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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > energy resources > renewable energy sources > solar energy > solar thermal energy
Natural Resources, Conservation, Environment > natural resources > renewable resources > renewable energy sources > solar energy > solar thermal energy
Preferred Term:

solar thermal energy

Definition:
A solar energy conversion system characterized by the optical concentration of solar rays through an arrangement of mirrors to generate a high temperature working fluid.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
solar energy
Entry Terms:
  • solar thermal power
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/299152
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RDF/XMLCreated 2017-05-02, last modified 2017-11-10