Amazon Invests in Nine New Renewable Energy Projects in Canada, the U.S., Spain, Sweden, & the UK & Becomes Europe’s Larges...
April 19 2021 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Amazon is now the largest corporate buyer of
renewable energy globally and in Europe with 206 projects around
the world, enough to power millions of homes a year
With more than 2.5 GW of capacity in Europe,
and 8.5 GW of renewable energy capacity globally, Amazon is on a
path to 100% renewable energy by 2025
Amazon (NASDAQ: AMZN) today announced nine new utility-scale
wind and solar energy projects in the U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden,
and the UK. The company now has 206 renewable energy projects
globally, including 71 utility-scale wind and solar projects and
135 solar rooftops on facilities and stores worldwide, which will
generate 8.5 GW of electricity production capacity globally. With
this latest announcement, Amazon is now the largest corporate
purchaser of renewable energy in Europe, with more than 2.5 GW of
renewable energy capacity, enough to power more than two million
European homes a year.
These projects supply renewable energy to Amazon’s corporate
offices, fulfillment centers, Whole Foods Market stores, and Amazon
Web Services (AWS) data centers, which power Amazon and millions of
AWS customers globally. The renewable energy from these projects
also helps Amazon meet its commitment to produce the clean energy
equivalent to the electricity used by all consumer Echo devices.
All of these projects put Amazon on a path to power 100% of its
activities with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of the
original target of 2030. Investing in renewable energy is one of
the many actions Amazon is taking as part of The Climate Pledge, a
commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040, 10 years ahead of the
Paris Agreement.
“Amazon continues to scale up its investments in renewable
energy as part of its effort to meet The Climate Pledge, our
commitment to be net-zero carbon by 2040,” said Jeff Bezos, Amazon
founder and CEO. “With these nine new wind and solar projects, we
have announced 206 renewable wind and solar projects worldwide, and
we are now the largest corporate buyer of renewable energy in
Europe and globally. Many parts of our business are already
operating on renewable energy, and we expect to power all of Amazon
with renewable energy by 2025—five years ahead of our original
target of 2030.”
The nine new wind and solar projects announced today in the
U.S., Canada, Spain, Sweden, and the UK include:
- Our first solar project paired with energy storage:
Based in California’s Imperial Valley, Amazon’s first solar project
paired with energy storage allows the company to align solar
generation with the greatest demand. The project generates 100
megawatts (MW) of solar energy, which is enough to power over
28,000 homes for a year and includes 70 MW of energy storage. The
project also allows Amazon to deploy next-generation technologies
for energy storage and management while maintaining the reliability
and resilience of California’s electricity grid.
- Our first renewable project in Canada: Amazon is
announcing its first renewable energy investment in Canada—an 80 MW
solar project in the County of Newell in Alberta. Once complete, it
will produce over 195,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of renewable energy
to the grid, or enough energy to power more than 18,000 Canadian
homes for a year.
- The largest corporate renewable energy project in the
UK: Amazon’s newest project in the UK is a 350 MW wind farm off
the coast of Scotland and is Amazon’s largest in the country. It is
also the largest corporate renewable energy deal announced by any
company in the UK to date.
- New projects in the U.S.: Amazon’s first renewable
energy project in Oklahoma is a 118 MW wind project located in
Murray County. Amazon is also building new solar projects in Ohio’s
Allen, Auglaize, and Licking counties. Together, these Ohio
projects will account for more than 400 MW of new energy
procurement in the state.
- Additional investments in Spain and Sweden: In Spain,
Amazon’s newest solar projects are located in Extremadura and
Andalucia, and together add more than 170 MW to the grid. Amazon’s
newest project in Sweden is a 258 MW onshore wind project located
in Northern Sweden.
A map of all of Amazon’s renewable energy projects around the
world can be found here.
“Amazon continues to play a key role leading the corporate
transition to renewable power worldwide and demonstrating that
ambitious renewable targets are both achievable and widely
beneficial,” said Gregory Wetstone, President and CEO of the
American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE). “The company’s nine
new clean energy projects bring them to an impressive record total
of 8.5 gigawatts of global renewable capacity and include Amazon’s
first solar plus storage project, using advanced technology to help
deliver a clean, reliable grid.”
“Leading companies like Amazon know the value that solar can
bring to their businesses and the planet,” said Abigail Ross
Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries
Association (SEIA). “We’re thrilled to see that Amazon is following
through on its climate commitments and is investing in renewable
energy assets across the world. Wall Street, customers, and
international businesses are all watching what American companies
are doing about climate change, and this type of leadership can
have a major impact on the climate crisis.”
Amazon and Global Optimism co-founded The Climate Pledge in
2019, a commitment to reach the Paris Agreement 10 years early and
be net-zero carbon by 2040. The pledge now has 53 signatories,
including IBM, Unilever, Verizon, Siemens, Microsoft, and Best Buy.
To reach its goal, Amazon will continue to reduce emissions across
its operations by taking real business actions and establishing a
path to power its operations with 100% renewable energy, five years
ahead of the company’s original target of 2030; delivering its
Shipment Zero vision to make all shipments net-zero carbon, with
50% net-zero carbon by 2030; purchasing 100,000 electric delivery
vehicles, the largest order ever of electric delivery vehicles, and
by investing $2 billion in the development of decarbonizing
services and solutions through the Climate Pledge Fund. For more
information, visit https://sustainability.aboutamazon.com/.
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