In 2017, Apple moved its headquarters to the spaceship-like Apple Park, which runs on 100 percent renewable energy thanks to a massive 17-megawatt installation of solar panels on the campus rooftop. There are other clever design elements such as using natural ventilation for 9 months of the year instead of using heat or air conditioning.
With Apple’s headquarters already carbon neutral, the company is now working on doing the same with its manufacturing partners. They currently use 13.7 gigawatts of renewable electricity, up 30% from 2022.
Last year alone, Apple’s Supplier Clean Energy program helped avoid 17.4 million tons of CO2 emissions, which is equivalent to approximately 3.8 million cars taken off the road.
The goal is to make every Apple product carbon neutral by 2030. To achieve this, it is working with 250 suppliers in 28 countries to switch to green energy sources totaling more than 20 gigawatts.
Apple started its Green Bond program in 2016 with a $4.7 billion investment. Its goal is to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon and zero-emission manufacturing and recycling technologies. For example, one of its successes is the production of carbon-free aluminum.
More than $3.2 billion has been disbursed to date. Green Bonds have funded projects like IP Radian Solar in Brown County, Texas, which recently began producing 320 megawatts. Similarly, the program funded a large-scale battery at the California Flats Solar Project in Monterey, California. It can store up to 240 megawatt hours of renewable electricity. You can read the full 2022 report (PDF).
Utility-scale battery located at the California Flats Solar Project in Monterey, California
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