Sun Metals Solar Farm

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Sun Metals Solar Farm
CountryAustralia
LocationTownsville, Queensland
Coordinates19°26′14″S 146°41′46″E / 19.437318°S 146.696015°E / -19.437318; 146.696015
StatusOperational
Commission dateMay 2018
Owner(s)
Solar farm
TypeFlat-panel PV
CollectorsOver 1 million
Site area120 hectares (300 acres)
Power generation
Nameplate capacity124 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 (a subsidiary of ) 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 as the largest capacity solar farm in Queensland.[1]

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 with single axis tracking.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Queensland's biggest solar farm starts generating to grid". . 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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