page_title: Fossil fuel phase-out
section_title: Solar photovoltaics
hierarchical_section_title: Fossil fuel phase-out / Alternative Sources of Energy / Solar / Solar photovoltaics
caption_attribution_description: English: The Lieberose Photovoltaic Park in Germany. Deutsch: Der Solarpark Lieberose im November 2009
context_page_description: Fossil fuel phase-out is the gradual reduction of the use of fossil fuels to zero use. Current efforts in fossil fuel phase-out involve replacing fossil fuels with alternative energy sources in sectors such as transport, heating and industry.
context_section_description: Solar photovoltaic cells convert sunlight into electricity and many solar photovoltaic power stations have been built. The size of these stations has increased progressively over the last decade with frequent new capacity records. Many of these plants are integrated with agriculture and some use innovative tracking systems that follow the sun's daily path across the sky to generate more electricity than conventional fixed-mounted systems. Solar power plants have no fuel costs or emissions during operation.
caption: The 71.8 MW Lieberose Photovoltaic Park in Germany
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