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When solar light is absorbed by a material (usually dark colored when dealing with capturing solar energy) it is converted to thermal energy (heat). This can then be transferred by air, water, or conduction. I suppose if you think of heat as the excitation level of molecules in a substance. Then the absorption of photons would increase the excitation of those molecules.

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