Solarization (energy technology)
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Photovoltaically operated parking meter system in Hanover
In energy technology , one speaks of solarization when the conventional electricity supply from the energy network is switched to self-sufficient power supply using solar energy , for example for emergency telephones on the motorways and for smaller beacons on the coast of the sea.