AI-generated practice question — model-generated for extra practice, not a previous-year CBSE board question.
Photovoltaic technology converts sunlight directly into electricity, whereas solar thermal energy uses sunlight to generate heat.
The passage explicitly states "Photovoltaic technology converts sunlight directly into electricity." The key distinction examiners expect is: photovoltaic = sunlight → electricity; solar thermal = sunlight → heat. Keep the answer to one crisp line for 1 mark.
Source: Non-Conventional Sources of Energy, Solar Energy section, Chapter 5