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"Technology giant Amazon has started taking output from a new 97MW wind farm in
Victoria’s Western District that has now commenced full commercial operations.
The Hawkesdale wind farm, located 30 kms north-west of Warrnambool, is owned
and operated by Global Power Generation, the international energy generation
arm of Spain-based multinational Naturgy.
Th wind farm consisting of 23 turbines, and is expected to generate 337GWh of
power each year – the rough equivalent to the annual needs of 67,000 homes.
However, instead of powering homes, electricity generated from the Hawkesdale
wind farm will be used to power Amazon’s local corporate offices, fulfilment
centres, and data centres.
“Amazon is committed to driving the carbon-free energy transition forward, both
to advance our Climate Pledge goals, and support Australia’s transition to more
sustainable energy sources,” said Michael Cooley, director of public policy at
Amazon Australia.
“As global energy demands continue to grow, we’re focused on bringing new
sources of solar and wind energy to the country, which will help support our
operations, as well as the communities where our customers live and work.
“That’s why we’ve invested in more than 600 solar and wind projects globally
and have been named the top corporate purchaser of renewable energy globally
for the fifth year in a row.”
Amazon’s commitment to renewables projects around the world appears to be
continuing, despite the decision by its executive chair Jeff Bezos to butter up
to the new Trump administration in the US, which is seeking to stop new wind
and solar projects and focus entirely on fossil fuel."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
