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The 13 pages that link to Solar thermal energy, each with the reason it gives.

• Solar irradianceRelated: Solar irradiance determines the heat a collector can capture.

• Energy storageRelated: Thermal stores can retain collected solar heat for use after sunlight fades.

• Solar cellCompared with: It captures solar energy as heat rather than converting light directly into electricity.

• Solar powerCompared with: It uses sunlight as heat, unlike photovoltaic systems that convert light directly into electricity.

• PhotovoltaicsCompared with: It collects solar energy as heat instead of converting light directly into electricity.

• Kirchhoff's law of thermal radiationRelated: Collectors balance solar absorption against thermal emission to retain useful heat.

• Stirling engineRelated: Concentrated sunlight can supply the engine’s hot-side heat input.

• Solar energyRelated: It captures sunlight as heat rather than converting it directly into electrical current.

• Solar radiationBroader topic: Thermal systems capture absorbed solar radiation as heat.

• Concentrated solar powerNarrower topic: Concentrated solar power is one way to collect solar thermal energy at high temperatures.

• Sodium nitrateRelated: Molten nitrate salts, including sodium nitrate mixtures, store heat in some concentrated solar plants.

• SunlightRelated: Collectors can concentrate or absorb sunlight to heat water and buildings.

• Micro combined heat and powerCompared with: Solar thermal supplies heat from sunlight rather than recovering it from fuel-based electricity generation.