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solar energy

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

solar energy is a form of energy[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of form of energy entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,405 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: renewable energy[3], sustainable energy[4], natural resource[5]
  • Commons category: Solar energy[6]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Solar energy[7]
  • Described by source: Green Map Icons[8]
  • Topic has template: Template:Solar energy[9]
  • Used by: solar power plant[10], solar power[11], solar generation[12], solar architecture[13]
  • Uses: sunlight[14]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4[15], WikiProject Climate change[16]
  • Wikimedia outline: outline of solar energy[17]
  • Carbon footprint: 48[18], 27[19], 5[20]

Why It Matters

solar energy has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[21] It is known by 80 alternative names across languages and contexts.[22]

Related Entities

BellX Cyril Voyant National Institute of Solar Energy Solar Stříbro sustainable energy University of Washington Clean Energy Institute

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  17. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [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. 4w ago · Ksn.kenny · 2026-09-14 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0) → XX525947
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ National library of spain spmabn id (bne v1.0): XX525947"
  2. 14w 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"
  3. 14w ago · AHIOH · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → renewable energy, sustainable energy, natural resource
    Instance of → form of energy
    "/* wbeditentity-statements-multiple-properties-update:0||2 */ Moving Instance of to Subclass of"
  4. 14w ago · Susmuffin · 2026-07-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Harper's tag → solar-energy
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Harper's tag: solar-energy, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/289960207|solar energy (#289960207)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/7915|Harper's tag]"
  5. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → h0002232-solarni-energie
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: h0002232-solarni-energie, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259495|batch #259495]]"
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