Germany's landmark wind deal.
Amazon inks Germany's largest offshore wind PPA, powering over a million homes.
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Skyborn Renewables chief development officer Adam Thomsen called the PPA a “defining milestone,” saying Gennaker is a “blueprint for delivering large-scale offshore wind in a reliable and scalable manner,” and emphasized the need to pair generation with the infrastructure required for a “more resilient energy system.”
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania minister-president Manuela Schwesig said the deal sends “a hugely important message” for the state, adding that building large volumes of power off the coast is “highly attractive for energy-intensive industries” and “creates jobs and long-term value in the region.”
Amazon and Skyborn said Amazon is “the largest corporate buyer of carbon-free energy in Europe,” and noted that the US multinational set a 2019 goal to achieve “carbon neutrality in all its operations by 2040.”
While the summary covers the scale of Amazon’s broader portfolio, the articles also project that Gennaker alone—once operational—will generate enough carbon-free electricity to power “more than one million German households annually.”
Amazon and Skyborn Renewables have signed a 600 MW power purchase agreement for the Gennaker offshore wind farm in Germany's Baltic Sea — the largest single corporate energy deal ever signed in the country. The agreement covers 61% of the 976.5 MW project's total capacity and is worth roughly €3 billion, according to OE Digital.
The deal gives Skyborn the revenue certainty it needs to move toward construction. Financial close is expected in summer 2026, with the farm set to start generating power by late 2028. Once running, Gennaker alone will supply enough carbon-free electricity for more than one million German households every year, according to Wind Tech International.
Germany's Biggest Baltic Wind Farm Takes Shape
Gennaker will sit roughly 15 kilometers north of the Fischland-Darß-Zingst peninsula in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania. It will use 63 Siemens Gamesa turbines rated at 15.5 MW each, giving it a total planned capacity of 976.5 MW. That makes it the largest offshore wind farm ever planned for the German Baltic Sea, according to Splash 247.
The project has been years in the making. Skyborn secured the final construction permit in December 2025 after settling a legal challenge with environmental group NABU in March 2026. The European Investment Bank then approved up to €700 million in financing in April 2026, clearing the way for today's record PPA signing, according to OE Digital.
Amazon Locks In Carbon-Free Power for 1.8 Million Homes
The 600 MW Gennaker deal is Amazon's 12th major energy installation in Germany. It brings the company's total German carbon-free portfolio to more than 1.3 GW across 12 projects. Combined, those projects will generate enough clean power for over 1.8 million German households annually once fully running, according to Wind Tech International.
Amazon calls itself the largest corporate buyer of carbon-free energy in Europe. The company set a goal in 2019 to reach full carbon neutrality across all operations by 2040. It already matched 100% of its global electricity use with renewables in 2024 — two years ahead of its original target, according to Review Energy.
A Private Deal That Props Up Germany's 30 GW Target
Germany has a legally binding goal of 30 GW of offshore wind by 2030. But industry groups warn the country may only reach 20–25 GW. A key reason: a 2025 federal auction for 2.5 GW failed to attract a single bid. Developers refused to pay the state for site access under the so-called "negative bidding" system, according to Democrata.
The Amazon-Skyborn deal fills the gap that state auctions left open. By committing to buy power directly from Gennaker, Amazon gave lenders like the EIB the confidence to back a €3 billion project. Skyborn's chief development officer Adam Thomsen called the agreement a
Local Jobs and Political Backing Seal the Deal
The project will use a local supply chain. EEW Special Pipe Construction will build all 63 monopile foundations in Rostock, just 40 kilometers from the wind farm site. That work is expected to support between 500 and 1,000 regional jobs, according to OE Digital.
Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania minister-president Manuela Schwesig called the deal a "hugely important message" for the state. She said building large volumes of power off the coast is "highly attractive for energy-intensive industries" and "creates jobs and long-term value in the region," according to Splash 247.
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