According to foreign media reports, Amazon has added 37 new renewable energy projects to its portfolio, adding a total of 3.5GW to its 12.2GW renewable energy portfolio. These include 26 new utility-scale solar projects, two of which will be hybrid solar-plus-storage projects.
The company also ramped up investments in managed solar storage projects at two new hybrid facilities in Arizona and California.
The Arizona project will have 300 MW of solar PV + 150 MW of battery storage, while the California project will have 150 MW of solar PV + 75 MW of battery storage.
The two latest projects will increase Amazon's current solar PV and storage capacity from 220 megawatts to 445 megawatts.
Amazon CEO Andy Jassy said: “Amazon now has 310 wind and solar projects in 19 countries and is working to deliver 100 percent renewable energy by 2025 – more than originally targeted Five years ahead of 2030."
Post time: May-11-2022