Sabanci Renewables companions with Bechtel on 272-MW Texas solar project

• Bechtel has been selected to build Cutlass Solar Two, a 272-MWDC solar center for Sabanci Renewables in Fort Bend County, Texas. Bechtel built the first Cutlass Solar project in 2021. The Fort Bend center will certainly be the first utility-scale solar project in the USA for Sabanci Renewables, a subsidiary of Turkish company Sabanci Holding. Sabanci Renewables will own and run the facility.

Bechtel's scope consists of engineering, procurement, building, commissioning and also project administration for the Texas center. Project building will certainly begin in the initial quarter of 2023 with completion of the project expected in the 2nd quarter of 2024. The solar power produced at Cutlass Solar 2 will certainly link to the Electric Dependability Council of Texas' Houston Zone, supplying sufficient electrical energy to power about 40,000 homes.

" Bechtel is honored to companion with Sabanci Renewables to sustain a clean power future," claimed Kelley Brown, EPC procedures manager, North America Core Renewables at Bechtel Infrastructure. "Bechtel's use new technology in robotics as well as digital administration will assist relocate Cutlass Solar 2 from building and construction to procedures in record time, bringing added renewable energy generation to Texas."

Bechtel offers innovative innovation, such as computerized equipment for effectiveness and also use robotics for digital mapping, to deliver first-rate renewable energy centers. Bechtel has established and also built premium renewable resource assets by deploying structured incorporated project advancement as well as EPC solutions for customers out there facing restraints amidst unprecedented international demand for clean power.

" Sabanci as well as Bechtel closely worked together to develop the project on a record schedule, and also we are certain our partnership will effectively supply our very first united state renewable energy center as intended," claimed Ismail Bilgin, CEO of Sabanci Renewables, Inc. "Bechtel's solid online reputation for successful EPC execution, including its global supply chain expertise, its capability to attract and also train local workforce, as well as its credibility to self-perform design and also building of clean power facilities across the united state made them the ideal option to develop the project. We believe this is the beginning of a durable collaboration developing renewable resource projects in the united state"

Bechtel will engage local vendors in Texas as well as the united state Gulf Coast states and apply training programs for regional community residents. Throughout building and construction, Bechtel will certainly employ more than 200 individuals from the local area including electrical experts, drivers, safety experts, solar installers and also general laborers. Regional and also on-site training will be given to all project personnel focusing on quality examinations; OSHA Safety; First Aid/CPR; and also solar-specific setup, devices as well as equipment procedure.

Bechtel Enterprises, the company's project advancement as well as financing arm, contributed in the advancement of the Cutlass Solar 2 project.

"Bechtel is progressing neighborhood decarbonization and also resiliency efforts throughout the United States by effectively developing new clean power projects with our incorporated development plus EPC method," stated Matt Strangfeld, managing director of clean power advancement at Bechtel.