Initial Development of Solar PowerU.S. Government''S First Push For SolarThe Second Push For SolarConclusionThe development of solar cell technology, or photovoltaic (PV) technology, began during the Industrial Revolution when French physicist Alexandre Edmond Becquerellar first demonstrated the photovoltaic effect, or the ability of a solar cell to convert sunlight into electricity, in 1839. About four decades later, American inventor Charles Fritts cre...See more on instituteforenergyresearch Smithsonian Magazine
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In his research, Hertz discovered that more power was created by ultraviolet light than visible light. Today, solar cells use the photoelectric effect to convert
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