QESST ERC

An NSF/DOE Engineering Research Center focused on #solar photovoltaic science, technology, and education. Headquartered at Arizona State, partners globally.

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.@ASUnews highlights @QESSTERC #solar #photovoltaics program, which just earned 6 @ENERGY Department SunShot Awards https://t.co/SQ5lMbuIen

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Good news - the affordability of decarbonizing energy is projected to be on par with business-as-usual!

https://t.co/Y2v6mOcJwt

[André Augusto @boaldeia]

I am very pleased to share the excellent work of our student Joseph Karas (soon to be Dr.) on degradation of copper‐plated silicon solar cells. #photovoltaic #solarenergy #sustainability @ASU @ASUEngineering @QESSTERC https://t.co/pDrMyVQfcS

[André Augusto @boaldeia]

I'am very pleased to share the great work of Pradeep Balaji on surface passivation of very thin silicon heterojunction solar cells. Congrats!
@QESSTERC @ASU @ASUEngineering @asunews @EUPVSEC #photovoltaic #renewableenergy #Solar https://t.co/oBntDAYJ5z

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Thank you to those that came out to our QESST Presentation Expo - and special thanks to our keynote speakers Eli Yablonovitch, Philip Schulz, and the QESST Best Paper Winner Sashwat Roy!

You can request video recordings by emailing [email protected].

[André Augusto @boaldeia]

News from 15th CSPV, Shanghai (Fraunhofer ISE): TopCon have a CAPEX 10% higher than PERC (new industry standard) and a 25% higher OPEX (silver consumption drives the cost). To be competitive TopCon efficiency must be >24.5%. #solarenergy #china #photovoltaic #renewableenergy

[André Augusto @boaldeia]

Recycling PV is becoming more and more a concern among the largest world PV manufactures. We are installing 42000 photovoltaic panels every hour! In 2034, only in China, this will represent a PV waste volume of 60-70GW! News @PVSEC-29 @QESSTERC #solarenergy

[André Augusto @boaldeia]

@PVSEC-29 Xi’An, China - Top chinese solar cell efficiencies in 2019: SHJ: 24.85% by Hanergy, TopCon-like 24.58% by Trina Solar, PERC-mono 24.03% by Longi, PERC-multi 22.8% by Canadian Solar, CIGS 22.92% by Hanergy Solibro, 29.1% GaAs Hanergy Alta Device #solarenergy @QESSTERC

[André Augusto @boaldeia]

Latest results on thin silicon solar cells research @ASU @QESSTERC @ASUEngineering. Flexible screen-printed 40 um-thick silicon solar cells with efficiencies reaching 21% where presented @EUPVSEC in Marseille, France. #solarenergy

[Mariana @Bertoni_ASU]

Congrats April !!!

[Catarina Augusto @cfraugusto]

Today's talk "Silicon: Pushing the boundaries of commercial photovoltaic & new applications" by André Augusto at @EPE_Brasil.
@QESSTERC @ASU #photovoltaic #pv #energy #renewableenergy #research #technology #inovation

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Our very own @clarkamiller debating Arizona’s Proposition 127.

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Good luck to all of the REUs, RETs and Young Scholars who will be presenting their posters today at the Solar Power Lab at the @ASU Research Park. We can’t wait to see the amazing work you’ve done this summer!

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We are pleased you took the time to visit all the exciting project in HOST Park! https://t.co/kLwVYcHsoj

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Thanks for coming in today Bret! https://t.co/QwI50NHz0B

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Congratulations to our very own @Bertoni_ASU for winning the PVSC Napkin Award at @IEEEPVSC

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We had an incredible visit yesterday with @BluePlanet_Tech. They’re doing amazing work with storage technologies!

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👋 👋 👋 Hi Tara! cc: @Bertoni_ASU https://t.co/yS8FT7PC4C

[54th IEEE PVSC @IEEEPVSC]

Hi everyone, I’m Tara and I’m a third year PhD student at Arizona State University. My work focuses on defect characterization of thin film solar cells, mainly CIGS. #WCPEC7GSA

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I'm Nicholas Valdes (go by Nick) and I'm going into my 4th year at University of Delaware. I'm doing research on low bandgap CIGS solar cells for tandem solar cells. #WCPEC7GSA

[54th IEEE PVSC @IEEEPVSC]

I’m Khim Kharel fifth year graduate student at university of Houston. I am doing research in dilute nitride quantum engineering solar cells for silicon tandem applications. #WCPEC7GSA

[54th IEEE PVSC @IEEEPVSC]

Hi, this is Simone, 5th year PhD student at Arizona State University. I work on defects characterization in c-Si and surface passivation #WCPEC7GSA