Amazon says it has added nearly one gigawatt (GW) of renewable energy capacity to European electricity grids through 20 new wind and solar projects that came online this year.
The projects span five countries: 12 in Spain, three in Italy, three in Poland, one in Germany, and one in Greece, collectively capable of powering more than 700,000 European homes annually.
The company now supports over 230 renewable energy projects across Europe through power purchase agreements (PPAs).
These contracts provide developers with the financial certainty to build new clean energy infrastructure and feed additional renewable power into national grids.
Among the new projects are Baltic Eagle, one of Germany’s largest offshore wind farms, where Amazon has committed to offtake 189 MW of capacity, and the Miłkowice solar farm in Poland, its first renewable project in the country, with an 87 MW commitment.
Across Europe, Amazon has more than 40 operational renewable energy facilities, including 18 in Spain, eight in Finland, five in Sweden, four in Ireland, and two each in the UK, Italy, and the Netherlands. A further 70 projects are expected to come online by 2030.
The company says it is focusing on expanding in regions with carbon-intensive grids, including Poland and Germany, to accelerate decarbonisation across the continent.
“With more than 160 wind and solar projects in Europe, Amazon is helping to provide new sources of clean energy to local grids, creating jobs, and supporting local businesses as we progress toward powering our operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025,” said Lindsay McQuade, Amazon’s Director of Energy for EMEA.
Amazon claims to be Europe’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy and aims to power all its operations with renewables by 2025, five years ahead of its original target.
