One of the world's leading technology and retail companies, Amazon has announced plans for a new wind farm in Ireland.

The company is set to invest in its second wind farm in Ireland, following the development of a similar facility in Donegal.

The latest EU renewable energy project sees the company invest in a new farm in County Cork.

When complete, the wind farm will provide 23.2 megawatts (MW) of renewable capacity, with expected generation of 68,000 megawatt hours (MWh) of clean energy annually. It is expected to begin producing clean energy in 2020 and will supply clean energy to the company's Amazon Web Services data centres, which power Amazon and millions of AWS customers globally.

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"Under the Climate Action Plan, we are committing that 70 percent of Ireland's electricity will come from renewable sources by 2030. Industry leadership is key to helping us reach this target," said Richard Bruton, Ireland's Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment. "This project is another example of AWS's commitment to renewable projects in Ireland, adding clean energy to the grid, and supporting Ireland’s climate commitments."

Construction will begin on the Cork wind farm this year and will start contributing to Ireland's renewable energy capacity by 2020.

This project, along with a newly announced solar farm in Virginia, USA, forms part of Amazon's efforts to address its carbon footprint globally.

(CM/JG)