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Separately, the Biden Administration raised tariffs on solar cells imported from China from 25% to 50%, which helps curb Chinese dumping - especially given the significant oversupply in China’s solar panel production capacity.
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Trefis Team, Forbes, 4 Sep. 2024
Look also to Albuquerque, where a new solar cell manufacturing factory is expected to create 900 jobs, per New Mexico Political Report’s Hannah Grover.
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Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 13 Aug. 2024
Higher tariffs on electric vehicles, solar cells, semiconductors and other items will potentially make those products more costly for American consumers.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 14 May 2024
Combined, these factors sap the efficiency of perovskite solar cells and mean that none lasts nearly as long as a sheet of silicon.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 2 Aug. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1955, in the meaning defined above
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“Solar cell.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/solar%20cell. Accessed 11 Sep. 2024.
Kids Definition
solar cell
noun
: a photoelectric cell that converts sunlight into electrical energy and is used as a power source
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