Hanwha Q CELLS Launches EPC Project for 257 MW Solar Power Plant in Colorado of US - BusinessKorea
Hanwha Q CELLS Launches EPC Project for 257 MW Solar Power Plant in Colorado of US - Businesskorea
Hanwha Q CELLS announced on July 11 that it will begin the construction of a 257-megawatt (MW) solar power plant in the United States.
Hanwha Q CELLS held a groundbreaking ceremony with the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA), beginning the full-scale construction of the solar power plant on July 10 (local time). The company will also carry out engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) work for the project.
The project is aimed at the supply of more than 540,000 modules and the development and construction of the solar power plant on a site of approximately 1,400 acres (about 5.6 square kilometers) equivalent to the size of 790 football fields combined in Weld County, Colorado of the United States. The plant will begin its commercial operation in 2025 and will provide renewable energy power under a power purchase agreement (PPA) with the PRPA.
Hanwha Q CELLS has recently been performing EPC work for a series of large green energy projects in the United States. In May, the company wrapped up the construction of a project consisting of 50 megawatts (MW) of solar modules and an energy storage system (ESS) with a capacity of 200 megawatt-hours (MWh). The plant is now providing renewable power to US big tech company Meta. In April, the company completed the development of a 150 MW solar power plant, module supply, and EPC work for the solar power plant in Wyoming.
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Declining costs and government encouragement have resulted in a rapid increase in solar energy production in the United States over the past 10 years, although solar’s share remains small: 1.6 percent of all electricity generation in 2018. That rapid growth is projected to continue.