solar power

Noun

Meaning

energy from the sun that is converted into thermal or electrical energy

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

solar energy insolation electromagnetic radiation solar radiation radiant energy renewable resource hydroelectricity wind power renewable source of energy wave power energy from the sun energy of the sun radiation from the sun radiant heat from the sun energy from sunlight
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Antonyms

water power hydroelectricity geothermal energy wind energy hydropower wind power
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Hypernyms

alternative energy

Examples

Solar power is the last energy resource that isn't owned yet - nobody taxes the sun yet. Bonnie Raitt

Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop. J. D. Hayworth

I'm sure you petroleum folks understand that solar power will solve all our problems. How much money have we blown on that? This is the hippies' program from the seventies and they're still pushing this stuff. Trent Lott

Scientists will eventually stop flailing around with solar power and focus their efforts on harnessing the only truly unlimited source of energy on the planet: stupidity. I predict that in the future, scientists will learn how to convert stupidity into clean fuel. Scott Adams

Homeowners want solar power. It's cost-effective. We invented a business model that makes it really easy for consumers to switch to solar - and that's solar-as-a-service. Lynn Jurich

Wind and solar power are land-intensive, a green sin, but not energy-dense, and affordable only when heavily subsidized. And wind power must be supplemented with hydrocarbons for reliability. Mark McKinnon

Close letter words and terms

solar period solar physics solar plexus solar power density solar prominence solar radiance