Shell and Eneco to supply Amazon with power from large Dutch offshore wind farm
Oil major and utility to supply online retail giant with half of the output from 759MW Hollandse Kust North array
Oil major Shell and Mitsubishi-owned Dutch utility Eneco have signed a deal to sell half of the output of their under-construction Hollandse Kust North offshore wind project to online retail giant Amazon.
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Under the agreement, Amazon starting in 2024 will offtake the power output from 250MW of Shell’s and 130MW of Eneco’s capacity – or 380MW combined.
That corresponds to roughly half the future wind farm’s 759MW capacity, which according to Eneco will generate at least 3.3 terawatt hours of electricity per year.
“Supplying Amazon with electricity from this offshore wind farm contributes to their net-zero pledge while progressing our own ambition to be a net-zero emissions business by 2050 or sooner,” said Elisabeth Brinton, executive vice president of new energies at Shell.
“We are delighted to continue strengthening our strategic relationship with Amazon Web Services (AWS) across Shell New Energies.”
Shell said it is already supplying Amazon’s air cargo network with up to six million gallons of sustainable aviation fuel. Amazon targets to power its operations with 100% renewable energy by 2025.
Shell and Eneco through their CrossWind consortium are jointly building Hollandse Kust North, which is scheduled to become operational in 2023.
“Amazon has a clear climate ambition and we are proud to contribute to this goal by delivering renewable energy generated by the offshore wind farm Hollandse Kust Noord,” said Eneco chief strategic growth officer Kees-Jan Rameau.
“This collaboration enables us to invest in more renewable energy projects and, thus, accelerate the energy transition.”
CrossWind last summer had won the zero-subsidy tender for Hollandse Kust North.
Next to the supply deal to Amazon, the consortium has already announced plans to use part of the output from Hollandse Kust North to power electrolysers to produce green hydrogen in the port of Rotterdam.
A consortium led by Mitsubishi Corp. last year had bought Eneco for €4.1bn ($4.9bn),
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