St Hilliers was awarded the $10 million mechanical installation package as part of the construction of one of Australia s largest solar farms in Far North Queensland, supported by both the Australian Renewable Energy Agency and the Queensland Government.
The project was contractually divided into two parts: Hamilton and Whitsunday . The Solar Farms incorporated 62,607 piles supporting over 430,000 solar cell modules and now generates 288,000 MWh per annum, sufficient to power 62,000 homes.
Hamilton Solar Farm
- Installed capacity 69.0 MW DC
- Commercial Operations Date March 2018
- Generation 144,000 MWh per annum
- Households powered 31,000
Whitsunday Solar Farm
- Installed capacity 69.0 MW DC
- Commercial Operations Date March 2018
- Generation 144,000 MWh per annum
- Households powered 31,000
