Apple Now Powered by 100 Percent Renewable Energy Worldwide

[Scottsoapbox]

It's pretty easy to design products on renewable energy.

Let me know when they are manufacturing their products on renewable energy.

 

[profets]

It is great that Apple is using 100% renewable energy.

Though if you want to leave the world better, you will do more user upgradable products (iPhone, iPads, Laptops and iMacs and Mac Pros) and seriously reduce the trash.
Why in order to change the battery in an iPhone you need to take it to Apple? Especially since after 2 years, batteries start failing.
Why you cannot upgrade the HD in the Laptops or iMac Pro?
Or some Laptops you cannot even upgrade the RAM?

If you want to leave the world better, then be consistent...

Right? I can’t believe that I’m not able to swap out the RAM in my Watch or the batteries in my AirPods.

 

[fmalloy]

Say what you will about Apple, but this is very impressive.

What would be more impressive is making their products more third-party and user serviceable - such as user-replacement of iPhone batteries, which would keep less iPhones out of landfills (with all that bad, bad lithium) and extend the lives of the devices, which they want you to replace every two years.

But hey, profits, profits, profits, right?

 

[iRockMan1]

Good for them, all they have to do now is pay their taxes

Yeah nice job Apple on trying to save the planet, now give your money to an inefficient government that'll use your money to buy drones and missiles so they can kill civilians in third world countries!

 

[-BigMac-]

Is Apple only operating in 43 countries? Otherwise its not 100%

 

[ohbrilliance]

It's pretty easy to design products on renewable energy.

Let me know when they are manufacturing their products on renewable energy.

Read the linked article to see their progress on renewables in their supply chain.

 

[macfacts]

Can someone tell me how Apple’s retail stores achieve such? Some of them are located in malls which I don’t think Apple clan control where the power comes from. Do they simply produce more energy than they are using and then use that as a means to claim that they are 100% renewable?

Apple doesn't own those locations, just leases them. Tim is using weasel words, refering to only buildings Apple owns.

 

[_Refurbished_]

We want to leave the world better than we found it. Thats why we produce unupgradable, disposable products with planned obsolescence to keep you continually buying products that are being produced through the mass exploitation of finite metals and minerals.

This. Is. Amazing.

 

[citysnaps]

It's pretty easy to design products on renewable energy.

Let me know when they are manufacturing their products on renewable energy.

Foxconn's 400 megawatts of solar generation in Henan province, created in partnership with Apple, will be online by the end of 2018. Apple has other solar programs underway in China, as well.

 

[kdarling]

I'm a user of solar panels, but even I know that a lot of people suffer to make them, seeing as most cells used in panels come from China and other non-green / non-worker-protective countries.

Manufacturing cells often involves miners getting silicate lung diseases, farmlands decimated by improper chemical by-product dumping, etc.

Are there any truly green energy sources? Hydro, perhaps?

 

[ralpa]

This is an awesome job

 

[macfacts]

They purchase electricity from green energy companies, which feed it into the grid. The energy they consume may not be directly green, but it is offset by the supply of green energy.

Aka accounting tricks. I knew it.

 

[bmac89]

What is “micro-hydration generation systems”? I’ve never heard of them and a Google search brought up face creams!

Thanks

 

[Trusteft]

Where does the whole being green thing fit with the whole non user replaceable/repairable parts for the apple computers? You know, when in the past you could replace damaged part way after the warranty/support ended and continue using yourself or other, the computer. And now you basically have to throw it away?

 

[iMi]

That’s incredible. Apple is a massive enterprise — all powered by renewables. I am glad to see them accomplish this goal. Our household has been on 100% renewable power since 2010. It all matters.
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Where does the whole being green thing fit with the whole non user replaceable/repairable parts for the apple computers? You know, when in the past you could replace damaged part way after the warranty/support ended and continue using yourself or other, the computer. And now you basically have to throw it away?

There is absolutely nothing stoping you form using Apple’s free recycling program. They have one of the best in the industry and will gladly help you be more green.

 

[danny842003]

my wife and I were considering replacing the roof with a solar paneling. It takes something like 30 years to pay for itself. The efficient and cost savings are just not there. I have to imagine Apple is losing a lot of money by moving in this direction.

Are you talking about Tesla tile type deals or just solar panels?
Solar panels don’t take anything like 30 years to pay for themselves

 

[ohbrilliance]

Aka accounting tricks. I knew it.

There is no trick. If ten customers use a total of 10 units of electricity and I as one of the customers pay for 1 unit of renewable electricity, then the total amount of non-rewewable energy used will be 9 units, with 1 unit sourced from renewables. My purchase of renewable energy has a real impact on the amount of renewables being generated and consumed.

 

[RedGala]

I'm pleasantly shocked. I hope more companies follow suit.

It's really interesting seeing the contrast between Apple and boring, incompetent companies like Facebook. Apple is really unique in having a vision people can get behind, as "corporatist" as that might seem.

 

[Rojaaemon]

Put a bow on it, Apple: Transport hardware from China to US on Fedex clipper ships!

 

[MarkB786]

But I was told from the super intelligent readers here that Apple was just focusing on poop emojis and watch wristbands? What's this?!?

No, only the iOS group is focusing on perfecting the poop emojis. The sustainability group appears to be doing some real work.

 

[Rojaaemon]

"We're committed to leaving the world better than we found it"

That is something that the clown in the white house can't state

What I like about Apple's achievement is that it was done without coercion (or money, I hope) from the federal government. (I can't speak for the California or local governments.)

 

[bLackjackj]

Say what you will about Apple, but this is very impressive.

How is this impressive? Do you know how much emission is produced as a result of all the manufacturing conducted by Apple & it's suppliers,..including the transport of Apple stock around the world via freight ship, airline, car, truck etc,..its huge!

 

[KPandian1]

How is this impressive? Do you know how much emission is produced as a result of all the manufacturing conducted by Apple & it's suppliers,..including the transport of Apple stock around the world via freight ship, airline, car, truck etc,..its huge!

Far less than the 7.3 billion people breathing in on out every hour, the original problem, not Apple.

 

[xalea]

So the Apple Store down at my local mall is powered by 100% renewable energy? Yeah, right.

 

[ohbrilliance]

So the Apple Store down at my local mall is powered by 100% renewable energy? Yeah, right.

Why not? See my earlier comment.