Three new wind farms in Ireland, Sweden, and
the United States will produce more than 670,000 MWh annually and
support AWS’s goal to power 100% of its global infrastructure with
renewable energy
Today, Amazon.com (NASDAQ: AMZN) announced three new renewable
energy projects as part of its long-term goal to power all Amazon
Web Services (AWS) global infrastructure with renewable energy.
These projects – one in Ireland, one in Sweden, and one in the
United States – will deliver wind-generated energy that will total
over 229 megawatts (MW) of power, with expected generation of over
670,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of renewable energy annually. The new
projects are part of AWS’s long-term commitment to achieve 100
percent renewable energy for its global infrastructure. In 2018,
AWS exceeded 50 percent renewable energy for its global
infrastructure. For more information, go to
https://aws.amazon.com/about-aws/sustainability/.
Once complete, these projects, combined with AWS’s previous nine
renewable energy projects, are expected to generate more than
2,700,000 MWh of renewable energy annually – equivalent to the
annual electricity consumption of over 262,000 US homes, which is
approximately the size of the city of Nashville, Tennessee.
“Each of these projects brings us closer to our long-term
commitment to use 100 percent renewable energy to power our global
AWS infrastructure,” said Peter DeSantis, Vice President of Global
Infrastructure and Customer Support, Amazon Web Services. “These
projects are well-positioned to serve AWS data centers in Ireland,
Sweden, and the US. We expect more projects in 2019 as we continue
toward our goal of powering all AWS global infrastructure with
renewable energy.”
Amazon has committed to buying the energy from a new wind
project in Ireland, a 91.2 MW wind farm in Donegal. The Donegal
wind farm project is expected to deliver clean energy no later than
the end of 2021.
“AWS’s investment in renewable projects in Ireland illustrates
their continued commitment to adding clean energy to the grid and
it will make a positive contribution to Ireland’s renewable energy
goals,” said Leo Varadkar, An Taoiseach of Ireland. “As a
significant employer in Ireland, it is very encouraging to see
Amazon taking a lead on this issue. We look forward to continuing
to work with Amazon as we strive to make Ireland a leader on
renewable energy.”
Amazon will also purchase 91 MW of power from a new wind farm in
Bäckhammar, Sweden, which is expected to deliver renewable energy
by the end of 2020.
“Sweden has long been known for ambitious renewable energy
goals, and this new wind farm showcases both our country’s
leadership and AWS’s commitment to renewable energy,” said Anders
Ygeman, Sweden’s Minister for Energy and Digital Development. “This
is a significant step in Sweden’s renewable energy production as we
work toward our target of 100 percent renewable energy by
2040.”
California leads the United States in renewable electricity
generation from non-hydroelectric sources, and the state’s
Tehachapi Mountains, where AWS’s wind farm will be located, contain
some of the largest wind farms in the country. The wind farm
project in Tehachapi is expected to bring up to 47 MW of new
renewable energy capacity by the end of 2020.
“This announcement from AWS is great news, not just for
California, but for the entire country, as it reaffirms our role as
a leader in renewable energy and allows us to take an important
step forward on deploying the clean energy we need to respond to
climate change,” said California State Senator Jerry Hill, San
Mateo and Santa Clara Counties, a member of the Senate Standing
Committee on Energy, Utilities and Communications.
Beyond the sustainability initiatives focused on powering the
AWS global infrastructure, Amazon recently announced Shipment Zero,
which is Amazon’s vision to make all Amazon shipments net zero
carbon, with 50 percent of all shipments net zero by 2030.
Additional sustainability programs across the company include
Amazon Wind Farm Texas, which adds more than 1 million MWh of clean
energy each year. In total, Amazon has enabled 53 wind and solar
projects worldwide, which produce more than 1,016 MW and are
expected to deliver over 3,075,636 million MWh of energy annually.
These projects support hundreds of jobs, while providing tens of
millions of dollars of investment in local communities. Amazon has
also set a goal to host solar energy systems at 50 fulfillment
centers by 2020. This deployment of rooftop solar systems is part
of a long-term initiative that will start in North America and
spread across the globe. Amazon also implemented the District
Energy Project that uses recycled energy for heating Amazon offices
in Seattle. For more information on Amazon’s sustainability
initiatives, visit www.amazon.com/sustainability.
About Amazon Web Services
For 13 years, Amazon Web Services has been the world’s most
comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud platform. AWS offers over
165 fully featured services for compute, storage, databases,
networking, analytics, robotics, machine learning and artificial
intelligence (AI), Internet of Things (IoT), mobile, security,
hybrid, virtual and augmented reality (VR and AR), media, and
application development, deployment, and management from 61
Availability Zones (AZs) within 20 geographic regions, spanning the
U.S., Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, India,
Ireland, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Sweden, and the UK. Millions of
customers including the fastest-growing startups, largest
enterprises, and leading government agencies—trust AWS to power
their infrastructure, become more agile, and lower costs. To learn
more about AWS, visit aws.amazon.com.
About Amazon
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than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to
operational excellence, and long-term thinking. Customer reviews,
1-Click shopping, personalized recommendations, Prime, Fulfillment
by Amazon, AWS, Kindle Direct Publishing, Kindle, Fire tablets,
Fire TV, Amazon Echo, and Alexa are some of the products and
services pioneered by Amazon. For more information, visit
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