Queensland researchers hope to demonstrate the true power of the ‘Sunshine State’ when a solar research facility opens at Gatton next year.
When launched in February, the University of Queensland’s 10-hectare, $14 million solar photovoltaic research facility will be the biggest in the southern hemisphere.
UQ Solar director Paul Meredith said the 3.275 megawatt facility would look at ways to better integrate photovoltaic solar, which directly converts sunlight to electricity through semiconductors, within the existing power grid.
University of Queensland to open solar research facility at Gatton campus.
