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Most of its revenue comes from export sales to the US, which have increased significantly in the last few years due to tariffs on Chinese solar cells.
—Samuel Burke, Fortune Asia, 29 Oct. 2024
To compete, the US has struck back with tariffs of up to 100 percent on Chinese EVs, 25 percent on EV batteries, and 50 percent on solar cells.
—Umair Irfan, Vox, 23 Sep. 2024
This time the longest flight was ‘just’ 22.5 hours, but in operation the aircraft will fly patrol missions lasting for weeks, powered by solar cells in the day and batteries at night.
—David Hambling, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024
So, the researchers diverged from the traditional method of combining a thermal absorber layer with a PV cell and combined a silicon solar cell with an innovative molecular solar thermal energy storage system, abbreviated to MOST.
—New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar cell
noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source
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