Amazon Prefers Renewables in Asia as Nuclear Still Elusive
- Asia holds potential for green power deals, says executive
- Company had earlier bought a nuclear-powered data center in US
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Amazon.com Inc. is currently only looking at wind and solar to offer green power for projects in Asia, even as global technology companies begin examining nuclear generation to supply energy-hungry data centers.
“We’re going where we can procure today, and that’s renewables” in the region, said Ken Haig, APAC regional head of energy and environmental policy at Amazon Web Services. “Is it possible to procure nuclear power in this part of the world? Not yet.”