- January,30 2024, Amazon has signed a corporate power purchase agreement (CPPA) with ENGIE, increasing its share of output from Ocean Winds’ Moray West offshore wind farm in Scotland to a total of 473MW when the site becomes operational later this year.
- Amazon will secure more than half of the project’s clean energy capacity to help power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of the company’s original target
- Ocean Winds, the 50-50 EDP Renewables-ENGIE joint venture dedicated to offshore wind, is following an accelerated development and construction plan, with capacity from the site supporting Amazon’s goal.
- More than half of the investment and operating costs of Moray West will benefit the UK economy, underlining Ocean Winds’ commitment to local supply chains. Moray West is also supporting a number of local education and training goals.
- Last year, ENGIE signed 19 ground-breaking deals, spanning five countries, covering over 1GW of clean energy capacity, bolstering ENGIE’s CPPA portfolio to 7.3GW.