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photovoltaics manufacturer
A manufacturer of photovoltaic equipment that gathers solar energy to generate electricity.
A photovoltaics supplier is the manufacturer of equipment which gathers solar energy for the generation of electricity.
The manufactured equipment uses solar energy for electrical generation. Solar cells or panels are the products identified by this role, rather than equipment whose only task is distributing the electricity afterward.
A solar technology manufacturer supplies separate conversion and distribution equipment. The distinction preserves the manufacturer of the photovoltaic equipment as a different supply role from the maker of that associated equipment.