This week, Amazon announced its latest renewable energy projects: the 65th and 66th for the company. One is a new wind farm in Cork, Ireland, and Amazon’s second wind project in the Republic of Ireland. Once complete, the new facility will provide 23.2 MW of renewable capacity, with expected generation of 68,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of clean…
Amazon commits to three new wind farms
Amazon.com 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, including one in the U.S., as well as one in Ireland and one in Sweden, will deliver wind-generated energy that will total over 229 MW of power, with…
Amazon responds to Greenpeace report — remains committed to 100% renewables
Greenpeace USA recently released a report entitled, Clicking Clean Virginia – The Dirty Energy Powering Data Center Alley, which stated that Amazon and other cloud computing giants in Virginia’s “Data Center Alley” were failing to meet commitments to power their data centers with 100% renewable energy. Amazon and AWS (Amazon Web Services) have invested in numerous renewable energy…
Amazon has launched 18 wind and solar projects across the U.S. More to come
In addition to its investment in renewable energy, Amazon’s commitment to sustainability includes innovations like Frustration-Free Packaging programs, which eliminated more than 55,000 tons of packaging last year.
Amazon’s largest wind farm officially begins operation
Amazon announced that its largest wind farm yet, Amazon Wind Farm Texas is now up and running, adding more than 1,000,000 MWh of clean energy to the grid each year. Amazon has launched 18 wind and solar projects across the U.S., with over 35 more to come. Together, these projects will generate enough clean energy…
Amazon Wind Farm Texas joins its wind & solar farms in Indiana, North Carolina, Ohio, and Virginia
Amazon has announced “Amazon Wind Farm Texas,” a new 253-megawatt (MW) wind farm in Scurry County, Texas, that will generate 1,000,000 megawatt-hours of wind energy annually.
Amazon announces new 253-MW wind-power project in Texas
Amazon has announced its largest renewable energy project to date, a 253-MW wind farm in Scurry County, Texas. Amazon Wind Farm will consist of more than 100 turbines — each with a diameter twice as long as the wingspan of a Boeing 747. They are scheduled to start delivering energy to the grid by late 2017, and…
Pattern Energy completes 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm in Indiana
Growing its operational capacity, Pattern Energy Group announced that construction has completed for the 150-MW Amazon Wind Farm Fowler Ridge in Benton County, Indiana and the wind farm is now fully operational. The facility will sell 100% of the electricity produced to Amazon Web Services (AWS), which will supply the electricity to the electric grids…
Amazon to power its Ohio operations with local wind generation
Online retailer Amazon wants to power its operations on clean energy so it’s building a wind farm in western Ohio.
Gamesa to supply turbines for 100-MW Amazon Wind Farm U.S. Central
Gamesa, a provider of global technology in wind energy, will supply EDP Renewables (EDPR) with wind turbines for its 100-MW Amazon Wind Farm U.S. Central. Under the terms of the agreement, Gamesa will handle the transport, installation, and commissioning of 48 of its G114-2.1 MW turbines for the project, located in Paulding County, Ohio. Turbine…
Amazon Web Services plans 100-MW Ohio wind farm to power its data centers
Amazon Web Services, Inc. (AWS), an Amazon.com company, announced that it has contracted with EDP Renewables to construct and operate a 100-MW wind farm in Paulding County, Ohio. Starting in May 2017, the new Amazon Wind Farm US Central is expected to start generating approximately 320,000 megawatt-hours (MWh) of wind energy annually. That’s enough to power more than…
Iberdrola breaks ground on North Carolina’s first industrial-scale wind farm
For the first time, wind power is lifting off in North Carolina. Governor Pat McCrory joined business and community leaders in Elizabeth City this week to break ground on North Carolina’s first industrial-scale wind-power project. Spanning farm fields in Pasquotank and Perquimans counties, the Amazon Wind Farm U.S. East, powered by Iberdrola Renewables at Desert Wind,…
Siemens to supply data center of Amazon Web Services with clean energy
Siemens will supply 65 wind turbines and 67 transformers for the Amazon Wind Farm (Fowler Ridge). The customer for this onshore project in Indiana is Pattern Energy. With a capacity of 150 megawatts (MW), the wind power plant will provide Amazon Web Services’ data center with eco-friendly electricity. Installation is scheduled to begin in July.…