Solar plant planned west of GR

A 640-acre solar-energy project, which would be located 11 miles northwest of Green River, is attempting to get off the ground in Sweetwater County.

The project is being fronted by Sweetwater Solar, LLC., a subsidiary of the Hanwha Group, a company that manufactures solar cells and develops solar energy projects. Betsey Biesty, a representative of the Hanwha Group, said the company is from South Korea and has been involved in more than 35 utility-scale projects.

The company works primarily in petrochemicals and operates a number of hotels and shopping malls in South Korea as well. The comp...