Apple started with a 40-megawatt solar power project in southwest China’s Sichuan Province in 2015, which generates enough power to cover all its offices and stores in the country.
It then backed three solar power projects, which can generate 170 megawatts of power, in north China’s Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region last year.
The wind and solar projects are targeting upstream suppliers that do not have a direct business relationship with Apple, Jackson said.
“These projects will produce more than 900 million kwhs of power, equivalent to the amount of energy needed to power 690,000 Chinese homes,” she said.
The clean energy will be added to the grid, so that suppliers can choose to purchase renewable power, she said, adding that, currently, they cannot purchase power directly from Goldwind.
Apple is also happy to see a number of its major suppliers, including Foxconn, Lens, Catcher and Solvay, commit to powering their Apple production with renewable energy.
All the financial backing, both by Apple and its suppliers, will result in the generation of about 1,400 megawatts of renewable energy in China, Jackson said.
“We should help our supply chain become greener and more sustainable. So, instead of giving them fish, we want to teach them how to fish, just like what we are doing here today,” she said.
Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy: worldbulletin.net
