voltaic
adjective
vol·ta·ic
väl-ˈtā-ik 
vōl-,
vȯl-
: of, relating to, or producing direct electric current by chemical action (as in a battery) : galvanic
voltaic cell
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The home is also solar-ready, so at some point in the future, voltaic panels can snap in easily to the standing seam metal roof and produce all the energy the home needs.
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Andrea Darr, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
Panasonic Holdings To create the solar panels, Panasonic uses a combination of alternating laser inscribing and inkjet printing to fabricate the perovskite voltaic circuitry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2023
Solar panels integrate radial fans to cool the underside of voltaic cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Sep. 2023
The current version requires 13 microwatts of power, which could potentially be provided by a voltaic cell—developed by Nadeau—that runs on acidic stomach juices.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 24 May 2018
The building has a photo-voltaic solar array, solar water heating system and passive shading systems to reduce energy consumption.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 4 Apr. 2018
A long roster of industries that are in growth mode — microchip fabricators, pharmaceutical makers, internet data centers and makers of photo-voltaic solar-power panels, to name a few — require torrents of water to stay in business, Siegel said.
—John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2017
When news of Trump’s voltaic nature surfaced again two weeks ago, in , health commentators rushed to emphasize that, no, in fact, the benefits of regular exercise are not fake news.
—Alan Burdick, The New Yorker, 18 May 2017
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Andrea Darr, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2024
Panasonic Holdings To create the solar panels, Panasonic uses a combination of alternating laser inscribing and inkjet printing to fabricate the perovskite voltaic circuitry.
—IEEE Spectrum, 10 Nov. 2023
Solar panels integrate radial fans to cool the underside of voltaic cells.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 Sep. 2023
The current version requires 13 microwatts of power, which could potentially be provided by a voltaic cell—developed by Nadeau—that runs on acidic stomach juices.
—Megan Molteni, WIRED, 24 May 2018
The building has a photo-voltaic solar array, solar water heating system and passive shading systems to reduce energy consumption.
—Janet Eastman, OregonLive.com, 4 Apr. 2018
A long roster of industries that are in growth mode — microchip fabricators, pharmaceutical makers, internet data centers and makers of photo-voltaic solar-power panels, to name a few — require torrents of water to stay in business, Siegel said.
—John Schmid, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 25 July 2017
When news of Trump’s voltaic nature surfaced again two weeks ago, in , health commentators rushed to emphasize that, no, in fact, the benefits of regular exercise are not fake news.
—Alan Burdick, The New Yorker, 18 May 2017
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voltaic
adjective
vol·ta·ic
väl-ˈtā-ik
vōl-,
vȯl-
: of, relating to, or producing direct electric current by chemical action (as in a battery) : galvanic
voltaic cell
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