What do we mean by photovoltaics? The word itself helps to explain how photovoltaic (PV) or solar electric technologies work. First used in about 1890, the word has two parts: photo, a stem derived from the Greek phos, which means light, and volt, a measurement unit named for Alessandro Volta (1745-1827), a pioneer in the study of electricity. So, photovoltaics could literally be translated as light-electricity. And that's just what photovoltaic materials and devices do; they convert light energy to electricity, as Edmond Becquerel and others discovered in the 18th Century.
materials, such as certain kinds of silicon, are exposed to sunlight, they release small amounts of electricity. This process is known as the photoelectric effect. The photoelectric effect refers to the emission, or ejection, of electrons from the surface of a metal in response to light. It is the basic physical process in which a solar electric or photovoltaic (PV) cell converts sunlight to electricity.
KEY FACTS ABOUT GBCOMMUNITY INC.
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US Businesses
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Companies in Florida
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Orange County Companies
- Company name
- GBCOMMUNITY INC.
- Status
- Active
- Filed Number
- P09000047149
- FEI Number
- 270268264
- Date of Incorporation
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May 28, 2009
Age - 16 years
- Home State
- FL
- Company Type
- Domestic for Profit
CONTACTS
- Website
- http://gbcommunity.com
GBCOMMUNITY INC. NEAR ME
- Principal Address
- 13574 VILLAGE PARK DR STE 155,
ORLANDO,
FL,
32837,
01
- Mailing Address
- PO BOX 770006,
ORLANDO,
FL,
32877-0006,
US
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