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photovoltaics

method of converting solar radiation into direct current electricity
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Summary

photovoltaics ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,748 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • Subclass of: solar power[2]
  • Commons category: Photovoltaics[3]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Photovoltaics[4]
  • Described by source: Project Drawdown[5]
  • Topic has template: Template:Photovoltaics[6]
  • History of topic: Growth of photovoltaics[7]
  • Is the study of: photovoltaic power station[8]
  • On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject Climate change[9]

Why It Matters

photovoltaics has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] photovoltaics is known by 75 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. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0237668-fotovoltaika
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Svkkl authority id: 0237668-fotovoltaika, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259494|batch #259494]]"
  2. 20w 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 */ National library of israel j9u id: 987007545898505171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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