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Hanwha Q Cells to build solar power plant in Texas
By Park Jin-hai
Hanwha Q Cells, a leading solar energy firm, said on Monday that it will build a solar power plant in Texas.
The company said Hanwha Q Cells USA signed a solar purchase power agreement to build a 170 megawatt (MW) solar power plant on a tract of land in Texas nearly double the size of Yeouido. The generated electricity, equivalent to power 1 million households, will be sold to Austin Energy.
The company plans to complete construction by 2017 and start the operation then.
It will build the utility-scale solar project in the solar-intensive West Texas region and connect to new high voltage transmission systems.
Laurence Greene, Hanwha Q Cells USA’s chief development officer said, “With innovative technology, we will build the solar power plant and supply an eco-friendly energy source to the local community. We will be in charge of the total process of engineering, procurement and construction for the Texas project.”
The company’s prowess in the solar power field has been earning global recognition. It received the Indiana Governor's Environmental Award last month for its 10.9MW solar farm project in Maywood, Indiana, where it transformed contaminated land into a solar power facility that can generate clean, eco-friendly energy.