The University of Queensland has sealed a 25-year commitment to the $125m Warwick Solar Farm project in the Southern Darling Downs.
UQ Chief Operating Officer Greg Pringle said the University is keen to see the Southern Downs become a hub for sustainable energy research, education, and engagement.
The solar farm will generate 160,000 megawatt hours of renewable energy per year when fully operational - displacing 125,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per annum, the equivalent to taking 48,600 cars off the road.
The project will make UQ the first university in the world to offset 100 per cent of its electricity needs from its own renewable energy asset.