Photovoltaics
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See solar cell
Photovoltaics describes both the technology of solar cells, and also the field, discipline, and approach of creating electricity that is made possible by solar cells.
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Photovoltaics research institutes
There are many research institutions and departments at universities around the world who are active in the field of photovoltaic. Countries which are particularly active in the field of photovoltaics are Germany, Japan, Australia, China, and the USA.
Some universities and institutes which have a photovoltaics research department.
- School of Photovoltaic and Renewable Energy Engineering at The University of New South Wales
- Institut für Solare Energiesysteme ISE at the Fraunhofer Institute
- Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems at the Australian National University
- National Renewable Energy Laboratory NREL
- Advanced Energy Systems at Helsinki University of Technology
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See also
Betavoltaics, Green technology SOLAR THERMAL.