Qld switches on solar array

摘要

Queensland has flicked the switch on its largest solar array outside Gatton, 90 km west of Brisbane, to harness the state's annual 2700 hours of sunlight. Built on a former 10 ha airstrip at the University of Queensland's (UQ) Gatton campus, the 3.275 MW Gatton Solar Research Facility comprises more than 37,000 thin-film photovoltaic (PV) panels. The PV modules from project partner First Solar will produce enough clean energy to power more than 450 average sized homes, according to UQ's Global Change Institute, and will displace the equivalent of 5600 t of carbon dioxide annually.