This initiative is part of the company's ambitious Apple 2030 goal to become carbon neutral across its entire value chain, from manufacturing to product use.
In Romania, Apple will procure energy from the wind farm, which is being developed by Nala Renewables and built by OX2.
The new European projects, spanning Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania, along with an existing solar array in Spain, will add 650MW of renewable energy capacity to the grid. This push is expected to unlock over $600 million in financing and generate more than one million megawatt-hours of clean electricity for Apple users by 2030.
Lisa Jackson, Apple's VP of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives, said: “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. Our new projects in Europe will help us achieve our ambitious Apple 2030 goal, while contributing to healthy communities, thriving economies, and secure energy sources across the continent.”
The company is prioritizing projects in regions with higher carbon-intensity grids, such as Poland and Romania, to maximise their impact. Apple is facilitating the construction of large-scale projects that will add an estimated 3,000 gigawatt-hours of renewable energy to the European grid each year by 2030.
