roughly spanning the space between the orbits of the planets Jupiter...

A solar term (or jiéqì, traditional Chinese: 節氣; simplified Chinese: 节气) is any of twenty-four moments in traditional Chinese lunisolar calendars that...

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, August 11, 1999, with a magnitude of 1.0286. This was one of the most-viewed...

Solar sails (also known as lightsails, light sails, and photon sails) are a method of spacecraft propulsion using radiation pressure exerted by sunlight...

The Solar Sentinels was a series of proposed space missions to the Sun. Solar Sentinels was proposed in 2006 in conjunction with other Sun missions, and...

Solar viewers (also known as solar viewing glasses or solar eclipse glasses) are special eyewear designed for direct viewing of the Sun. Standard sunglasses...

A solar electric vehicle is an electric vehicle powered completely or significantly by direct solar energy. Usually, photovoltaic (PV) cells contained...

Solar gain (also known as solar heat gain or passive solar gain) is the increase in thermal energy of a space, object or structure as it absorbs incident...

replenished on a human timescale. The most widely used renewable energy types are solar energy, wind power, and hydropower. Bioenergy and geothermal power are also...

A solar tuki is a rechargeable solar lighting system that was implemented in Nepal to replace kerosene lamps commonly used by villagers. It includes two...

astronomical unit is used primarily for measuring distances within the Solar System or around other stars. It is also a fundamental component in the...

Canadian Solar Inc. (NASDAQ: CSIQ) is a global renewable energy company. Headquartered in Kitchener, Ontario, the company manufactures solar PV modules...

Vikram Solar Limited is an Indian solar energy company headquartered in Kolkata, West Bengal. It manufactures solar photovoltaic (PV) modules and develops...

The solar constant (denoted as S☉ by the IAU standard) is a mathematical equation averaging the amount of energy received by a given area one astronomical...

A solar lamp, also known as a solar light or solar lantern, is a lighting system composed of an LED lamp, solar panels, battery, charge controller and...

other impediment). Solar access is calculated using a sun path diagram. Solar access is differentiated from solar rights or solar easement, which is specifically...

A solar cooker, also known as a solar oven, is a device which uses the energy of direct sunlight to heat, cook or pasteurize drink and other food materials...

The Solar Ark (ソーラーアーク, Sōrā Āku) is a Japanese arc-shaped solar photovoltaic power generation facility located in Anpachi, Gifu Prefecture The facility...

Solar minimum is the regular period of least solar activity in the Sun's 11-year solar cycle. During solar minimum, sunspot and solar flare activity diminishes...

Solar conjunction generally occurs when a planet or other Solar System object is on the opposite side of the Sun from the Earth. From an Earth reference...

A solar calendar is a calendar whose dates indicates the season or almost equivalently the apparent position of the Sun relative to the stars. The Gregorian...

Solar barques were the vessels used by the sun god Ra in ancient Egyptian mythology. During the day, Ra was said to use a vessel called the Mandjet (Ancient...

An exoplanet or extrasolar planet is a planet outside the Solar System. The first confirmed detection of an exoplanet was in 1992 around a pulsar, and...

In passive solar building design, windows, walls, and floors are made to collect, store, reflect, and distribute solar energy, in the form of heat in...

The Parker Solar Probe (PSP; previously Solar Probe, Solar Probe Plus or Solar Probe+) is a NASA space probe launched in 2018 to make observations of...

Floating solar or floating photovoltaics (FPV), sometimes called floatovoltaics, are solar panels mounted on a structure that floats. The structures that...

A solar bus or solar-charged bus is a bus that is powered exclusively or mainly by solar energy. Solar-powered bus service is referred to as a solar bus...

The Solar dynasty or Sūryavanśha (lit. 'Descendants of the Sun'; Sanskrit: सूर्यवंश), also called the Ikshvaku dynasty, is a lineage or dynasty said to...

Solar Philippines Power Project Holdings, Inc., or simply Solar Philippines, is a solar energy company based in the Philippines. Solar Philippines was...

A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby totally or partially obscuring Earth's view of the Sun. Below is a complete...

Solar wind is a stellar phenomenon of the Sun Solar wind may also refer to: Stellar wind, gas ejected from the atmosphere of stars Solar Winds, a computer...

Solar power is a major contributor to electricity supply in Australia. As of December 2025, Australia's over 4.29 million solar PV installations had a...

is the first confirmed interstellar object detected passing through the Solar System. Formally designated 1I/2017 U1, it was discovered by Canadian Robert...

a bigger one. The term eclipse is most often used to describe either a solar eclipse, when the Moon's shadow crosses the Earth's surface, or a lunar...

Solar faculae are bright spots in the photosphere that form in the canyons between solar granules, short-lived convection cells several thousand kilometers...

Abound Solar was a manufacturer of cadmium telluride modules–a thin-film photovoltaic technology–based in the United States. It operated a production...

A solar tracker is a device that orients a payload toward the Sun. Payloads are usually solar panels, parabolic troughs, Fresnel reflectors, lenses, or...

Vivint Solar was an American provider of photovoltaic solar energy generation systems, primarily for residential customers. The company was established...

In 2013, Zep Solar was acquired by SolarCity, which was, at the time, the largest solar power installer in the United States. Zep Solar operated as an...

Spain, used primarily for solar power generation. The complex includes: PS10 Solar Power Plant PS20 Solar Power Plant Solnova Solar Power Station The first...

Solar bonds are municipal revenue bonds issued to provide low-interest financing for lower-cost accelerated development of local renewable energy technologies...

Solar Energy Materials and Solar Cells is a scientific journal published by Elsevier covering research related to solar energy materials and solar cells...

During the 21st century, there will be 224 solar eclipses of which 77 will be partial, 72 will be annular, 68 will be total and 7 will be hybrids between...

Phoenix Solar AG was a German solar photovoltaic company involved in the systems integration business. Specifically, the company designs, builds and operates...

The Wright Solar is a low entry single-decker bus body that was built on Scania L94UB and Scania K230UB chassis by Wrightbus between 2000 and 2011. The...

bifacial solar cell (BSC) is a photovoltaic solar cell that can produce electrical energy from both front and rear side. In contrast, monofacial solar cells...

Look up solar collector in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solar collector may refer to: Solar thermal collector, a solar collector that collects heat...

Zenith Solar was an Israeli solar energy company based in Ness Ziona. Zenith Solar was founded in 2006 by Roy Segev, David Faiman and Bob Whelen. In 2007...

The formation of the Solar System began about 4.6 billion years ago with the gravitational collapse of a small part of a giant molecular cloud. Most of...

Solar Entertainment Corporation (also known as Solar Entertainment, and simply known as Solar or SEC) is a Filipino media company based in Makati, Philippines...

Solar Power is the third studio album by New Zealand singer-songwriter Lorde. It was released on 20 August 2021 by Universal. Inspired by the death of...

Solar shingles, also called photovoltaic shingles, are solar panels designed to look like and function as conventional roofing materials, such as asphalt...

Evergreen Solar, Inc. was "a fully integrated manufacturer of solar panels producing wafers, cells and panels." On August 15, 2011, the company filed...

Solar is an American comic book superhero created by writer Paul S. Newman, editor Matt Murphy, and artist Bob Fujitani. The character first appeared...

Solar Ash is an action-adventure platform game developed by Heart Machine and published by Annapurna Interactive. It was released on December 2, 2021...

Solar power in Arizona has the potential to, according to then-Governor Janet Napolitano, make Arizona "the Persian Gulf of solar energy". In 2012, Arizona...

The solar was a room in many English and French medieval manor houses, great houses and castles, mostly on an upper storey, designed as the family's private...

A solar charger is a charger that employs solar energy to supply electricity to devices or batteries. They are generally portable. Solar chargers can charge...

disturbances in the Earth's magnetosphere caused by enhanced speeds of solar wind from coronal holes and coronal mass ejections. These disturbances alter...

Of the Solar System's eight planets and its nine most likely dwarf planets, six planets and seven dwarf planets are known to be orbited by at least 468...

SolarEdge Technologies, Inc. is an Israeli company that produces DC optimized inverter systems. In 2023, SolarEdge became the most losing stock in the...

Inkjet solar cells are solar cells manufactured by low-cost, high tech methods that use an inkjet printer to lay down the semiconductor material and the...

Solar cycle 25 is the current solar cycle, the 25th since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. It began in December 2019 with...

Solar phenomena are natural phenomena which occur within the atmosphere of the Sun. They take many forms, including solar wind, radio wave flux, solar...

Activ Solar GmbH, headquartered in Vienna, Austria, was a developer of solar energy. It was engaged in the production of polycrystalline silicon (polysilicon)...

Solar car racing refers to competitive races of electric vehicles which are powered by solar energy obtained from solar panels on the surface of the car...

Solar-powered aircraft are electric aircraft that can be an airplane, blimp, or airship and use either a battery or hydrogen to store the energy produced...

powered by solar engery. Direct solar desalination, such as a solar sill, produces distillate directly in the solar collector. The device traps the sun's...

The celiac plexus, also known as the solar plexus because of its radiating nerve fibers, is a complex network of nerves located in the abdomen, near where...

Solar maximum is the regular period of greatest solar activity during the Sun's 11-year solar cycle. During solar maximum, large numbers of sunspots appear...

Solar-C (official name "High-sensitivity Solar Ultraviolet Spectroscopic Satellite") is a planned Sun-observing satellite being developed by the Japan...

Solar myth (Latin: solaris «solar») — mythologization of the Sun and its impact on earthly life; usually closely associated with lunar myths.[clarification...

In solar observation, a magnetogram is a pictorial representation of the spatial variations in strength of the solar magnetic field. Solar magnetograms...

Gehrlicher Solar AG is a German photovoltaics corporation with its registered office in Neustadt near Coburg and its administrative headquarters in Dornach...

Solar power is an important source of electricity in India. Since the mid-2010s, India has increased its solar power significantly with the help of various...

China is the largest market in the world for both photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal energy. Its PV capacity crossed 1,000 gigawatts (one terawatt, 1 TW)...

Morgan Solar, Inc. is a Canadian solar power and optical technology company based in Toronto, Ontario. Since 2017, the company has specialized in urban...

This article includes a list of the most massive known objects of the Solar System and partial lists of smaller objects by observed mean radius. These...

Solar rotation is the rotation of the Sun about its own axis. The Sun is not a solid body, but is composed of a gaseous plasma, and different latitudes...

The Talatan Solar Park, officially the Gonghe Talatan Solar Power Plant, is a large cluster of solar power stations located beside the Longyangxia Dam...

as largest: Topaz Solar Farm, a PV solar plant at 550 MWAC in central coast area and a second 550-MW plant, the Desert Sunlight Solar Farm located in the...

A solar fuel is a synthetic fuel produced using solar energy, through photochemical (i.e. photon activation of certain chemical reactions), photobiological...

Modern day applications of solar energy technologies include solar heating, solar photovoltaics, solar thermal electricity and solar architecture. Today, these...

El Solar (born May 26, 1956 in Zacoalco de Torres, Jalisco, Mexico) is the ring name of a Mexican professional wrestler who has been working since 1975...

Solar canopies are solar arrays installed on canopies, which could be a parking lot canopy, carport, gazebo, Pergola, or patio cover. The mounting structure...

The solar luminosity (L☉) is a unit of radiant flux (power emitted in the form of photons) conventionally used by astronomers to measure the luminosity...

Solar Millennium was a German company globally active in the renewable energy sector founded in 1998 in Erlangen, Germany, which is specialized in the...

the surface itself, but also by the spectral and angular distribution of solar radiation reaching the Earth's surface. These factors vary with atmospheric...

The Solar Hijri calendar is the official calendar of Iran and the most widely-used calendar in Afghanistan. It is a solar calendar, based on the Earth's...

Solar Films Inc Oy is a Finnish film production company, which was founded in 1995. Solar Films' productions have won a total of 41 Jussi Awards, and...

Nanofluid-based direct solar collectors are solar thermal collectors where nanoparticles in a liquid medium can scatter and absorb solar radiation. They have...

orbit the Sun. In scientific use, the tropical year (approximately 365 solar days, 5 hours, 48 minutes, 45 seconds) and the sidereal year (about 20 minutes...

Solar System objects List of gravitationally rounded objects of the Solar System List of Solar System objects most distant from the Sun List of Solar...

A rooftop solar power system, or rooftop PV system, is a photovoltaic (PV) system that has its electricity-generating solar panels mounted on the rooftop...

Solar power includes solar farms as well as local distributed generation, mostly on rooftops and increasingly from community solar arrays. In 2025, utility-scale...

A perovskite solar cell (PSC) is a type of solar cell that includes a perovskite-structured compound, most commonly a hybrid organic–inorganic lead or...

A solar generator is a portable system that captures energy from sunlight using photovoltaic (PV) panels and stores it in a battery for later use. These...

Solar dryers are devices that use solar energy to dry substances, especially food. Solar dryers use the heat from the Sun to reduce the moisture content...

installations such as solar parabolic troughs and solar towers, or to non-water-heating devices such as solar cookers or solar air heaters. Solar thermal collectors...

Solar architecture is designing buildings to use the sun's heat and light to maximum advantage and minimum disadvantage, and especially refers to harnessing...

The solar dynamo is a physical process that generates the Sun's magnetic field. It is explained with a variant of the dynamo theory. A naturally occurring...

SolarFlix (formerly Entertainment Central or ETC) is a Philippine free-to-air television network owned by the Southern Broadcasting Network, a subsidiary...

Solar Turbines Incorporated, a wholly owned subsidiary of Caterpillar Inc., designs and manufactures industrial gas turbines for onshore and offshore...

Solar power in Gujarat, a state of India, is a fast developing industry given that the large state is mostly arid. It was one of the first states to develop...

A solar telescope or a solar observatory is a special-purpose telescope used to observe the Sun. Solar telescopes usually detect light with wavelengths...

following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to the Solar System: Solar System – gravitationally bound system comprising the Sun and the...

Solar desalination is a desalination technique powered by solar energy. The two common methods are direct (thermal) and indirect (photovoltaic). Solar...

A solar deity is a god or goddess who represents the Sun, or an aspect of it, usually by its perceived power and strength. Solar deities and Sun worship...

We Are in 2020. That same year, he launched the production company Mad Solar; its first release was the documentary A Man Named Scott (2021), which chronicled...

Solar Opposites is an American adult animated science-fiction sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMahan for Hulu. The first season premiered on...

Sun in the sky as seen from a fixed location on Earth at the same mean solar time over the course of a year. The change of position is a result of the...

A solar balloon is a balloon that gains buoyancy when the air inside is heated by solar radiation, usually with the help of black or dark balloon material...

SOLAR (acronym for Sound of Los Angeles Records) was an American record label founded in 1978 by Dick Griffey, reconstituted out of Soul Train Records...

hand, uncrewed spacecraft have reached all of the known planets in the Solar System. Outer space represents a challenging environment for human exploration...

very thin atmosphere throughout the Solar System. The movement of mass ejected from the Sun is known as the solar wind. On Earth, common weather phenomena...

A photovoltaic power station, also known as a solar park, solar farm, or solar power plant, is a large-scale grid-connected photovoltaic power system (PV...

Solar observation is the scientific endeavor of studying the Sun and its behavior and relation to the Earth and the remainder of the Solar System. Deliberate...

Solar thermal energy (STE) is a form of energy and a technology for harnessing solar energy to generate thermal energy for use in industry, and in the...

Solar TV (stylized as SOLARtv) was the flagship television network of Solar Entertainment Corporation's television arm subsidiary Solar TV Network, Inc...

BP Solar was a manufacturer and installer of photovoltaic solar cells headquartered in Madrid, Spain, with production facilities in Frederick, MD, India...

Solar is a novel by author Ian McEwan, first published on 18 March 2010 by Jonathan Cape, an imprint of Random House. It is a satire about a jaded Nobel-winning...

The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Solar Decathlon is a collegiate competition, comprising 10 contests, that challenges student teams to design and build...

Solar Striker is a vertically scrolling shooter video game developed by Nintendo and Minakuchi Engineering and published by Nintendo for the Game Boy...

AE Solar is a German tier 1 solar panels manufacturer founded in Königsbrunn, Germany in 2003, by 3 brothers; Alexander, Victor and Waldemar Maier. The...

Solar tower may refer to: Solar telescope § Solar tower, a structure used to support equipment for studying the Sun Solar flower tower, a hybrid power...

The solar camera, or solar enlarger, is an ancestor of the darkroom enlarger, and was used in the mid-to-late 19th century to make photographic enlargements...

The following is a list of Solar System objects by orbit, ordered by increasing distance from the Sun. Most named objects in this list have a diameter...

Solar-cell efficiency is the portion of energy in sunlight that is converted into electricity by a solar cell. Efficiency, in combination with latitude...

Solar Soccer Club is an American youth soccer club based in the Dallas suburb of Allen, Texas. It is a member of the Elite Clubs National League (ECNL)...

to derive the time of sunrise or sunset for any solar declination and latitude in terms of local solar time when sunrise and sunset actually occur. The...

There are several solar power plants in the Mojave Desert which supply power to the electricity grid. Insolation (solar radiation) in the Mojave Desert...

The Ivanpah Solar Electric Generating System is a concentrated solar thermal plant located in the Mojave Desert at the base of Clark Mountain in California...

stationary battery energy storage devices from home to grid-scale, solar panels and solar shingles, and related products and services. The company was incorporated...

around a star, stellar remnant, or brown dwarf, and is not one itself. The Solar System has eight planets by the most restrictive definition of the term:...

Four eclipses occurred during 2017: Solar eclipses Solar eclipse of February 26, 2017; annular Solar eclipse of August 21, 2017; total Lunar eclipses February...

Solar Lake (Arabic: بركة الشمس Birkat aš-Šams) is a saline desert lake located on the edge of the Red Sea, about 18 km south of Eilat in the Sinai Peninsula...

A solar sibling is a star that formed in the same star cluster as the Sun. Stars that have been proposed as candidate solar siblings include HD 162826...

SolarWorld is a German company dedicated to the manufacture and marketing of photovoltaic products worldwide by integrating all components of the solar...

Solar air conditioning, or "solar-powered air conditioning", refers to any air conditioning (cooling) system that uses solar power. This can be done through...

largest solar farm in Michigan is Assembly Solar, completed in 2022, which has 347 MW of capacity. Small-scale solar provided 50% of Michigan solar electricity...

160 to 190 μm thick solar wafers—slices from bulks of solar grade silicon—they are sometimes called wafer-based solar cells. Solar cells made from c-Si...

The solar neutrino problem concerned a large discrepancy between the flux of solar neutrinos as predicted from the Sun's luminosity and as measured directly...

DC Solar Solutions Inc., trading as DC Solar, was a Benicia, California solar power supplier company. The company was shut down by the Federal Bureau of...

A solar pond is a pool of saltwater which collects and stores solar thermal energy. The saltwater naturally forms a vertical salinity gradient also known...

"inflated" by plasma originating from the Sun, known as the solar wind. Outside the heliosphere, this solar plasma gives way to the interstellar plasma permeating...

o'clock in the daytime. Solar noon is the time when the Sun appears to contact the local celestial meridian, at 12 noon apparent solar time. It is close to...

Systema Solar is a Colombian artistic collective of musicians, visual artists, and film producers, active as a band since 2006. It is known for its party-oriented...

A solar power tower, also known as 'central tower' power plant or 'heliostat' power plant, is a type of solar furnace using a tower to receive focused...

Abengoa Solar (formerly Solúcar Energía) is a subsidiary of Abengoa. Its primary activities include designing, promotion, financing attainment, construction...

A solar canal is a canal fitted with solar panels, increasing their efficiency, and reducing evaporation and land usage. The first operative system was...

Xul Solar was the adopted name of Oscar Agustín Alejandro Schulz Solari (14 December 1887 – 9 April 1963), an Argentine painter, sculptor, writer, and...

Solar reforming is the sunlight-driven conversion of diverse carbon waste resources into sustainable fuels (or energy vectors) and value-added chemicals...

types of solar-powered desalination; solar thermal-based and PV-based. Solar thermal desalination uses concentrated solar power (CSP) or solar collectors...

SOLAR (Solar Monitoring Observatory) was an ESA science observatory on the Columbus Laboratory, which is part of the International Space Station. SOLAR...

Shakti Sthala (Energy Space), also called Pavagada Solar Park is a solar park covering an area of 53 square kilometres (13,000 acres) in Pavagada taluk...

up solar flare in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A solar flare is an intense emission of electromagnetic radiation from the Sun. Solar flare, solar flares...

A solar still distills water with substances dissolved in it by using the heat of the Sun to evaporate water so that it may be cooled and collected, thereby...

aCentauri Solar Racing is a student-led team based in Zurich that designs and builds their own solar race cars to compete in the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge...

AORA's Solar Flower Tower is a hybrid power generator that utilizes solar and alternative fuels, including diesel fuel, natural gas, liquefied natural...

In solar physics, a prominence, sometimes referred to as a filament, is a large plasma and magnetic field structure extending outward from the Sun's surface...

The Solar T62 Titan is an American gas turbine engine used mainly as an aircraft auxiliary power unit (APU), conventional power generator, turboprop engine...

A solar furnace is a structure that uses concentrated solar power to produce high temperatures, usually for industry. Parabolic mirrors or heliostats...

a similar underlying concept for timekeeping based on sidereal year for solar cycle and adjustment of lunar cycles in every three years, but differ in...

A solar simulator (also artificial sun or sunlight simulator) is a device that provides illumination approximating natural sunlight. The purpose of the...

in the price of solar units from China has led to a significant increase in imports of solar panels. A study by Ember found that solar panel imports to...

solar eclipses visible from Australia List of solar eclipses visible from the British Isles List of solar eclipses visible from China List of solar eclipses...

Solar power in the Netherlands has an installed capacity of around 23,904 megawatt (MW) of photovoltaics as of the end of 2023. Around 4,304 MW of new...

A balcony solar power system (also called a plug-in solar panel, mini solar system, or balcony power station) is a small photovoltaic system designed...

A solar eclipse, also called the Great Australasian Eclipse by some media outlets, will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, July...

The Solar midget car was a type of midget car racing vehicle produced by the Solar Aircraft Company immediately following the end of World War II. The...

America (excluding its global territories) will have recorded a total of 182 solar eclipses, 21 of which are annular eclipses, 26 of which are total eclipses...

sustainable future interconnected with nature and community. The "solar" represents solar energy as a renewable energy source and an optimistic vision of...

Solar Aviation Co., Ltd., which operated as Solar Air, (Thai: โซล่าแอร์) was a Thai airline based at the Don Mueang International Airport. The airline...

The Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One is a British mid-wing, experimental, crewed solar-powered aircraft that was designed by David Williams...

and the largest in the Solar System. It is a gas giant with a mass nearly 2.5 times that of all the other planets in the Solar System combined and slightly...

Goldbeck Solar GmbH is a solar energy company headquartered in Hirschberg an der Bergstraße in Baden-Württemberg. The company offers utility-scale photovoltaic...

Solar cycle 20 was the twentieth solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. The solar cycle lasted 11.4 years, beginning...

of Jupiter and the other planets, the comets, and the asteroids of the Solar System. There are two apsides in any elliptic orbit. The name for each apsis...

Mammoth Solar is a 1,600–megawatt (MWDC) solar photovoltaic power project in Pulaski and Starke Counties, Indiana, United States. The plant is being constructed...

Solar cycle 24 is the most recently completed solar cycle, the 24th since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. It began in...

This is made possible by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all of Earth's water is contained...

across, through which the Solar System is moving. This feature overlaps with a region around the Sun referred to as the solar neighborhood. It is unknown...

In astronomy, a solar transit is a movement of any object passing between the Sun and the Earth. This includes the planets Mercury and Venus (see Transit...

Sharp Solar, a subsidiary of Sharp Electronics, is a solar energy products company owned by Sharp Corporation and based in Osaka, Japan. The company produces...

Squad Solar is a compact electric vehicle designed for urban use, classified as a neighborhood electric vehicle (NEV). It features a rooftop solar panel...

period or solar day) is the period for a celestial object to rotate once in relation to the star it is orbiting, and is the basis of solar time. The synodic...

Solar Mamas is the affectionate name given to women from different countries who have had hands-on training as technicians on the solar programme at the...

Shenzhen Topray Solar (Chinese: 拓日新能; pinyin: Tuòrì) is a solar energy company. It is a publicly listed company on China Shenzhen Stock Exchange (Stock...

Solar Technologies, Inc. is a publicly traded photovoltaic (PV) company located in Thornton, Colorado. Its primary product is a flexible CIGS solar cell...

Solar storms of different types are caused by disturbances on the Sun, most often from coronal mass ejections (CMEs) and solar flares from active regions...

Solar power has been growing rapidly in the U.S. state of California because of high insolation, community support, declining solar costs, and a renewable...

A community solar project, farm or garden is a solar power installation that accepts capital from and provides output credit and tax benefits to multiple...

Solar Attack (also called Solar Strike) is a 2006 television film by CineTel Films and Lions Gate Entertainment, starring Mark Dacascos, Joanne Kelly...

Solarized is a color scheme for code editors and terminal emulators created by Ethan Schoonover. The scheme is available in a light and a dark mode. Packages...

largest in the Solar System. It is the only moon known to have a dense atmosphere (denser than Earth's), and is the only known object in the Solar System besides...

The solar zenith angle is the zenith angle of the Sun, i.e., the angle between the sun’s rays and the vertical direction. It is the complement to the...

Solar jets are transient, collimated flows of plasma in the Sun's atmosphere. They occur at many different scales, temperatures, and locations, and are...

The Solar Film (also known as A Short Film on Solar Energy) is a 1979 short film by Elaine and Saul Bass and produced by Michael Britton. The film was...

Solar Foods is a food company founded in 2017 and headquartered in Vantaa, Finland. It produces Solein, a single-cell protein made from a gas fermentation...

The Bhadla Solar Park is a solar power plant located in the Thar Desert of Rajasthan, India. It covers an area of 56 square kilometers and has a total...

A solar landfill, also referred to as a brightfield, is a former landfill site that has been transformed into a solar array or solar farm. Landfills that...

SolarReserve was a developer of utility-scale solar power projects which include Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) and Photovoltaic (PV) technology. The...

Aleo Solar GmbH produces and distributes solar modules and systems. It was founded in 2001. Its plant in Prenzlau, Germany, provided the company with...

Kabushiki Kaisha Solar Frontier is a Japanese photovoltaic company that develops and manufactures thin film solar cells using CIGS technology. It is a...

total solar power installed was 19.5 GW, of which 17.2 GW were solar PV installations and 2.3 GW were concentrated solar power. In the same year, solar power...

GreatCell Solar Limited (ASX: GSL), previously known as Dyesol, was a solar energy company developing perovskite solar cell 3rd generation thin-film solar cell...

date (until 2022). Between 2015 and 2016, Solar Impulse 2 completed a circumnavigation of the Earth using solar power. Electric VTOL aircraft or personal...

Solar radiation modification (SRM), also called solar geoengineering, is a group of large-scale approaches to reduce global warming by increasing the...

Solar power has been increasing rapidly in the U.S. state of North Carolina, from less than 1 MW (megawatts) in 2007 to 6,152 MW in 2019, when it had...

occasionally adds one intercalary month to remain synchronized with the solar year over the long term. The term calendar is taken from kalendae, the term...

IBC Solar is a company based in Germany which specializes in custom solar panel installations (photovoltaics). The company was established in 1982. Founder...

A solar neutrino is a neutrino originating from nuclear fusion in the Sun's core, and is the most common type of neutrino passing through any source observed...

Photovoltaic solar panels are the power source for almost all spacecraft ever launched. Modern spacecraft typically use multi-junction solar cell and gallium...

Central solar heating is the provision of central heating and hot water from solar energy by a system in which the water is heated centrally by arrays...

DOE Solar Decathlon Competition in Washington, DC in October 2009. Alberta Solar Decathlon Project 2009 US DOE Solar Decathlon Competition Solar energy...

The Solar Generation: Childhood and Adolescence of Terrestrial Photovoltaics is a 2018 book by Philip R Wolfe published by John Wiley & Sons and the IEEE...

December 2008. It has operations in five continents generating energy from solar, geothermal, wind and hydropower sources. As of 2026, it manages a capacity...

the solar potential to provide all of the electricity used in the United States. Utah is one of the seven states with the best potential for solar power...

Solar power consists of photovoltaics (PV) and solar thermal energy in the European Union (EU). In 2010, the €2.6 billion European solar heating sectors...

agriculture industry. GlassPoint Solar, located in Fremont, California, encloses solar fields in greenhouses to produce steam for solar-enhanced oil recovery. For...

JinkoSolar Holding Co., Ltd. is a solar module manufacturer headquartered in Shanghai, China, and listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: JKS) since...

A solar mirror contains a substrate with a reflective layer for reflecting the solar energy, and in most cases an interference layer. This may be a planar...

Power Solar Systems Limited, formerly Tata BP Solar, is an Indian company that specialises in solar energy services. The company manufactures solar modules...

sources, but it is looking to expand the role of solar power in its energy mix. The average global solar radiation in Nepal varies from 3.6 to 6.2 kWh/m2/day...

Solarion is a rare genus of eukaryote microbes that inhabits shallow marine low-oxygen sediments. The genus contains a single species, Solarion arienae...

Albums of All Time". She explored indie folk and psychedelic styles on Solar Power (2021), receiving polarised reactions from critics and listeners....

Solar Star is a 579-megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station near Rosamond, California, United States, that is operated and maintained by SunPower Services...

private company founded in 2009 that designs and manufactures solar steam generators which use solar thermal technology to generate steam for industrial processes...

This list of solar eclipses visible from Turkey enumerates the solar eclipses that have been and will be seen over Turkey. "JavaScript Solar Eclipse Explorer...

Solar physics is the branch of astrophysics that specializes in the study of the Sun. It intersects with many disciplines of pure physics and astrophysics...

Xinyi Solar Holdings Limited (SEHK: 968) was formed in 2008 in Dongguan when Xinyi Glass split off its solar photovoltaic glass development, manufacturing...

Mage Solar AG (German pronunciation: [ˈmaːɡe zoˈlaːɐ̯ ʔaːˈɡeː], stylized as MAGE SOLAR), headquartered in Ravensburg, Germany, provides system components...

Solar power in Denmark amounts to 4,832 MW of grid-connected PV capacity at the end of September 2025, and contributes to a government target to use 100%...

Curtis Justin Solar Jr. (born September 26, 1992) is an American country music singer-songwriter from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. As a musician, Solar has cited...

luminescent solar concentrator (LSC) is a device for concentrating radiation, solar radiation in particular, to produce electricity. Luminescent solar concentrators...

A solar dial is a type of time switch used primarily for controlling lighting. The benefit of a solar dial over a conventional 'on-off' time switch is...

(the solar radiation that is scattered or reflected by gas molecules and particulate matter in the atmosphere). Direct insolation is equal to the solar irradiance...

The solar storms of May 2024 were a series of powerful solar storms with extreme solar flares and geomagnetic storm components that occurred from 10 to...

Solar credits, introduced by the Australian Federal Government in 2009, were a key component of the Renewable Energy Target to incentivize renewable energy...

OnForce Solar is an American company that sells and installs solar energy packages for commercial customers. It was founded in 2007. OnForce Solar is the...

Solar power in France including overseas territories reached an installed capacity figure of 24.5 gigawatts (GW) at the end of 2023, up from 17.1 GW at...

A solar radius is a unit of distance, commonly understood as 695,700 km and expressed as R ⊙ {\displaystyle R_{\odot }} , used mostly to express the size...

keep the calendar in sync with the seasons. It also features twenty-four solar terms, which track the position of the sun and are closely related to climate...

The 2013 Kerala solar panel scam occurred in 2013, when a solar energy company, Team Solar, in Kerala, India, used two women to create political contacts...

Solar Soul is the seventh album by the Swiss heavy metal band Samael, released on 1 June 2007 through Nuclear Blast. In February 2007, the band made public...

Areva Solar was part of the renewable energies portfolio of the French nuclear group Areva, headquartered in Mountain View, California, with offices in...

Solar-powered calculators are hand-held electronic calculators powered by solar cells mounted on the device. They were introduced at the end of the 1970s...

Trina Solar Co., Ltd., stylized as Trinasolar, is a Chinese photovoltaics company founded in 1997. The company was founded in 1997 by Jifan Gao. In June...

lunisolar calendar is a calendar that combines monthly lunar cycles with the solar year. As with all calendars which divide the year into months, there is...

Solar power in Texas, a portion of total energy in Texas, includes utility-scale solar power plants as well as local distributed generation, mostly from...

The use of solar energy began in Israel in the 1950s with the development by Levi Yissar of a solar water heater to address the energy shortages that plagued...

In solar physics, a spicule, also known as a fibril or mottle, is a dynamic jet of plasma in the Sun's chromosphere about 300 km in diameter. They move...

A solar controller is an electronic device that controls the circulating pump in a solar hot water system to harvest as much heat as possible from the...

Solar Winds: The Escape and its sequel Solar Winds: Galaxy (also known as Solar Winds II: Universe) are top-down, space-themed role-playing action games...

A solar map, in general, is a map of a city, state, country, or any piece of land that illustrates information about how much a certain piece of land...

A solar-powered refrigerator is a refrigerator which runs on energy directly provided by sun, and may include photovoltaic or solar thermal energy. Solar-powered...

SolarAid is an international development charity which is working to create a sustainable market for solar lights in Africa. In line with the Sustainable...

A solar thermal rocket is a theoretical spacecraft propulsion system that would make use of solar power to directly heat reaction mass, and therefore...

interface for coronal heating. Solar cycle Solar spicule Solar granule Athay, R. Grant; Warwick, Constance S. (1961). "Indices of Solar Activity". In Landsberg...

technology solar cells cheaper and/or more efficient to effectively compete with other energy sources; developing new technologies based on new solar cell architectural...

Desert Stateline Solar Facility is a 300 MWp (about 250 MWAC) utility-scale solar photovoltaic power station constructed by First Solar in San Bernardino...

Solar erythema is a skin condition characterized by redness of the skin following exposure to ultraviolet light, not to be confused with sunburn.[further...

Solar Pons is a fictional detective created by August Derleth as a pastiche of Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes. Robert Bloch wrote of the series...

Solar Crisis is a 1990 Japanese-American science fiction thriller film directed by Richard C. Sarafian (credited as Alan Smithee). The screenplay was...

Tesla, Inc. that develops, manufactures, sells and installs photovoltaic solar energy generation systems, battery energy storage products and other related...

Look up Solar in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Solar is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: Amelia Solar de Claro (1836–1915), Chilean...

Solar Valley may refer to: Solar Valley (China), industrial area in China Solar Valley (Germany), industrial area in Germany Trübbach a village in Switzerland...

SolarWave was a Swedish company producing solar powered water purification systems. SolarWave was founded in 2009 by Bengt Skörelid and Thomas Larsson...

A solar hydrogen panel is a device for artificial photosynthesis that produces photohydrogen from sunlight and water. The panel uses electrochemical water...

Solar Liberty is an American company that installs, sells and leases solar panel energy systems, known as photovoltaic (PV) systems, for homes, businesses...

dual-use solar) refers to the practice of using the same land for both solar energy and agriculture. There are a range of approaches. For example, solar panels...

Solar Radio is a London-based radio station, which originally started life as a pirate radio station. Solar broadcasts primarily soul to London on DAB...

the opposite of noon, differing from it by 12 hours. Solar midnight is the time opposite to solar noon, when the Sun is closest to the nadir,[citation...

SolarCity Corporation was a publicly traded company headquartered in Fremont, California, that sold and installed solar energy generation systems as well...

More distributed solar power in Ukraine is urgently needed to secure electricity in Ukraine, according to the IEA. During the 2022 Russian invasion of...

Thin-film solar cells are a type of solar cell made by depositing thin layers of photovoltaic material onto a glass, plastic or metal substrate. Thin-film...

Concentrix Solar GmbH was a German solar power company based in Freiburg, Germany, that specialized in developing and commercializing concentrator photovoltaics...

Solar Cruiser was a planned NASA spacecraft that would have studied the Sun while propelled by a solar sail. The mission would have supported NASA's Solar...

Solar wind turbulence refers to the complex, chaotic fluid motions and magnetic field fluctuations observed in the solar wind plasma as it flows outward...

The solar apex, or the apex of the Sun's way, refers to the direction that the Sun travels with respect to the local standard of rest. This is not to...

replenish and keep constant the number of long-period comets entering the inner Solar System—where they are eventually consumed and destroyed during close approaches...

(equal to 0.8 W/m2/K) Solar heat gain coefficient (SHGC), ratio of solar heat (infrared) passing through the glass to incident solar heat Visible transmittance...

Armada Solar was an Australian energy efficiency company based in Canberra. The company was created to capitalize on the ACT Government on the feed in...

Alexander Peslyak (Александр Песляк) (born 1977), better known as Solar Designer, is a security specialist from Russia. He is best known for his publications...

Terra (MTerra) Solar Project is a solar power and energy battery storage facility project under construction in the Philippines. Solar Philippines initially...

Solar Assault is a three-dimensional shoot 'em up released by Konami in 1997. A spin-off of the long running Gradius series, the title retains most of...

electricity- or diesel-run water pumps. Generally, solar-powered pumps consist of a solar panel array, solar charge controller, DC water pump, fuse box/breakers...

A solar gravitational lens or solar gravity lens (SGL) is a theoretical method of using the Sun as a large lens with a physical effect called gravitational...

of air heated by passive solar energy. A simple description of a solar chimney is that of a vertical shaft utilizing solar energy to enhance the natural...

High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager (RHESSI, originally High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager or HESSI or Explorer 81) was a NASA solar flare observatory...

alpha-capture process. Despite its abundant presence in the universe and Solar System—ranking fifth in cosmic abundance following hydrogen, helium, oxygen...

generated by solar panels. Solar air conditioning Solar charger Strawberry Tree Solar chimney Solar cooker Solar dryer Solar furnace Solar inverter Solar keyboard...

The Solar Anus (French: L'anus solaire) is a short surrealist text by the French writer Georges Bataille, written in 1927 and published with drawings...

The use of solar energy in rural areas across sub-Saharan Africa has increased over the years. With many communities lacking access to basic necessities...

A total solar eclipse, known as the Great North American Eclipse, occurred on April 8, 2024, and was visible across a band covering parts of North America...

Solar power in Massachusetts has been increasing rapidly, due to Section 1603 grants for installations that began before December 31, 2011, and the sale...

Blue Sky Solar Racing is a student-run team at the University of Toronto that designs and constructs solar powered vehicles to race in international competitions...

GPX (secondary coordinates) During the 22nd century, there will be 235 solar eclipses of which 79 will be partial, 87 will be annular, 65 will be total...

2025[update], solar power was the largest electricity source in Pakistan, accounting for more than 25% of total production in 2025. In 2024, solar power installations...

Solar Renewable Energy Certificates (SRECs) or Solar Renewable Energy Credits, are a form of Renewable Energy Certificate or "green tag" existing in the...

Magnus Birgersson, better known by his stage name Solar Fields, is a Swedish electronic music artist. As of 2014, he has released fifteen albums, and...

Heterojunction solar cells (HJT), variously known as Silicon heterojunctions (SHJ) or Heterojunction with Intrinsic Thin Layer (HIT), are a family of...

A tropical year, or solar year (or tropical period), is the time that the Sun takes to return to the same position in the sky – as viewed from the Earth...

Solar chemical refers to a number of possible processes that harness solar energy by absorbing sunlight in a chemical reaction. The idea is conceptually...

WiSolar (pronounced wee-solar) is a transnational solar electricity company in Africa that was founded in 2016 by Nigerian-born entrepreneur Tonye Irims...

SolarStratos is an aeronautical project aimed at flying a piloted solar-powered airplane for the first time to the stratosphere. The SolarStratos airplane...

Solar cycles are nearly periodic 11-year changes in the Sun's activity that are based on the number of sunspots present on the Sun's surface. The first...

A total solar eclipse occurred at the Moon’s ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, March 29, 2006, with a magnitude of 1.0515. A solar eclipse occurs when...

TEL Solar, formerly Oerlikon Solar, is a manufacturer of production equipment for the manufacturing of thin-film silicon cells, headquartered in Trübbach...

moon where the Sun culminates at the location's zenith. This occurs at solar noon. At this point, the Sun's rays will fall exactly vertical relative...

Solar Fox is an arcade game released in 1981 by Bally Midway. It was ported to the Atari 2600 console and was also released as a Commodore-published cartridge...

Solar energetic particles (SEP), formerly known as solar cosmic rays, are high-energy, charged particles originating in the solar atmosphere and solar...

Solar powered flashlights (American English) or solar powered torches (British English) are flashlights powered by solar energy stored in rechargeable...

Solar energy conversion describes technologies devoted to the transformation of solar energy to other (useful) forms of energy, including electricity...

The Halloween solar storms were a series of solar storms involving solar flares and coronal mass ejections that occurred from mid-October to early November...

An organic solar cell (OSC) or plastic solar cell is a type of photovoltaic that uses organic electronics, a branch of electronics that deals with conductive...

Solar purpura (also known as actinic purpura and senile purpura) is a skin condition characterized by large, sharply outlined, 1- to 5-cm, dark purplish-red...

the solar zenith angle (or its complementary angle solar elevation) defines the Sun's apparent altitude. There are several conventions for the solar azimuth;...

Khi Solar One (KSO) is a solar power tower solar thermal power plant, located in the Northern Cape Region of South Africa. Khi Solar One is 50 megawatts...

the photoelectric effect. This discovery laid the foundation for solar cells. Solar cells have gone on to be used in many applications. They have historically...

The Bastille Day solar storm was a powerful solar storm on 14–16 July 2000 during the solar maximum of solar cycle 23. The storm began on the national...

Solar power in Thailand is targeted to reach 6,000 MW by 2036. As of 2025, solar power makes up around 3% of Thailand's electricity generation. In 2013...

the September 1974 World Energy Conference in Detroit. A month later, the Solar Energy Research, Development and Demonstration Act of 1974 was signed. Section...

The World Solar Challenge (WSC), named the Bridgestone World Solar Challenge since 2013, is an international event for solar powered cars. The course is...

In solar physics and observation, granules are convection cells in the Sun's photosphere. They are caused by currents of plasma in the Sun's convective...

equipment, renewable energy, and interior decoration. In 2022, pursuing its solar strategy, Leroy Merlin identified 36 French stores with roofs suitable for...

Solar 1 is New York City's only self-sustaining solar powered building. It houses educational facilities for Solar One, a non-profit organisation concerned...

Neo Solar Power Energy Corp. (traditional Chinese: 新日光能源), also known as NSP, is a Taiwan-based solar cell and module manufacturer. The company was ranked...

The Solar Cup is an eco-boating competition in Temecula, California. Paid for by the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California and taking place...

The Solar Orbiter (SolO) is a Sun-observing probe developed by the European Space Agency (ESA) with a NASA contribution. Solar Orbiter, designed to obtain...

Solar water disinfection, in short SODIS, is a type of portable water purification that uses solar energy to make biologically contaminated (e.g. bacteria...

Planet Nine is a hypothetical ninth planet in the outer region of the Solar System. Its gravitational effects could explain the peculiar clustering of...

Burt's solar compass or astronomical compass/sun compass is a surveying instrument that makes use of the Sun's direction instead of magnetism. William...

Solar Energy Perspectives is a 2011 book by the International Energy Agency. Solar energy technologies come in various forms – solar heating, solar photovoltaics...

A solar-powered watch or light-powered watch is a watch that is powered, entirely or partially, by solar power using solar cell technology. The first solar-powered...

During the 20th century, there were 228 solar eclipses of which 78 were partial, 73 were annular, 71 were total and 6 were hybrids between total and annular...

Solar power in South Africa includes photovoltaics (PV) as well as concentrated solar power (CSP). As of July 2024, South Africa had 2,287 MW of installed...

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about...

Solar United Neighbors (SUN) is an American nonprofit organization that arranges solar co-ops for group purchase of home solar panel installations. The...

This is a list of most likely gravitationally rounded objects (GRO) of the Solar System, which are objects that have a rounded, ellipsoidal shape due to...

The Order of the Solar Temple (French: Ordre du Temple solaire, OTS), or simply the Solar Temple, was a new religious movement and secret society, often...

1981) is a Swedish guitarist, YouTuber, record producer, and the owner of Solar Guitars. He is a founding member of the band Feared, plays lead guitar in...

Solar urticaria (SU) is a rare condition in which exposure to ultraviolet or UV radiation, or sometimes even visible light, induces a case of urticaria...

Several ancient Egyptian solar ships and boat pits were found in many ancient Egyptian sites. The most famous is the Khufu ship, which is now preserved...

is a zone of energetic charged particles, most of which originate from solar wind, that are captured and held around a planet by that planet's magnetosphere...

The Solar Building, located in Albuquerque, New Mexico, was the world's first commercial building to be heated primarily by solar energy. It was built...

Karol Poziemski (born 29 October 1989), better known as Solar, Słoneczny Solar, and Bogaty Ziomek Tomba is a Polish rapper, freestyler. He is a two-time...

installed solar power capacity as of January 2024, which provides more than 7% of the state's electricity consumption. The's state's growth of solar power...

Solar cycle 22 was the 22nd solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. The solar cycle lasted 9.9 years, beginning...

Solar power in Pennsylvania currently provides less than 1% of the state's electricity, but there are many policies in place to regulate and incentivize...

A plasmonic-enhanced solar cell, commonly referred to simply as plasmonic solar cell, is a type of solar cell (including thin-film or wafer-based cells)...

A solar easement is a right, expressed as an easement, restriction, covenant, or condition contained in any deed, contract, or other written instrument...

often originate from solar active regions, while the latter originate at the boundary between high- and low-speed streams of solar wind. The frequency...

Solar 2 is an open world sandbox video game developed by Australian developer Jay Watts' video game studio, Murudai. It was released on 17 June 2011 on...

Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR), which made NJIT one of the most important universities in the U.S. for observational solar physics, heliophysics...

SMA Solar Technology AG (meaning "System-, Mess- and Anlagentechnik") is a German solar energy equipment supplier founded in 1981 and headquartered in...

orbits set near the terminator do not suffer from eclipse, therefore their solar cells are continuously lit by sunlight. Such orbits are called dawn-dusk...

A solar particle event (SPE), also known as a solar energetic particle event or solar radiation storm, is a solar phenomenon that occurs when particles...

Solar Sports is a Philippine digital free-to-air television network based in Shaw Boulevard, Mandaluyong, Philippines. It serves as the flagship network...

Solar Lodge was a magical organization in California that was established in 1965, and withdrew from initiatory activity in 1972. It was based on ideas...

A total solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit between Monday, August 22 and Tuesday, August 23, 2044, with a magnitude of 1...

Solar power is a growing source in the Portuguese energy mix. Solar power contributes 6.72 TWh of generation to the Portuguese grid, accounting for 14...

Solar power suits Turkey's climate, especially in the South Eastern Anatolia and Mediterranean regions. Solar power is a growing part of renewable energy...

The theory of solar cells explains the process by which light energy in photons is converted into electric current when the photons strike a suitable...

The Roserock Solar Facility is a 157 MWAC (212 MWp) photovoltaic power station in Pecos County, Texas. It was the largest solar project in Texas when completed...

Solar Ray (stylized and subtitled as SOLAR RAY Hirasawa best recycling album Recycled by P-MODEL kernel) is a 2001 remix album by Susumu Hirasawa. It is...

The solar updraft tower (SUT) is a design concept for a renewable-energy power plant for generating electricity from low-temperature solar heat. Sunshine...

The Pirapora Solar Complex (Portuguese: Complexo Solar Pirapora) is a solar power complex in the municipality of Pirapora, in the state of Minas Gerais...

selenide solar cells (CIGS): Ascent Solar Technologies Avancis (former subsidiary of Saint Gobain) Miasolé Midsummer AB (Swedish manufacturer of CIGS solar modules...

Devices, Inc. (ECD) was an American photovoltaics manufacturer of thin-film solar cells made of amorphous silicon used in flexible laminates and in building-integrated...

atmosphere is far thicker and denser than that of any other rocky body in the Solar System. The atmosphere is composed mostly of carbon dioxide and has a thick...

Solar power in Florida has been increasing, as the cost of solar power systems using photovoltaics (PV) has decreased in recent years. Florida has low...

Solar water heating (SWH) is heating water by sunlight, using a solar thermal collector. A variety of configurations are available at varying cost to...

Solar Splash is an intercollegiate solar/electric boat competition dedicated to showing the feasibility of solar energy. An annual collegiate solar boating...

Solar power in Belgium reached an installed capacity of 9.9 GW at the end of 2023, an increase of 1.8 GW from 2022. Belgium had 4,254 MW of solar power...

SolarJOOS was a solar power company founded in 2008. The company builds an efficient and rugged portable solar charger used to charge cell phones and other...

Space-based solar power (SBSP or SSP) is the concept of collecting solar power in outer space with solar power satellites (SPS) and distributing it to...

Solar Bones is a 2016 novel by Irish fiction writer Mike McCormack. The book is notable for featuring only a single sentence, with all events written...

This list of prototype solar cars comprises multiperson, relatively practical vehicles powered completely or significantly by solar cells (panels or arrays...

Morro Solar is a headland in Chorrillos District, Lima, Peru. Named after Antonio del Solar, a Spanish encomendero and Conquistador, it is located south...

JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. is a solar development company founded in Yangpu district, Shanghai. They design, develop, manufacture and sell solar cell...

observable using current technology. A solar analog (or "solar twin") is a star that resembles the Sun. No solar twin with an exact match as that of the...

Solar Cookers International (SCI) is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to improve human and environmental health by supporting...

A small Solar System body (SSSB) is an object in the Solar System that is neither a planet, a dwarf planet, nor a natural satellite. The term was first...

A solar combisystem provides both solar space heating and cooling as well as hot water from a common array of solar thermal collectors, usually backed...

The solar storms of August 1972 were a historically powerful series of solar storms with intense to extreme solar flare, solar particle event, and geomagnetic...

Solar Egg is an egg-shaped sauna created by the artist duo Bigert & Bergström for Riksbyggen. The sauna sits perched in Luossabacken in Kiruna. The egg...

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Wednesday, July 11, 2029, with a magnitude of 0.2303. A solar eclipse occurs...

Solar Energy is a peer-reviewed scientific journal and the official journal of the International Solar Energy Society. It covers research on all aspects...

The Boulder Solar project is a 150 megawatt (MWAC) photovoltaic power station near Boulder City, Nevada. It was built in two phases by SunPower using...

the rapidly falling cost of both solar and wind power. After 2024, clean energy is cheaper than ever. Global solar module prices fell 35 percent to less...

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Saturday, February 6, 2027, with a magnitude of 0.9281. A solar eclipse occurs...

The solar equator is the latitude on Earth at which the Sun is observed directly overhead at midday. Due to the obliquity of Earth's axis, the solar equator...

Solar cycle 19 was the nineteenth solar cycle since 1755, when extensive recording of solar sunspot activity began. The solar cycle lasted 10.5 years...

Discovery and exploration of the Solar System is observation, visitation, and increase in knowledge and understanding of Earth's "cosmic neighborhood"...

eclipse of the same series occurs or occurred with a gap of one saros only. Solar and lunar eclipses have different saros series. A series of eclipses that...

minutes around Earth, 15.5 times a day. Measuring 109 m (358 ft) (with solar arrays) by 73 m (239 ft), it is as large as a full-sized football or soccer...

proximity to the lunar node.‍‍ In contrast with elusive and short-lasting solar eclipses, lunar eclipses can be observed from anywhere on the night side...

to the present documents research and development in renewable energy, solar energy, and nuclear energy, particularly regarding energy production that...

The Sweetwater Solar PV Park is a 97.8-megawatt photovoltaic power station located in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, approximately 11 miles northwest of...

when it is solar noon in London, it is about 10 minutes before solar noon in Bristol, which is about 2.5 degrees to the west. Local solar time has been...

formation and evolution of the Solar System began with the Copernican Revolution. The first recorded use of the term "Solar System" dates from 1704. Since...

Solar Quest is a monochrome vector arcade video game created by Cinematronics in 1981. It was designed and programmed by Scott Boden, who previously worked...

"Solar" (/ˈsoʊlər/ or /soʊˈlɑːr/[citation needed]) is a composition written by Chuck Wayne and later recorded and copyrighted with small alterations by...

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's descending node of orbit on Saturday, June 1, 2030, with a magnitude of 0.9443. A solar eclipse occurs...

Solar street lights are raised light sources which are powered by solar panels generally mounted on the lighting structure or integrated into the pole...

on Solar Sports (formerly known as PBA on C/S 9 and PBA on Solar TV) is a Philippine television sports presentation show broadcast by C/S, Solar TV and...

USS Solar (DE-221) (pronounced sō-lär), a Buckley-class destroyer escort of the United States Navy, was named in honor of Boatswain's Mate First Class...

Inge Solar (21 December 1926 – 27 November 2017) was an Austrian figure skater. She competed in the ladies' singles event at the 1948 Winter Olympics...

DelSolar is a merger of “Delta” and “solar”, the name of the parent company and DelSolar’s main focused industry. DelSolar started its initial solar cell...

of solar energy systems. Accurate location-specific knowledge of sun path and climatic conditions is essential for economic decisions about solar collector...

Solar power in Myanmar has the potential to generate 51,973.8 TWh/year, with an average of over 5 sun hours per day. Even though hydropower is responsible...

materials for optimizing a solar sail, for instance. Momentary or hours long solar pressures can indeed escalate due to release of solar flares and coronal mass...

Mars's "solar hour" is 1⁄24 of a sol (1 h 1 min 39 s), a "solar minute" 1⁄60 of a solar hour (61.65 seconds), and a "solar second" 1⁄60 of a solar minute...

A solar eclipse occurs when parts of the Earth is in a shadow cast. Solar eclipse may also refer to: Solar Eclipse (video game), a 1995 video game "Solar...

total energy, or 8.3 quads. Biomass (61.1%) Wind (17.8%) Hydro (10.5%) Solar (9.20%) Geothermal (1.40%) Renewable electricity sources in 2022. Renewables...

between a civilisation's dating system and the physical properties of the Solar System can be avoided. An astronomical year lasts slightly less than 3651⁄4 days...

The National Solar Observatory (NSO) is a United States federally funded research and development center for solar physics headquartered in Boulder, Colorado...

Solar power in New Zealand is a small but rapidly growing contributor to the country's electricity supply. In 2025, 971 gigawatt-hours of electricity...

Maja Solar (Serbian-Cyrillic: Маја Солар; born 6 February 1980 in Zagreb, Yugoslavia) is Croatian poetress and Marxist-feminist philosopher. Maja Solar studied...

Silvia Solar (20 March 1936 – 9 May 2011) was a French actress and prolific minor star in Spanish cinema. The majority of her appearances were in the...

The American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization advocating for renewable energy in the United States. Founded in 1954...

25 days, thus more closely approximating the 365.2422-day tropical, or solar, year that is determined by the Earth's revolution around the Sun. The rule...

The Solar Settlement at Schlierberg (German: Solarsiedlung am Schlierberg) is a 59-home PlusEnergy housing community in Freiburg, Germany. Solar architect...

within the Solar System. These are by no means all events, but only the notable or rare ones. In particular, it does not include all solar eclipses or...

The Brukkaros Solar Observatory was a solar observatory installed on Brukkaros Mountain in the ǁKaras Region of Namibia. It was financed and operated...

Solar air heating is a solar thermal technology in which the energy from the sun, insolation, is captured by an absorbing medium and used to heat air....

whenever needed, such as in the opposing season. For example, heat from solar collectors or waste heat from air conditioning equipment can be gathered...

Solar Filmworks is a film production company which produced The Last Confederate: The Story of Robert Adams (2007) which stars Julian Adams, Amy Redford...

LDK Solar Co. Ltd., previously located in Xinyu City, Jiangxi province in the People's Republic of China, manufactured multicrystalline solar wafers used...

The Solar Wind (also known as Sun Wind; Finnish: Aurinkotuuli) is a 1980 Finnish science fiction drama film directed by Timo Linnasalo [fi]. It is based...

An annular solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Wednesday, January 26, 2028, with a magnitude of 0.9208. A solar eclipse occurs...

near or even below the horizon), the phenomenon is called a sun pillar or solar pillar. Light pillars can also be caused by the Moon or terrestrial sources...

Timeline of solar astronomy 900–929 — Muhammad ibn Jābir al-Harrānī al-Battānī (Albatenius) discovers that the direction of the Sun's eccentricity is...

A concentrated solar still is a system that uses the same quantity of solar heat input (same solar collection area) as a simple solar still but can produce...

German rock band Solar Project was founded in 1988. Their musical style is categorized best as Art rock or Progressive rock. Solar Project was started...

applications include lightweight, thin, and flexible electric/photonics circuits, solar cells, and various medical, chemical and industrial processes enhanced or...

Solar power in Ohio has been increasing, as the cost of photovoltaics has decreased. Ohio installed 10 MW of solar in 2015. Ohio adopted a net metering...

other than the Solar System. By convention planetary systems are named after their host, or parent, star, as is the case with the Solar System being named...

A partial solar eclipse will occur at the Moon's ascending node of orbit on Sunday, January 14, 2029, with a magnitude of 0.8714. A solar eclipse occurs...

Ultra Mega Solar Power Projects, also known as Ultra Mega Solar Parks, are a series of solar power projects planned by the Ministry of New and Renewable...

Solar power in Colorado refers to the generation of electricity from sunlight across the state, encompassing utility-scale solar farms, commercial installations...

(7,965 MW). In renewables, as of 2025[update], the largest solar farm is Gonghe Talatan Solar Park, China (21,000 MW) and the largest wind farm is Gansu...

The Birmingham Solar Oscillations Network (BiSON) consists of a network of six remote solar observatories monitoring low-degree solar oscillation modes...

Ground-based solar telescopes are specialized telescopes used to observe the Sun from Earth's surface. Solar telescopes often have multiple focal lengths...

In discussing solar energy, the solar savings fraction or solar fraction (f) is the amount of energy provided by the solar technology divided by the total...

list of solar eclipse visible from the Philippines enumerates the solar eclipse that have been and will be seen over the Philippines. A solar eclipse...

The Waldpolenz Solar Park is a 52-megawatt (MW) photovoltaic power station built by German developer and operator Juwi at a former military air base near...

Calatagan Solar Farm is a 63.3 MW solar power plant in Calatagan, Batangas owned by Solar Philippines. It was reported that the groundbreaking for the solar facility...

Nuna is the name of a series of crewed solar powered race cars that have won the World Solar Challenge in Australia eight times: in 2001, 2003, 2005,...

Viacheslav Belavkin. As a musician, he is known under the pseudonym Solar X (also: SolarX). He is considered one of the pioneers of the Russian intelligent...

object among them. The largest object within 20 light-years is Procyon. The Solar System, and the other stars/dwarfs listed here, are currently moving within...

Solar power forecasting is the process of gathering and analyzing data in order to predict solar power generation on various time horizons with the goal...

Solar power in Morocco is enabled by the country having very high rates of solar insolation — about 3,000 hours per year of sunshine, which rises to 3...

A solar-pumped laser (or solar-powered laser) is a laser that shares the same optical properties as conventional lasers such as emitting a beam consisting...

Delta Solar is a public artwork by Venezuelan sculptor Alejandro Otero located outside of the National Air and Space Museum in Washington, DC, United...

are being deployed at the present time; they include solar heating, photovoltaics, wind power, solar thermal power stations, and modern forms of bioenergy...

The Owens Valley Solar Array (OVSA), also known as Expanded Owens Valley Solar Array (EOVSA), is an astronomical radio telescope array, located at Owens...

coordinates) GPX (secondary coordinates) Frenchtown Solar is a group of three photvoltaic arrays, or solar farms, in Kingwood Township, about 3 miles east...