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Solar radiation , the energy emitted by the Sun and reaches the Earth, is the driving factor of live on Earth. However, despite the fact that it is actually true, how easy is to exploit it? Is its harvesting a simple and easy task? Or do we need special equipments or sophisticated arrangements? This chapter deals with the possibility of electric energy production using solar radiation .
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Karathanasis, S. (2019). Concentration of Solar Radiation. In: Linear Fresnel Reflector Systems for Solar Radiation Concentration. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-05279-9_1
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