This article is about generation of electricity using solar energy. For other uses of solar energy, see Solar energy.
The first three units of Spain's Solnova Solar Power Station in the foreground, with the PS10 and PS20 solar power towers in the background
Solar PV power generation in Hong Kong
Solar power is the conversion of sunlight into electricity, either directly using photovoltaics (PV), or indirectly using concentrated solar power (CSP). Concentrated solar power systems use lenses or mirrors and tracking systems to focus a large area of sunlight into a small beam. Photovoltaics convert light into electric current using the photovoltaic effect.[1]