List of solar-powered products

Picture of a Solar Compacting Trashcan

The following is a list of products powered by sunlight, either directly or through electricity generated by solar panels.

References

Beattie, Donald A. (1997). History and overview of solar heat technologies. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-585-37263-1.
Butti, Ken & Perlin, John (1980). A Golden Thread: 2500 years of solar architecture and technology. Palo Alto, California: Cheshire Books. ISBN 978-0-442-24005-9.
Foster, Robert; Ghassemi, Majid & Cota, Alma (2009). "Section 5.16.3 Solar-powered products". Solar Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-7567-0.
Randall, Julian (2005). Designing indoor solar products : photovoltaic technologies for AES. Hoboken, New Jersey: J. Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-01661-9.
Smith, Eric (2011). DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your Home. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Creative Publishing international. ISBN 978-1-58923-603-5.

Concepts

Technology	Photovoltaics Photoelectric effect Solar insolation Solar constant Solar cell efficiency Nominal power (Watt-peak) Thin film solar cell Multijunction photovoltaic cell Third generation photovoltaic cell Solar cell research Quantum efficiency of a solar cell Thermophotovoltaic Thermodynamic efficiency limit Sun-free photovoltaics Polarizing organic photovoltaics

Materials	List of semiconductor materials Crystalline silicon (c-Si) Polycrystalline silicon (multi-Si) Monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) Cadmium telluride Copper indium gallium selenide Amorphous silicon (a-Si)

History	Growth of photovoltaics Timeline of solar cells

Solar cells	Polymer solar cell Nanocrystal solar cell Organic solar cell Quantum dot solar cell Hybrid solar cell Plasmonic solar cell Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics Dye-sensitized solar cell Cadmium telluride photovoltaics Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells Printed solar panel Perovskite solar cell

System components	Solar panel Balance of system Solar charge controller Solar inverter Solar micro-inverter Solar cable Photovoltaic mounting system Maximum power point tracker Solar tracker Solar shingles Solar mirror

System concepts	Perturb and observe method Incremental conductance method Constant voltage method Fill factor Concentrated photovoltaics Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector Space-based solar power

Applications

Appliances	Solar-powered refrigerator Solar air conditioning Solar lamp Solar charger Solar backpack Solar tree Solar-powered pump Solar-powered watch Solar Tuki Photovoltaic keyboard Solar road stud Solar cell phone charger Solar notebook Solar-powered calculator Solar-powered fountain Solar-powered radio Solar-powered flashlight Solar-powered fan Solar street light Solar traffic light

Land transport	Solar vehicle Solar car Solar roadway Solar golf cart The Quiet Achiever Sunmobile

Air transport	Electric aircraft Mauro Solar Riser Solar panels on spacecraft Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One Gossamer Penguin Qinetiq Zephyr Solar Challenger

Water transport	Solar boat

Solar vehicle racing	Solar car racing List of solar car teams Solar challenges World Solar Challenge American Solar Challenge Formula Sun Grand Prix Solar Cup Frisian Solar Challenge Solar Splash South African Solar Challenge Tour de Sol Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge

PV power station	Grid-connected photovoltaic power system List of photovoltaic power stations

Individual projects	Alamosa photovoltaic power plant Beneixama photovoltaic power plant Blythe Photovoltaic Power Plant Copper Mountain Solar Facility Darro Solar Park Erlasee Solar Park Golmud Solar Park Gottelborn Solar Park Guadarranque solar power plant Köthen Solar Park Moura Photovoltaic Power Station Olmedilla Photovoltaic Park Pocking Solar Park Puertollano Photovoltaic Park Topaz Solar Farm Wyandot Solar Facility

Building-mounted	Rooftop photovoltaic power station Building-integrated photovoltaics Solar Ark Solar Umbrella house Strasskirchen Solar Park

By country	Australia Belgium Bulgaria Canada Chile China Czech Republic France Germany Greece India Italy Japan Netherlands Romania South Africa Spain Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom USA

By country	List of countries by photovoltaics production

Individual producers	First Solar Hanwha Solarone JA Solar Motech Solar REC Q-Cells Sharp Solar Frontier Solyndra Sungen Solar Sunpower Suntech Trina Solar Yingli Solar

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