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Apple going renewable energy

Apple to power main data centre using renewable energy, Technology Spectator, 18 May 2012 Apple plans to power its main US data center entirely with renewable energy by the end of this year, taking steps to address longstanding environmental concerns about the rapid expansion of high-consuming computer server farms.

The maker of the iPhone and iPad  said on Thursday it was buying
equipment from SunPower Corp and startup Bloom Energy to build two
solar array installations in and around Maiden, North Carolina, near
its core data center.

Once up, the solar farm will supply 84 million kWh of energy annually.

The sites will employ high-efficiency solar cells and an advanced
solar tracking system.

Later in 2012, Apple also intends to build a third, smaller, bio-gas
fuel-cell plant.

The two solar farms will cover 250 acres, among the largest in the
industry, Apple CFO Peter Oppenheimer told Reuters. Apple plans on
using coal-free electricity in all three of its data centers, with the
Maiden facility coal-free by the end of 2012….. Greenpeace, which
has also targeted Amazon.com and Microsoft with clean energy
campaigns, hailed the move.

“Apple’s announcement today is a great sign that Apple is taking
seriously the hundreds of thousands of its customers who have asked
for an iCloud powered by clean energy, not dirty coal,” Greenpeace
International Senior IT Analyst Gary Cook said in a statement.
http://technologyspectator.com.au/industry/it/apple-power-main-data-centre-using-renewable-energy

May 18, 2012 - Posted by Christina Macpherson | renewable, USA