Big tech player Amazon’s newest wind farm will be one of six on the island of Ireland.
Amazon has signed a new power purchase agreement in Northern Ireland for the Corlacky Hill Wind Farm.
Once operational, the wind farm, located near Swatragh, will consist of 11 turbines with a total capacity of 47 megawatts (MW).
“We recognise that the electrification of our society, along with digitalisation, requires investment in energy sources and grids we depend on if we are to access the full potential of AI”
The wind farm is projected to inject £2.5 million into Northern Ireland’s economy, according to the wind farms developer ERG, and will support Amazon’s Climate Pledge commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions across its operations by 2040.
For the fifth year in a row, Amazon is the largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally, according to Bloomberg NEF, and have supported more than 600 wind and solar projects to date.
Electrifying AI
“Amazon is committed to providing the infrastructure and services our customers need, while also helping powering our operations more sustainably,” said Lindsay McQuade, director of Energy at Amazon for EMEA.
“We recognise that the electrification of our society, along with digitalisation, requires investment in energy sources and grids we depend on if we are to access the full potential of AI.
“That’s why we have invested in more than 230 solar and wind projects in Europe, making us Europe and the world’s largest corporate renewable energy purchaser in 2024.”
Across the island of Ireland, Amazon has enabled a total of six wind farms, which when completed, will provide 373 MW of carbon free energy, enough to power the equivalent of more than 298,000 homes.
Amazon supports the global transition to carbon-free energy and is playing a role in accelerating the decarbonization of electricity grids.
For example, as part of a strategic collaboration with Bord na Móna, an Irish semi-state climate solutions company, Amazon Web Services (AWS) will become the first business to join the Bord na Móna Eco Energy Park in the Irish Midlands, subject to regulatory and planning consent.
This Eco Energy Park is understood to be the first of its kind in Ireland and will support large-scale industrial growth backed by wind and solar power, and flexible generation to support grid resiliency.
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