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
• Solar photovoltaic energy is riding the wave of the future.
  — Bradley Brownell / Jalopnik, Quartz, 17 June 2024
• The vessel, known as Energy Observer, resembled a sperm whale that had been wrapped in roughly ten thousand photovoltaic cells.
  — Adam Iscoe, The New Yorker, 24 June 2024

Last Updated: 23 Sep 2024