Internet retailer Amazon is to buy power from a 50MW wind farm in Scotland in what it claims to be the largest corporate power purchase agreement (PPA) in the UK.
The US company said the project on the Kintyre peninsular will generate 168 gigawatt-hours per year following completion in 2021.
The project will help power the company’s Amazon Web Services data centres.
Further details on the scheme, to be called Amazon Wind Farm, were not disclosed.
Scottish energy minister Paul Wheelhouse said the PPA “speak volumes of the levels of confidence from major employers and business across all sectors in Scotland’s renewable energy infrastructure”.
In addition, Amazon has entered into PPAs for two solar farms in the US with a combined installed capacity of 215MW.
The projects, located in Warren County, North Carolina and Prince George County, Virginia are expected to generate 501GWh annually.
Amazon has invested in 18 utility-scale renewables projects with a total capacity of around 1.6GW.
“With nearly 70 renewable energy projects around the globe – including 54 solar rooftops – we are making significant progress towards reaching Amazon’s company-wide commitment to reach 100% renewable energy by 2030,” said Amazon sustainability director Kara Hurst.