The Gigant IT Apple expands its renewable energy projects in Romania and in several other European countries, with new large solar and wind parks, “now in development,” said the company.
In Romania, Apple will be the operator of a 99 MW wind farm, developed by Nala Renewables and built by the Ox2 company in Galați County. “Apple significantly expands its clean energy initiatives in Europe, with new large solar and wind parks now developing in Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece and Latvia.
Together with a new solar park that became operational in Spain, the projects announced today-all operated by Apple-will add a capacity of 650 MW from renewable sources to Europe's energy networks in the coming years, accessing over $ 600 million ”, a company statement said.
They will produce over one million megawati-in-energy-to-cover Apple users by 2030.
Apple is planning to become neutral from the point of view of emissions by 2030
As part of Apple's goal to become carbon emissions throughout its operational chain until the end of this decade, the company facilitates the development of renewable energy projects to compensate for the electricity consumption of European customers needed to supply and load Apple devices.
The company plans to cover 100% of the global electricity consumption used by its clean energy customers by connecting new solar and wind energy sources worldwide. The development of the portfolio of projects in Europe is an important step towards this objective.
“We want to know that all the energy they use to upload their iPhone or feed their macbooks is compensated with clean energy,” says Lisa Jackson, Vice President of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives at Apple.
“Our new projects developed in Europe will help us reach the company's ambitious goal for 2030, contributing to healthy communities, prosperous savings and safe energy sources throughout the continent.”
Apple extends to Romania, Poland, Italy, Greece and Latvia
The use of products – the energy needed to supply the Apple devices – represented about 29% of the total greenhouse emissions of the company in 2024. For managing these emissions, Apple supports renewable energy initiatives that maximize the impact on global electrical networks, in order to avoid carbon emissions generated by the load and food.
The strategy for managing these emissions takes into account the geographical areas where Apple products are frequently used, also pursuing the protection of communities and biodiversity and prioritizing projects on networks that currently have a higher intensity of carbon emissions.
In Europe, Apple facilitates the construction of staircase projects that will add, every year by 2030, about 3,000 gigawatts of renewable energy. In Greece, the company has signed a long -term agreement to support an 110 MW solar energy project, owned and operated on Helleniq Renewables. Now completely operational, the project will support Greece in its transition to green energy. In Italy, Apple supports the development of a portfolio of 129 MW solar and wind energy projects with Engie. The first solar energy project, in Sicily, will be connected to the network this month.
Apple intends to obtain electricity from the 99 MW wind farm of Nala Renewables, in Galați County, through a long -term agreement with OS2, the company that currently builds the project.
Apple has already entered several countries on the energy market
In Poland, Apple has facilitated the commissioning of the 40 MW solar park of Econergy, which will enter this year. And in Latvia, Apple signed one of the first corporate acquisition corporate agreements of the country with European Energy.
Through this agreement, Apple will purchase electricity from one of the largest solar farms in Latvia, which will add 110 MW of renewable energy capacity to the electricity, once it is completed. Apple also facilitated the development of a 131 MW solar park, built by IB Vogt in the city of Segovia in Spain. The project became operational earlier this year.
Apple and its suppliers support a capacity of 19 GW of renewable energy worldwide
“We are delighted to work with Nala Renewables for the delivery of the 99 MW Green Breeze Park and Apple for the Associated Energy Agreement. Being the first Ox2 project in Romania, it marks an important moment in a market with a powerful potential for renewable energy,” says Lăcrămioara deaconu-Pinita, Country Manager, Ox2 Romania.
“Nala Renewables enjoys the opportunity to collaborate with Ox2 and Apple for the development of the 99 MW Green Breeze park in Romania and the long -term taking over the electricity generated by it,” says Mike O'Neill, CEO, Nala Renewables.
According to the statement, as Apple makes constant progress to its goal for 2030, the company is dedicated to supporting and developing renewable energy solutions at global level.
In addition to investments for the use of products, Apple and its suppliers support a capacity of over 19 renewable energy used to supply global corporate operations and the production chain.
