Hanwha Qcells to build a supersized renewable energy park in U.S.

Hanwha Qcells will oversee the engineering and construction of one of the largest renewable energy projects in the United States. 

Hanwha Qcells, the renewable energy unit of Hanwha Solutions, said Friday it had been selected to provide engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) services for the Atlas Energy Park in Arizona.

Backed by its U.S. manufacturing base, Qcells will supply solar modules and aim to expand its presence in the North American renewable energy market amid U.S. policies favoring projects that use domestically manufactured equipment.

The project will cover 63.66 square kilometers (24.58 square miles), which makes it one of the largest renewable energy projects in the United States.

Atlas Energy Park is an energy complex that combines solar power generation with battery energy storage systems (ESS). By 2028, it is expected to have 2.8 gigawatts of solar generation capacity and 5.7 gigawatt-hours of battery storage capacity.

Hanwha Qcells will carry out EPC work for all 14 projects within the complex and supply all of the solar modules installed at the power plants.

The company also said it completed the sale in May of two 357-megawatt solar power plants that it had developed and built.

The contract underscores Hanwha Qcells' growing manufacturing footprint in the United States.

The company produces solar modules at its Solar Hub in Georgia and has also established a local supply chain for ESS equipment. As U.S. policies increasingly favor projects using domestically manufactured equipment through tax incentives and other benefits, local production capacity has become a key competitive advantage in winning large-scale EPC contracts.

Since entering the U.S. EPC business in 2017, Hanwha Qcells has completed or is developing renewable energy projects totaling 11 gigawatts of solar capacity and 6 gigawatt-hours of battery storage across North America.

"We will continue to strengthen our competitiveness in North America's renewable energy market by leveraging our local manufacturing base and EPC capabilities," a Hanwha Qcells representative said.

BY NAM YOON-SEO [[email protected]]