Apple on May 10th, 2015 announced an expansion of its renewable energy and environmental protection initiatives in China, including a new multi-year project with World Wildlife Fund to significantly increase responsibly managed forests across China.
Amongst Apple’s goals is to power all its operations worldwide on 100 percent renewable energy, the company emphasizes. Apple also announced its intent to expand its industry-leading renewable energy projects to manufacturing facilities in China.
“We are excited to work with leaders in our supply chain who want to be on the cutting edge of China’s green transformation,” said Tim Cook, Apple’s CEO.
Major PV project in China encompassing two 20 MW solar farms
The announcements came three weeks after Apple launched its first major solar photovoltaic (PV) project in China. Solar installations in Sichuan Province will generate far more energy than needed to power all of Apple’s corporate offices and retail stores in China, the company notes.
Apple is partnering with Leshan Electric Power Co., Sichuan Development Holding Co., Ltd, Tianjin Tsinlien Investment Holding Co., Ltd, Tianjin Zhonghuan Semiconductor Co., Ltd, and SunPower Corporation on the project encompassing two 20 MW solar PV farms. Together the project will generate up to 80 million kilowatt hours per year of solar power, enough to power the equivalent of 61,000 Chinese homes.
Today 87 percent of Apple’s global operations run on renewable energy, and the Sichuan Province solar project will bring Apple even closer to its commitment to reach 100 percent.
2015-05-11 | Courtesy: Apple | solarserver.com © Heindl Server GmbH
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