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University of Queensland, First Solar to Build World Leading Research Centre

Will be Queensland's largest solar power installation

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By: DAVID SAVASTANO

Editor, Ink World Magazine

The University of Queensland (UQ) has signed a contract with First Solar (Australia) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of First Solar, Inc. for the construction of a solar photovoltaic research facility at Gatton. The 3.275 megawatt (MW) 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 sit...

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