Ocean Winds says it is following an accelerated development and construction plan, with capacity from the site supporting Amazon’s goal of powering all operations with 100 per cent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of the company’s original target.
According to a press release from the Moray West developer, Amazon’s investment in solar and wind projects has led the company to become Europe’s and the UK’s largest corporate purchaser of renewable energy.
Last year, the technology company entered into a collaboration agreement with Iberdrola , which also involves power purchase from two of Iberdrola’s offshore wind farms in Germany, Baltic Eagle and Windanker.
In 2020, Amazon signed a ten-year CPPA with Ørsted to offtake the output of 250 MW from the 900 MW Borkum Riffgrund 3 offshore wind farm in Germany and increased the reserved capacity by further 100 MW the following year.
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