Apple Hq Solar Panels

Ceo tim cook said tuesday that the company would power its new corporate headquarters with energy from a 2 900 acre solar farm being built by first solar.

Apple hq solar panels. Apple s new headquarters in cupertino calif. The solar farm is apple s largest. The campus is powered 100 percent by renewable energy and will include 17 mw of rooftop solar. Apple park will be one of the largest on site solar installations in the world.

The new campus will get 16 megawatts of power from rooftop solar panels some of which will be affixed to the top of its two on campus parking structures. Apple committed 848 million to the solar project which was approved for construction last month. Apple park apple s new headquarters in cupertino is now the largest leed platinum certified office building in north america. It is powered by 100 percent renewable energy from multiple sources including a 17 megawatt onsite rooftop solar installation and four megawatts of biogas fuel cells and controlled by a microgrid with battery storage.

If the apple campus 2 headquarters indeed produce 17mw of solar that would blow every other commercial system in the united states out of the water. Parking structures on apple s new campus. Apple referred abc news to jackson s comments at the conference when asked about its 100 percent renewable energy sourcing. Is powered by 100 percent renewable energy in part from a 17 megawatt onsite rooftop solar installation.

As a comparison google s headquarters googleplex is only 1 6mw. Apple is going green in a big way. Quick view add to cart. Apple announced today a joint venture with nevada energy nv energy to build out 200mw of photovoltaic solar capacity to power its data center in reno nevada.

New drone footage of apple hq shows massive solar panel adorned spaceship the apple campus 2 nicknamed the spaceship is nearing completion. Justin sullivan getty images the entire roof of apple s headquarters is covered in solar panels which powers the campus. In an interview with the new york times jony ive apple s chief design officer said earthquake preparedness was an essential component of the building s design. Apple announced that it will open its new 175 acre campus to employees beginning in april.

The building will also be the world s largest naturally ventilated building projected to require no heating or air condition for nine months of the year.