Apple Touts Plans for Massive Solar Farm and Fuel Cell Facilities at North Carolina Data Center

noted cnet, apple today updated environmental site updated data 2011, revealing few tidbits of new information company's work on energy usage , other topics.

apple's data center in maiden, north carolina​

among additions brief discussion of company's massive new data center in maiden, north carolina, apple touts being such facility of comparable size earn leed platinum certification. company notes solar farm being built across street facility largest user-owned solar array in united states, registering @ 20 megawatts. finally, apple powering facility 5-megawatt fuel cell installation, largest in country not owned utility company. additional details available in company's facilities report (pdf).

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our new data center in maiden, north carolina, demonstrates our commitment reducing environmental impact of our facilities through energy-efficient, green building design. facility has earned coveted leed platinum certification u.s. green building council. know of no other data center of comparable size has achieved level of leed certification. our goal run maiden facility high percentage renewable energy mix, , have major projects under way achieve -- including building nation's largest end user-owned solar array , building largest nonutility fuel cell installation in united states.

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still, rapid growth in company's sales have caused apple's carbon footprint balloon, greenhouse gas emissions increasing 56% 14.8 million metric tons in 2010 23.1 million metric tons in 2011. biggest swings in terms of share of apple's carbon footprint come product use itself, declined 45% of company's use 30%, , manufacturing, increased 45% 61% between 2010 , 2011. rapid growth in carbon footprint, apple touts greenhouse gas emissions per dollar of revenue have decreased 15.4 percent since 2008.




among other additions in apple's 2011 environmental report, company touts increased usage of "environmentally conscious materials" such repolymerized plastic bottles in fan assemblies, recycled plastic in speaker assembles , internal brackets, recycled paper in packing, , renewable tapioca paper foam in iphone packages.

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other companies doing this: none.
other tech companies inviting media factories: none.
company getting flak: apple.

 

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