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''Energy - renewable energy generation''.
''Energy - sustainable finance - green finance''.


Solar PV is an abbreviation for Solar photovoltaic energy generation.
Solar PV is an abbreviation for Solar photovoltaic energy generation.


Solar cells in the Solar PV system convert sunlight to electrical current, by means of the ''photovoltaic effect''.
Solar cells in the Solar PV system convert sunlight directly to electrical current, by means of the ''photovoltaic effect''.
 
 
Contrasted with Solar CSP systems, which generate electricity indirectly through heat.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Green finance]]
* [[PV]]
* [[PV]]
* [[Renewables]]
* [[Renewables]]
* [[Solar PV]]
* [[Solar CSP]]
* [[Sustainable finance]]


[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]

Latest revision as of 15:58, 1 January 2020

Energy - sustainable finance - green finance.

Solar PV is an abbreviation for Solar photovoltaic energy generation.

Solar cells in the Solar PV system convert sunlight directly to electrical current, by means of the photovoltaic effect.


Contrasted with Solar CSP systems, which generate electricity indirectly through heat.


See also