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Currently, there is a 50% tariff on photovoltaic solar cells imported from China, helping shield U.S. manufacturers from foreign competition.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
Yellen also defended President Joe Biden's steep tariff increases on strategic Chinese imports such as electric vehicles, semiconductors and solar cells, adding that U.S. allies are taking and considering similar steps.
—David Lawder, USA TODAY, 18 Oct. 2024
Sharp once boasted a world-leading share of the market for liquid crystal panels and solar cells but is now under the umbrella of Taiwan's Hon Hai Technology Group, which is known throughout the world as Foxconn.
—Daisuke Takimoto, WIRED, 9 Oct. 2024
Suspended below that is a platform with the solar cells on one side, balanced out by the long, thin power converter on the other.
Meet the CoulombFly.
To test their system, the researchers simply opened a window on a sunny day in Beijing.
—John Timmer, Ars Technica, 17 July 2024
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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 21 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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