Amazon's Latest Renewable Solar Energy Projects Include First in China, 2nd in Australia

Amazon announced five renewable energy projects in China, Australia and the U.S. as part of a goal to reach 80% renewable energy by 2024, 100% by 2030, it said Thursday. The 100% target could be reached as early as 2025, said the company; its net zero carbon target date is 2040. Amazon's first renewable energy project in China is a 100 megawatt (MW) solar project in Shandong that’s expected to generate 128,000 MW hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. The second Australian solar project, 105 MW in South Wales, has 250,000 MWh capacity, enough to power 40,000 Australian homes, Amazon said. The latest renewable energy projects in the U.S. include two new solar projects in Ohio at 200 MW and 80 MW. A 130 MW solar project is planned for Virginia, the 12th there. The five new renewable energy projects will supply about 615 MW of additional renewable capacity, and an expected 1.2 million MWh of energy annually, to Amazon’s fulfillment network and Amazon Web Services data centers, it said.