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The sun is known to be the original source of energy that sustains all forms of life on our planet. Without solar energy, there can be no life on earth. Even human life is nothing more than a form of stored energy in action under the control of the soul. But human knowledge on how to harness solar energy commercially for the betterment of life is still quite limited.

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© 1983 D. Reidel Publishing Company

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Yii, C.C. (1983). Speech. In: Lim, B.B.P. (eds) Solar Energy Applications in the Tropics. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-7936-9_3

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