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The document traces the history of solar energy from its first uses in the 7th century BC through modern applications. Key developments include the first use of solar energy to heat water and spaces in the 18th century, the discovery of the photovoltaic effect in 1839 allowing direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, advances in solar thermal technologies in the late 19th century, and growing adoption of solar power starting in the 1970s and accelerating since the 2000s. The document provides an overview of solar energy's development over millennia.
The document traces the history of solar energy from its first uses in the 7th century BC through modern applications. Key developments include the first use of solar energy to heat water and spaces in the 18th century, the discovery of the photovoltaic effect in 1839 allowing direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, advances in solar thermal technologies in the late 19th century, and growing adoption of solar power starting in the 1970s and accelerating since the 2000s. The document provides an overview of solar energy's development over millennia.
The document traces the history of solar energy from its first uses in the 7th century BC through modern applications. Key developments include the first use of solar energy to heat water and spaces in the 18th century, the discovery of the photovoltaic effect in 1839 allowing direct conversion of sunlight to electricity, advances in solar thermal technologies in the late 19th century, and growing adoption of solar power starting in the 1970s and accelerating since the 2000s. The document provides an overview of solar energy's development over millennia.