Amazon backs German water replenishment project targeting over 750 million liters annually
AMZN•Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany in 2027, including €4.8 billion in AWS cloud and AI infrastructure. A new project with NABU is expected to replenish groundwater by more than 750 million liters annually.
1. Water and infrastructure plans
Amazon said all planned data centers in Germany will use harvested rainwater when evaporative cooling is needed. The project with NABU is expected to return more than 750 million liters annually to groundwater supplies, while Amazon’s data center operations are 75% toward its 2030 goal of returning more water to communities than they use.
2. Investment and energy
Amazon plans to invest more than €16 billion in Germany in 2027, including €4.8 billion for AWS cloud and AI infrastructure. Carbon-free energy projects enabled across Germany exceed 1.3 gigawatts, with expected annual output equivalent to powering more than 1.8 million households.
