Amazon wants to produce the electricity consumed by the equivalent of 3.2 million homes

E-commerce giant Amazon is further strengthening its commitment to renewable energy in Europe, after announcing 39 new clean energy projects on Monday.

Amazon announced on Monday October 23 the continuation of its commitment to renewable energies in Europe. The American giant has formalized 39 new clean energy projects on the old continent. These include 15 photovoltaic installations on Amazon buildings and 24 wind and solar farms. The first gigantic solar park in Greece is one of its symbols. With these projects, the company brings its total electricity production capacity in Europe to more than 5.8 gigawatts.

Amazon, green energy projects and investments galore in Europe

Amazon is one of the leaders in renewable energy and claims it. To its credit: more than 160 wind and solar projects spread across 13 countries, including France. The company is on track to supply 5.8 GW of so-called clean energy, which corresponds to the electricity consumption of more than 3.2 million European households over one year. In any case, these projects contribute to accelerating the decarbonization of local electricity networks, and reducing their dependence on fossil fuels.

Amazon is committed here to producing renewable energy, but also to stimulating local economies. In a press release, the company recalls, for example, that its wind and solar farms generated 2.4 billion euros of investments in Europe, between 2014 and 2022. These investments contributed to GDP to the tune of 723 million euros. ‘euros. They also helped create more than 3,900 full-time jobs in 2022.

The impact of Amazon’s investments in renewable energy is now reinforced by a new economic model developed in collaboration with the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (which depends on the US Department of Energy), validated by Oxford Economics.

Ahead of its goal of 100% renewable energy?

The e-commerce giant, whose carbon footprint is very significant due in particular to the logistics that support its marketplace, strives to collaborate with governments, local economic players and energy suppliers to power the networks. local electricity sources with clean energy.

Thanks to its investments in wind and solar projects, Amazon becomes the largest private buyer of renewable energy. Enough to seduce the continent’s leaders. Latest projects include rooftop solar installations in France, Belgium, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom. There are also new solar and wind farms in Germany, Finland, Greece and Sweden.

These various projects should help Amazon get closer to its very ambitious objective of powering 100% of its activities in Europe with renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of its initial objective. Amazon says 90% of the electricity consumed in its operations came from renewable energy in 2022.