China based JinkoSolar has signed a deal from Swinerton Renewable Energy to supply 104 MW dc of PV solar panels to be installed at the Utah Red Hills Renewable Park project in the US.
Under the deal, the Chinese renewable energy firm is expected to supply 340,000 utility-scale, high-efficiency polycrystalline 72-cell solar PV panels for the project.
Swinerton Renewable Energy is responsible for setting up the facility, for which Norwegian Scatec Solar is the developer and owner.
The US based Swinerton Renewable Energy is also responsible for procurement of suitable technologies for the Utah project.
Swinerton Renewable Energy vice president and division manager George Hershman said: "Swinerton is excited to continue our successful partnership with JinkoSolar–an innovative leader in the Solar Industry–and to bring jobs and years of clean power to the Parowan residents.
"Utah Red Hills Renewable Park is a great project for the city of Parowan and we couldn’t be more eager to work with this team."
Scatec Solar North America managing director Luigi Resta said: "Our team on the ground is excited to be building the first utility-scale PV project in a state with such incredible solar potential."
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By GlobalDataOnce operational, the solar park is expected to generate around 210 million KWH per year, which will be able to meet the power requirements of nearly 18,500 US homes.
PacifiCorp’s Rocky Mountain Power will be deriving power from the solar farm for the grid under a 20 year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA).
JinkoSolar US unit’s general manager Nigel Cockroft said: "The Red Hills project is a true testament of the positive progression in the sustainable energy industry, which JinkoSolar is proud to support."
