This causes local heating, progressing into to a short between collector and emitter.

There are no oceans or landmasses to cause local heating, and the rotation speed is much higher than that of Earth.

Resistance is what causes heating in conductors, thus a perfect conductor will generate no heat.

What is actually happening at the molecular/atomic level to cause heating of the object from light absorption?

The best understood biological effect of electromagnetic fields is to cause dielectric heating.

Power consumption of devices causes heating, which is offset by cooling effects.

When protoplanets accrete more material, the energy at impact causes local heating.

This is incorrect as it would cause additional heating to increase the time required for outgassing.

If left untouched, the strips might cause dangerous heating during the craft's return to Earth.

This causes compression, heating, and a change in the magnetic field.