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solar power generation
solar power generation; the conversion of sunlight into electricity using photovoltaic cells
太陽光発電を導入する家庭が増えている。
More households are adopting solar power generation.
太陽光発電パネルを屋根に設置した。
We installed solar panels on the roof.
太陽光発電は再生可能エネルギーの一つだ。
Solar power generation is one type of renewable energy.
太陽光発電 is a compound noun combining 太陽光 (sunlight) + 発電 (power generation), referring to the technology of converting sunlight into electricity.
COMMON COMPOUNDS:
- 太陽光発電パネル/ソーラーパネル (solar panels)
- 太陽光発電システム (solar power system)
- 太陽光発電設備 (solar power equipment)
- 住宅用太陽光発電 (residential solar power)
- メガソーラー (large-scale solar power plant)
JAPAN'S SOLAR ENERGY:
- Feed-in tariff (固定価格買取制度) introduced in 2012 boosted solar adoption
- Common on residential rooftops and industrial sites
- Growing after 2011 Fukushima disaster shifted energy policy
RELATED TERMS:
- 再生可能エネルギー (renewable energy)
- 風力発電 (wind power generation)
- 売電 (selling electricity back to the grid)
- 蓄電池 (storage battery)
ABBREVIATION:
Often shortened to 太陽光 in casual contexts.
REGISTER: Neutral. Standard technical and environmental vocabulary.