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PHOTOVOLTAIC [2 records]

Record 1 2003-04-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Energy Transformation
  • Radioelectricity
  • Solar Energy
DEF

Referring to a process by which light is converted into electricity.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transformation de l'énergie
  • Radioélectricité
  • Énergie solaire
DEF

Se dit de matériaux qui produisent de l'énergie électrique à partir d'un rayonnement tel le rayonnement solaire.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Transformación de la energía
  • Radioelectricidad
  • Energía solar
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Record 2 2003-04-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Solar Energy
  • Machinery
CONT

Like woodfuel and coal, new and renewable sources of energy ... are site-specific. Applications often take the form of biogas, windmills, mini-hydroplants, passive solar designs of buildings, photovoltaics, solar thermal, and solar stoves and water heaters.

OBS

photovoltaics: usually used in the plural in this context.

Key term(s)
  • photovoltaic

French

Domaine(s)
  • Énergie solaire
  • Machines
CONT

Les solaristes sont passés depuis mardi dernier de la théorie à la pratique en découvrant, village après village, les avantages des photovoltaïques .

OBS

photovoltaïques : pluriel d'usage dans ce contexte.

Key term(s)
  • photovoltaique

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Energía solar
  • Maquinaria
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