UQ, First Solar to build world-leading research centre – UQ News – The University of Queensland, Australia
The University of Queensland has signed a contract with First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd for the construction of a solar photovoltaic research facility at Gatton.
The 3.275 megawatt pilot plant – including more than 34,000 panels in a ground-mounted array – will be Queensland’s largest solar power installation.
First Solar will install its advanced, thin-film cadmium telluride PV modules on a 12.6ha former airstrip site at UQ’s Gatton campus, 90km west of Brisbane.
A $40.7 million Federal Government grant, via the Education Investment Fund, is funding the Gatton installation. The project is also part of an AGL Energy Ltd project, supported by theAustralian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA).
