Apple's data centers, its Infinite Loop in Cupertino and its Austin, Elk Grove, Cork and Munich campuses now operate with a 100% from renewable sources. Or at least that is what your annual environmental report ensures "Apple and the Environment".
This means that the 75% of total power required by your corporate facilities around the world, including data centers for online services, central offices but also other buildings, comes from elements such as the sun, wind, hydroelectric and geothermal sources. In comparison, three years ago only 35% of its energy needs were covered in a "green" and environmentally friendly way.
The ultimate goal, of course, is to end up relying exclusively on renewable sources and Apple assures that "will not stop until they get it."
Currently, the Californian company has data centers in Maiden (North Carolina) and Newark(California) and is building an additional one in Prineville (Oregon) and expanding its presence in Reindeer(Nevada). Of all of them, the jewel in the crown is undoubtedly the Maiden center, which has been operating cleanly since last December and has a solar panel system that the firm of the bitten apple announces as the largest of his class in the United States.
And among the advances of the last year, the combination of bio-gas batteries with photovoltaic technology at its headquarters and greening of some of its products, like the new iMac that uses a 68% less materials than the previous model or the AirPort Express wireless router based on biopolymers.
Of course, during 2012 have increased their greenhouse gas emissions up to 30.9 million metric tons, which means an increase of 34% compared to what was expected by the company itself in 2011. This it is mainly due to the increase in gadget sales Manzana.
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