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photovoltaics

method of converting solar radiation into direct current electricity
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photovoltaics

Summary

photovoltaics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • photovoltaics is a type of solar power[2].
  • photovoltaics's Commons category is recorded as Photovoltaics[3].
  • photovoltaics's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Photovoltaics[4].
  • photovoltaics's described by source is recorded as Project Drawdown[5].
  • photovoltaics's topic has template is recorded as Template:Photovoltaics[6].
  • photovoltaics's history of topic is recorded as Growth of photovoltaics[7].
  • photovoltaics's is the study of is recorded as photovoltaic power station[8].
  • photovoltaics's on focus list of Wikimedia project is recorded as WikiProject Climate change[9].

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Definition and Type

photovoltaics is a type of solar power[2].

Why It Matters

photovoltaics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,878 views/month).[1] photovoltaics has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] photovoltaics is known by 49 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

Related Entities

Centre for Solar Energy and Hydrogen Research Baden-Württemberg Helmholtz-Zentrum Berlin Instituto de Energía Solar Suntech Power

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-24 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Eurovoc id → 2374
    On focus list of wikimedia project → WikiProject Climate change
    History of topic → Growth of photovoltaics
    Is the study of → photovoltaic power station
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007545898505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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