Apple to build solar farm to power new data center in NevadaJuly 2, 2013 - 09:51 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Apple plans to build a new solar farm to power a new data center in Reno, Nev., in keeping with the company's goal of having its data centers run by renewable energy, CNET reports. The company has partnered with Nevada utility NV Energy to build a solar farm on 167 acres in northern Nevada that will be capable of producing 18 to 20 megawatts of power, Apple announced Monday, July 1. The new solar farm will provide the energy to operate a $1 billion data center for Apple's cloud computing services that will be located east of Sparks. When completed, the new solar panel facility will generate about hours 43.5 million kilowatt of clean energy a year for Sierra Pacific Power's electric grid, which provides power to Apple's data center, Apple said in a statement Because data centers consume great amounts of electricity, Apple has committed to running its data centers entirely off renewable energy. An Apple computing center in Maiden, N.C., which is run entirely off renewable energy, is powered by the nation's largest end-user-owned solar array. "All of Apple's data centers use 100 percent renewable energy, and we are on track to meet that goal in our new Reno data center using the latest in high-efficiency concentrating solar panels," Apple said in a statement announcing the project. "This project will not only supply renewable energy for our data center but also provide clean energy to the local power grid, through a first-of-its-kind partnership with NV Energy." The company has shown a good deal of interest in renewable energy, for both its facilities and gadgets. In addition to its Maiden data center, Apple's sites in Austin, Texas; Elk Grove, Calif.; and Cork, Ireland, are powered by 100 percent renewable energy resources. Although Apple has not yet released any solar-powered gadgets, the company was granted a patent in 2011 for a system that uses a solar panel for charging different portable devices, including a notebook computer, tablet, phone, or other handheld gadget. Top stories Yerevan will host the 2024 edition of the World Congress On Information Technology (WCIT). Rustam Badasyan said due to the lack of such regulation, the state budget is deprived of VAT revenues. Krisp’s smart noise suppression tech silences ambient sounds and isolates your voice for calls. Gurgen Khachatryan claimed that the "illegalities have been taking place in 2020." Partner news Most popular in the section | U.S. warns Georgia not to side with Moscow against the west Georgia has been warned by the U.S. not to become an adversary of the west by falling back in line with Moscow. Power of One Dram sums up two-year program with Teach for Armenia Idram Junior also joined the companies during the visit, bringing with it a fascinating intellectual game for children Moscow slams EU mission in Armenia for “provocative activity” The EU mission is doing more and more against Armenia’s neighbors Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, Mikhail Galuzin said. Yerevan Mayor to travel to Paris on May 15-19 The official delegation headed by Yerevan Mayor Tigran Avinyan will travel to Paris from May 15 to 19. |