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Can we turn radio waves created by enery from the sun into electricity to power machines?

April 26, 2017electricity enery Mathematics Physics Radio waves Sun turn

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Can we turn radio waves created by enery from the sun into electricity to power machines?

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Yes, but radio waves (low-frequency light) contain very little energy. It’s much more useful to extract energy from light of a higher frequency (and higher energy content). For example, we can extract a decent amount of energy from visible light using solar panels.