New wind farm powers Amazon’s operations

admin 2021年11月3日

Vocabulary:

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corporate /KAWR-per-it/

[adjective] – relating to a large company
He climbed the corporate ladder quickly after joining Paramount in 1967.

renewable /ri-NOO-wuh-buhl/

[adjective] – renewable forms of energy can be produced as quickly as they are used
Renewable energy sources such as wind and solar power will be discussed today.

initiative /ih-NISH-uh-tiv/

[noun] – a new plan or process to achieve something or solve a problem
He opened his speech by criticizing a competitor’s initiatives.

carbon-neutral /KAHR-buhn/

[adjective] – if a person, organization, event, etc. is carbon-neutral, it does things such as planting trees to reduce carbon dioxide by the same amount as it produces it
Norway aims to be carbon-neutral by 2050.

onshore /on-shawr/

[adjective] – situated or occurring on land (often used in relation to the oil and gas industry).
The energy company has made significant investments in the development of onshore wind farms.

Article reading:

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A new Scottish wind farm has begun supplying green energy to Amazon’s UK operational centers. ScottishPower Renewables created the 50MW, 14-turbine Beinn an Tuirc 3 wind farm on the Kintyre peninsula. Under a Power Purchase Agreement, Amazon will buy 100 percent of its production to power its data centers, corporate headquarters, and fulfillment centers. Beinn an Tuirc 3 was the largest wind farm in ScottishPower’s portfolio built without government assistance, according to the company.

It was Amazon’s first operating renewable energy initiative in the United Kingdom, according to the company. “Amazon is on track to powering our businesses with 100 percent renewable energy by 2025, five years ahead of plan,” stated UK manager John Boumphrey. Investing in clean energy and striving to improve efficiency across all of our operations is just one of the numerous steps we’re taking to meet our goal of being carbon-neutral by 2040 as part of The Climate Pledge.” “We need decisive action to tackle the climate emergency,” Net Zero and Energy Secretary Michael Matheson said during a visit to the Kype Muir Wind Farm in South Lanarkshire. Onshore wind is one of the most cost-effective kinds of large-scale power generation, and it will play a critical role in Scotland’s future energy mix as we move toward a net-zero economy. Separately, the Scottish government has stated that it strongly supports the upgrade of existing wind farms with more modern turbines as part of ambitions to increase onshore wind power by 2030.

Discussion Questions:

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When does your country target to become carbon-neutral? Please elaborate on your answer.
Have you already seen a wind farm? What can you say about it?
If you were a businessman, would you like your business to be powered by a wind farm? Why or why not?
Do you support the upgrade of existing wind farms with more modern turbines as part of ambitions to increase onshore wind power by 2030?
What do you think of using renewable energy? Please elaborate on your answer.

Summarization

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Describe:

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wind farm
green energy
assistance
on track
numerous