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Orphaned references in Photovoltaics

I check pages listed in Category:Pages with incorrect ref formatting to try to fix reference errors. One of the things I do is look for content for orphaned references in wikilinked articles. I have found content for some of Photovoltaics's orphans, the problem is that I found more than one version. I can't determine which (if any) is correct for this article, so I am asking for a sentient editor to look it over and copy the correct ref content into this article.

Reference named "Fraunhofer-PR-2014":

From Solar cell: "Photovoltaics Report" (PDF). Fraunhofer ISE. 28 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
From Solar power: "Photovoltaics Report" (PDF). Fraunhofer ISE. 28 July 2014. pp. 28–32. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
From Photovoltaic system: "Photovoltaics Report" (PDF). Fraunhofer ISE. 28 July 2014. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.
From Concentrator photovoltaics: "Photovoltaics Report" (PDF). Fraunhofer ISE. 28 July 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 August 2014. Retrieved 31 August 2014.

I apologize if any of the above are effectively identical; I am just a simple computer program, so I can't determine whether minor differences are significant or not. AnomieBOT ⚡ 19:43, 15 June 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Reference link broken to:

"have supported solar PV installations in many countries.[6]" Eyal Privman (talk) 07:43, 9 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Are there still "no viable systems" for recycling photovoltaics?

This article's lead section claims that there are "no viable systems" for recycling photovoltaics. I don't think this is true; I've found other sources (such as this article from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency) that appear to contradict this. Jarble (talk) 19:07, 16 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

No, that is untrue. I'll delete the claim in the article. See also the Discussion point above. Andol (talk) 00:43, 12 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

@Andol: The lead section also claims that emissions caused by fossil fuels in the manufacture of solar photovoltaics "can't be avoided": is this untrue as well? Jarble (talk) 19:50, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Yes. I wonder why such unsourced claims by IPs that completely change the meaning aren't reverted at once. In the German Wikipedia such edits wouldn't have a chance. Thank you for the information! Andol (talk) 21:08, 23 June 2023 (UTC)[reply]

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You can see the reason for deletion at the file description page linked above. —Community Tech bot (talk) 22:08, 10 May 2023 (UTC)[reply]

photovoltaic effect

Topic tells about photovoltaic effect or solar cell, solar panel or concentrating solar power, which? I think, this topic is unnecessary. Gokhan.kapici (talk) 00:48, 29 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Please suggest in more detail - which bits of this article to move where? Chidgk1 (talk) 18:34, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@Gokhan.kapici or anyone else. What do you think? Perhaps move the sections out as follows:

Section Destination article or delete

Lead Photovoltaic system

Etymology Photovoltaic effect

History Photovoltaic system

Solar cells Solar cell

Performance and degradation Solar panel

Manufacturing of PV systems Photovoltaic system

Economics Photovoltaic system

Growth Growth of photovoltaics

Applications Applications of photovoltaics

Experimental technology ?

Advantages delete?

Disadvantages delete?

See also delete Chidgk1 (talk) 11:44, 12 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Too much emphasis on energy payback time (EPBT)

There are about 5 paragraphs on this - I think it is not very important nowadays and should be drastically shortened Chidgk1 (talk) 18:41, 10 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]