Amazon plans 400MW new onshore wind in US and Spain

Retail giant Amazon has announced plans for three new wind farms in the US and Spain with a combined capacity of nearly 400MW.

It plans to develop and then own and buy power from the 300MW Amazon Wind Farm Oklahoma – White Rock Amazon Wind Farm Oklahoma – White Rock (300MW) OnshoreCaddo County, Oklahoma, USA, North America Click to see full details project in Oklahoma, central US, and the 38.6MW Amazon Wind Farm – San Bartolome Amazon Wind Farm – San Bartolome (38.6MW) OnshoreAguilón, Aragon, Spain, Europe Click to see full details and 60MW Amazon Wind Farm Spain – I Amazon Wind Farm Spain – I (60MW) OnshoreCamañas, Aragon, Spain, Europe Click to see full details wind farms in Aragon, north-eastern Spain.

All three projects are due online in 2023.

They were announced as part of 3.5GW of new renewables projects worldwide. The retail giant’s latest renewables push includes commercial-scale solar PV arrays in the US, Spain and France – some of which have large-scale battery storage – and rooftop solar installations in Australia, Canada, India and Japan.

“Given the growth of our business, and our mission to run 100% of Amazon’s operations on renewable energy, we aren’t slowing our renewable investments down,” said Amazon CEO Andy Jassy.

Amazon claims it is on track to power all of its operations with renewable energy by 2025. It now has a renewable energy portfolio of 15.7GW across 19 countries.

“Amazon continues to be a leader in rapidly scaling up renewable energy projects here in the US,” said Heather Zichal, CEO of the American Clean Power Association (ACP). “This increasingly includes hybrid projects that pair energy storage with renewable energy generation, unlocking the ability to use clean, reliable energy throughout all hours of the day.”