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Kidston Solar Farm, Northern Queensland, Australia

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Kidston Solar Farm, Northern Queensland, Australia

Renewable energy ensures power is supplied with minimal impact on the environment—a future-oriented model everywhere where there is sufficient power from wind, water or sun. Like at Kidston Solar Farm. For the 50 megawatt project on the site of a former gold mine, the CIMIC company UGL not only elivered engineering, procurement, construction, testing and commissioning works, but also now operates the facility. 

Facts

  • Start of commissioning: 2017 
  • 120,000 tons of CO2 emissions are avoided 
  • Solar power for 26,500 households 
  • 535,000 solar panels installed