Empowering photovoltaic science and innovation
QEEST addresses electricity generation challenges by supporting a system that breaks away from unsustainable fossil fuels and generates power using our favorite sustainable and unlimited resource: the Sun.
The Quantum Energy and Sustainable Solar Technologies (QESST) lab is an Engineering Research Center sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) and the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) that focuses on advancing photovoltaic science, technology, and education in order to address one of society’s greatest challenges: sustainably transforming electricity generation to meet the growing demand for energy.
Electricity is the lifeblood of modern society. |
Powering everything from cities to pacemakers, our electricity generating system faces challenges. These include harmful environmental impacts, threats to national security, resource supply problems, difficulties in powering autonomous applications, and over a quarter of the world’s population without access to electricity. These all indicate the need for a new electricity generation system.
Addressing the challenges one at a time.
QEEST addresses these challenges by supporting a system of photovoltaic science and innovation—a system that breaks away from the waste and inefficiencies of unsustainable fossil fuels and generates power using our favorite sustainable and unlimited resource: the Sun.
Recent posts
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QESST Highlighted for High School Solar Project Competition
QESST student mentors were highlighted in the ASU Full Circle publication for their contribution to another successful year of high school students competing at the IEEE Photovoltaic Specialists Conference (PVSC). QESST graduate students mentored their own groups of high school students from around the state on various solar projects. Students then presented their work at…
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Guest talk at the Energy Research Office, Brazil
Dr. André Augusto, a Research Scientist working at Solar Power Laboratory at Arizona State University/QESST delivered recently an invited talk to energy experts from The Energy Research Office in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. The discussion focus was the future of commercial photovoltaic technology and how silicon-based solar cells are grasping new markets by delivering thinner solar cells….
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Join the Career Fair!
This February 1st, Join QESST, CBBG, and NEWT ERCs at the Virtual Career Fair for Engineering and Sustainability. Register now and find job, internship and post doc opportunities with leading companies in the industry!