solar energy

radiant light and heat from the Sun that is harnessed using a range of technologies
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solar energy

Summary

solar energy is a natural resource[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2]

Key Facts

  • solar energy's instance of is recorded as natural resource[3].
  • solar energy's instance of is recorded as form of energy[4].
  • solar energy is a type of renewable energy[5].
  • solar energy is a type of sustainable energy[6].
  • solar energy's Commons category is recorded as Solar energy[7].
  • solar energy's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Solar energy[8].
  • solar energy's described by source is recorded as Green Map Icons[9].
  • solar energy's topic has template is recorded as Template:Solar energy[10].
  • solar energy's used by is recorded as solar power plant[11].
  • solar energy's used by is recorded as solar power[12].
  • solar energy's used by is recorded as solar generation[13].
  • solar energy's used by is recorded as solar architecture[14].
  • solar energy's uses is recorded as sunlight[15].
  • solar energy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[16].
  • solar energy's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[17].
  • solar energy's Wikimedia outline is recorded as outline of solar energy[18].
  • solar energy's carbon footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1337914', 'amount': '+48'}[19].
  • solar energy's carbon footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1337914', 'amount': '+27'}[20].
  • solar energy's carbon footprint is recorded as {'unit': 'Q1337914', 'amount': '+5'}[21].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include natural resource[3] and form of energy[4]. Recorded subclass of include renewable energy[5] and sustainable energy[6].

Use and Application

Recorded used by include solar power plant[11], solar power[12], solar generation[13], and solar architecture[14].

Why It Matters

solar energy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[2] It is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . ipcc.ch. ipcc.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . ipcc.ch. ipcc.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . ipcc.ch. ipcc.ch. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  2. [22] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 7d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 4E9ZWS
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  2. 7d ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of renewable energy, sustainable energy
    Instance of natural resource, form of energy
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving [[Property:P31]] to [[Property:P279]]"
  3. 13d ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag solar-energy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ [[Property:P13772]]: solar-energy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289960207|solar energy (#289960207)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  4. 5w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id h0002232-solarni-energie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0002232-solarni-energie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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