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First Solar, UQ Launch Australia’s Largest Solar Systems Research Facility

The 3.275 MW Gatton Solar Research Facility comprises more than 37,000 thin-film PV panels

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

Sunshine is being turned into energy and knowledge at The University of Queensland’s Gatton campus, where the state’s largest solar array was launched.   The 3.275 megawatt Gatton Solar Research Facility comprises more than 37,000 thin-film photovoltaic panels, mounted on the campus’s 10ha former airstrip.   The advanced technology photovoltaic (PV) modules from First Solar will produce enough clean energy to power more than 450 average Queensland homes and will displace the equivalent of 5,...

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