Learn about AWS's long-term commitment to the UK
Amazon Web Services (AWS) first launched an AWS Region in the UK in December 2016, and over the last few years, we have continued to expand the Region to include three Availability Zones, two WaveLength Zones, two Edge Locations, and a Regional Edge Cache. AWS plays a central role in bringing cloud computing and artificial intelligence to people in the UK, Europe, and around the globe.
For more information on AWS's investments and programs in the UK, download the fact sheet.
Our impact in the UK
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As part of the program, Amazon and Brooks Running have launched a global student challenge using generative AI and recycled materials.
Data centers create new jobs, use significantly less water than golf courses and car washes, and don't drive up electricity rates.
The Skills to Jobs Tech Alliance is expanding to the UK to address the growing need for AI and cloud skills.
The project is one of six wind farms on the island of Ireland generating carbon-free energy which will match electricity used in Amazon's operations
AWS’s planned investments are estimated to contribute £14 billion to the UK’s total GDP over the next five years.
Amazon to procure 159MW from East Anglia THREE, developed by Iberdrola, when site becomes operational.
All of the electricity used by Amazon’s operations, including its data centres, was matched with 100% renewable energy in 2023.
For the fourth year in a row, Amazon is the largest purchaser of renewable energy worldwide.
Getting AWS to be water positive requires new solutions and collaborations involving employees, global nonprofits, local communities, and public utilities—all with the same goal in mind: creating a better future for our planet.
AWS expands AWS re/Start programme across the UK to help create new cloud computing career opportunities and level up regional economies
Located on the Kintyre Peninsula in Scotland, Amazon’s wind farm is one of the largest unsubsidised onshore wind projects in the UK and is now delivering clean energy to the grid.
With new cohorts launching this year in Belfast, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bristol, Cardiff, Dublin, Leeds, Manchester, Newcastle and more still to be announced, AWS re/Start is bolstering the tech talent pipeline and creating new career opportunities for all.
The company’s total renewable energy investments to date will supply 6.5 gigawatts (GW) of electricity production capacity—enough to power 4.5 million EU homes for one year.
AWS re/Start is a training and job placement program in the UK from Amazon Web Services (AWS) educating learners with little or no technology experience on software development and cloud computing.
We believe we have an obligation to stop climate change, and reducing carbon emission to zero will have a big impact.
