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This document discusses renewable sources of energy, including sunlight, wind, and hydropower. It provides details on how energy from each source can be harnessed and used. Specifically, it explains that sunlight can be used to produce electricity via photovoltaic panels or solar water heaters, wind energy is captured by wind turbines to generate electricity, and hydropower harnesses the kinetic energy of moving water through dams to power generators.
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