Apple is broadening its renewable energy initiatives throughout Europe, focusing on the development of solar and wind farms in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania, which aim to add 650 MW of renewable energy capacity to European electrical grids, supporting the company’s ‘Apple 2030’ goal of becoming carbon neutral.
By 2030, these projects are expected to have produced over one million MWh of clean electricity. A newly operational solar array in Spain will contribute to this effort. Apple’s investment in these initiatives is expected to unlock over $600m in financing. Apple VP of environment, policy, and social initiatives, Lisa Jackson stated: “By 2030, we want our users to know that all the energy it takes to charge their iPhone or power their Mac is matched with clean electricity.”
In 2024, the energy required to charge and operate Apple devices was claimed to have created approximately 29 % of the company’s total greenhouse gas emissions. To tackle these emissions, Apple stated that it is supporting renewable energy initiatives that optimise its impact on global power grids, with the goal of decreasing carbon emissions associated with using Apple devices by prioritising projects in grids with higher carbon intensity.
Throughout Europe generally, Apple is spearheading the development of major projects aimed at contributing approximately 3000 GWh of renewable energy annually to the grid by 2030. The company has entered into a long-term contract to source electricity from a 110 MW solar project in Greece, and is backing a 129 MW portfolio of wind and solar initiatives in Italy, along with a 40 MW solar installation in Poland. In addition it intends to acquire power from Nala Renewables’ 99 MW wind farm located in Galati County, Romania, and has finalised a power purchase agreement for electricity from a 110 MW solar farm located in Latvia.
