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The following is a list of products powered by sunlight, either directly or through electricity generated by solar panels.

Solar-powered fountain in a bird bath under shade versus direct sunlight

References

Beattie, Donald A. (1997). History and overview of solar heat technologies. Cambridge, Massachusetts: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-585-37263-1.
Butti, Ken & Perlin, John (1980). A Golden Thread: 2500 years of solar architecture and technology. Palo Alto, California: Cheshire Books. ISBN 978-0-442-24005-9.
Foster, Robert; Ghassemi, Majid & Cota, Alma (2009). "Section 5.16.3 Solar-powered products". Solar Energy: Renewable Energy and the Environment. Boca Raton, Florida: CRC Press. ISBN 978-1-4200-7567-0.
Randall, Julian (2005). Designing indoor solar products : photovoltaic technologies for AES. Hoboken New Jersey: J. Wiley & Sons. ISBN 978-0-470-01661-9.
Smith, Eric (2011). DIY Solar Projects: How to Put the Sun to Work in Your Home. Minneapolis, Minnesota: Creative Publishing international. ISBN 978-1-58923-603-5.

Concepts

Technology	Photovoltaics Photoelectric effect Solar irradiance Solar constant Solar cell efficiency Quantum efficiency Nominal power (Watt-peak) Thin-film solar cell Multi-junction solar cell Third-generation photovoltaic cell Solar cell research Thermophotovoltaic Thermodynamic efficiency limit Sun-free photovoltaics Polarizing organic photovoltaics
Materials	List of semiconductor materials Crystalline silicon (c-Si) Polycrystalline silicon (multi-Si) Monocrystalline silicon (mono-Si) Cadmium telluride Copper indium gallium selenide Amorphous silicon (a-Si)
History	Growth of photovoltaics Timeline of solar cells

Solar cells	Nanocrystal solar cell Organic solar cell Quantum dot solar cell Hybrid solar cell Plasmonic solar cell Carbon nanotubes in photovoltaics Dye-sensitized solar cell Cadmium telluride photovoltaics Copper indium gallium selenide solar cells Printed solar panel Perovskite solar cell Heterojunction solar cell
System components	Solar panel Balance of system Solar charge controller Solar inverter Solar micro-inverter Solar cable Photovoltaic mounting system Maximum power point tracker Solar tracker Solar shingles Solar mirror Synchronverter
System concepts	Perturb and observe method Incremental conductance method Constant voltage method Fill factor Concentrated photovoltaics Photovoltaic thermal hybrid solar collector Space-based solar power PV system performance

Applications

Appliances	Solar-powered refrigerator Solar air conditioning Solar lamp Solar charger Solar backpack Solar tree Solar-powered pump Solar-powered watch Solar Tuki Photovoltaic keyboard Solar road stud Solar cell phone charger Solar-powered calculator Solar-powered fountain Solar-powered radio Solar-powered flashlight Solar-powered fan Solar street light Solar traffic light
Land transport	Solar vehicle Solar car Solar roadway Solar golf cart The Quiet Achiever Sunmobile
Air transport	Electric aircraft Mauro Solar Riser Solar panels on spacecraft Solar-Powered Aircraft Developments Solar One Gossamer Penguin Qinetiq Zephyr Solar Challenger
Water transport	Solar boat
Solar vehicle racing	Solar car racing List of solar car teams Solar challenges World Solar Challenge American Solar Challenge Formula Sun Grand Prix Solar Cup Frisian Solar Challenge Solar Splash South African Solar Challenge Tour de Sol Hunt-Winston School Solar Car Challenge Victorian Model Solar Vehicle Challenge

PV power station	Grid-connected photovoltaic power system List of photovoltaic power stations
Building-mounted	Rooftop photovoltaic power station Building-integrated photovoltaics Solar Ark Strasskirchen Solar Park
By country	Australia Belgium Bulgaria Canada Chile China Czech Republic France Germany Greece India Italy Japan Netherlands Romania South Africa Spain Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom US

By country	List of countries by photovoltaics production
Individual producers	First Solar Hanwha Q CELLS JA Solar Motech Solar REC Sharp Solar Frontier Solyndra Sungen Solar Sunpower Suntech Trina Solar Yingli Solar

See also