How to Use photovoltaic in a Sentence

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• The cold analogue is a photovoltaic cell on Earth facing the void of space.
  — Sid Assawaworrarit, IEEE Spectrum, 25 Nov. 2023
• The team used a two-pronged approach: lasers and photovoltaic cells.
  — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 16 May 2018
• If that weren’t enough, there’s a photovoltaic panel above the outdoor deck.
  — oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2019
• Hooking up parked EVs to photovoltaic canopies could even help balance the grid.
  — WIRED, 23 Jan. 2023
• Dozens of photovoltaic cells are embedded in the Sion’s roof, hood, doors, and fenders.
  — Hiawatha Bray, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2022
• Despite this, only some of the glass tiles (around 35 %) are photovoltaic.
  — Laurie Winkless, Forbes, 20 Apr. 2021
• An item to choose the vendor for a district solar photovoltaic project was tabled.
  — Laura Groch, sandiegouniontribune.com, 13 May 2018
• The first was the plunging cost and efficiency gains of photovoltaic cells.
  — Wired Staff, Wired, 31 Dec. 2019
• Key to this longevity is a tight seal of the photovoltaic materials.
  — IEEE Spectrum, 9 May 2024
• While Bell Labs in the U.S. invented the modern photovoltaic cell in the 1950s, the industry has flourished elsewhere since.
  — Reed Landberg, Bloomberg.com, 23 Jan. 2018
• The building would have five floors of apartments, plus a rooftop deck with solar panels, or photovoltaic panels, on top.
  — Bob Goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, 12 Oct. 2021
• Rather than put solar panels on top of your roof, the shingles themselves contain photovoltaic cells to harness the sun's rays.
  — Avery Thompson, Popular Mechanics, 2 Feb. 2018
• Instead, the robot has a tiny photovoltaic cell—a mini solar panel—that takes in power from a laser.
  — Ellen Airhart, WIRED, 15 May 2018
• The photovoltaic panels will go atop the public works building, the water and sewer building and seven schools.
  — Jesse Leavenworth, courant.com, 15 Dec. 2020
• By the end of last year, the country had just 50 megawatts of photovoltaic systems installed — less than Kyrgyzstan or the state of Louisiana.
  — Alexandra Zavis, latimes.com, 31 May 2018
• One of those unique features is a photovoltaic power station on the roof, which generates power for the building.
  — Lilit Marcus, CNN, 24 June 2022
• Three years ago, the French government paved a one-kilometer stretch of highway in Normandy with photovoltaic cells.
  — Nr Editors, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
• The small island is able to generate enough electricity thanks to one wind turbine and a small photovoltaic park.
  — Sarah Gibbens, National Geographic, 15 June 2017
• During the dark months, the batteries must be charged via a generator rather than photovoltaic cells.
  — Author: Jack McClure, Alaska Dispatch News, 5 Aug. 2017
• Some folks have generators and photovoltaic electric systems to tide us over should the power go out.
  — Sunset, 22 Jan. 2018
• The solar tiles contain photovoltaic cells that are invisible from the street.
  — Dee-Ann Durbin, courant.com, 11 May 2017
• The system is an 8.28 kilowatt solar photovoltaic energy system installed on the north end of the flat roof of the church building by StraightUp Solar.
  — Marilyn Halstead, The Seattle Times, 25 Feb. 2018
• Every state in the country now has installed photovoltaic solar to some degree.
  — Umair Irfan, Vox, 2 May 2018
• To that end, the bonnet is outfitted with both operable air vents and photovoltaic cells.
  — Julie V. Iovine, WSJ, 25 July 2018
• There are 30 solar panels on the roof, a photovoltaic glass awning across the facade and a double-helix wind turbine on one corner to help power the house, according to the listing agent.
  — Sarah Tilton, WSJ, 16 Sep. 2020
• The Magistralis wanted to add photovoltaic panels to the compound, a request rejected three times.
  — J.s. Marcus, WSJ, 28 Nov. 2018
• Instead, the team turned to photovoltaic hardware, where a 10mg device can generate more than 7 Watts of power when exposed to full sunlight.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 26 June 2019
• The company has grown to become one of the world’s largest solar photovoltaic products and energy systems provider.
  — Steve Brown, Dallas News, 15 June 2023
• When combined with a silicon photovoltaic layer, these devices reached efficiencies in the area of 30 to 33 percent—again, significantly higher than silicon alone.
  — John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
• Over the past decade or so, advances in technology, as well as investment and market competition have driven down the cost of manufacturing solar panels making solar photovoltaic (PV) one of the cheapest sources of electricity.
  — Kyle J. Russell, USA TODAY, 28 June 2024

Last Updated: 17 Nov 2024