Sun Metals Solar Farm

Solar farm near Townsville, Queensland

19°26′14″S 146°41′46″E / 19.437318°S 146.696015°E / -19.437318; 146.696015StatusOperationalCommission dateMay 2018Owner(s)Sun MetalsSolar farm TypeFlat-panel PVCollectorsOver 1 millionSite area120 hectares (300 acres)Power generationNameplate capacity121 MW
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The Sun Metals Solar Farm is a photovoltaic solar power station near Townsville in the Australian state of Queensland. It supplies some of the electricity consumed by the nearby Sun Metals (a subsidiary of Korea Zinc) zinc refinery as well as exporting to the National Electricity Market. When the Sun Metals Solar Farm started exporting electricity to the grid in May 2018, it took over from Clare Solar Farm as the largest capacity solar farm in Queensland.[1]

The project statutory approvals were supported by AECOM Australia Pty Ltd.

Construction was undertaken by RCR Tomlinson.[1] The solar farm is connected to the refinery's existing 33/132kV substation and consists of over 1 million solar panels.[2]

The photovoltaic cells are thin-film panels mounted on a fixed axis.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Queensland's biggest solar farm starts generating to grid". RenewEconomy. 31 May 2018. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Sun Metals Solar Farm". RCR Tomlinson. Retrieved 4 August 2018.
  3. ^ "Sun Metals Townsville Solar Farm". POWER PLANTS. Retrieved 27 July 2018.
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