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Also known as PV, photovoltaic power systems, photovoltaic energy systems

thumb|The Solar Settlement, a sustainable housing community project in [[Freiburg, Germany|upright=1.2]] thumb|Charging station in France that provides energy for electric cars using solar energy|upright=1.2 thumb|Solar panels on the International Space Station|upright=1.2Photovoltaics (PV) is the conversion of light into electricity using semiconducting materials that exhibit the photovoltaic effect, a phenomenon studied in physics, photochemistry, and electrochemistry. The photovoltaic effect is commercially used for electricity generation and as photosensors.