Galway Bay fm newsroom - Amazon is set to build a wind farm in Galway in an effort to double its renewable energy capability.
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The global company is funding the development of up to 27 turbines at Ardderroo.
The 115-megawatt project will begin operations in 2022 and will support Amazon Web Services data centres in Ireland.
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It's expected to add 229 megawatts of renewable energy to the Irish grid every year - the equivalent of producing power for 185-thousand homes.
It'll also cut carbon emissions by 366-thousand tonnes every year.
