Apple to invest EUR 1.7 bln in European data centres

Nieuws Mobiel Europa 23 FEB 2015
Apple to invest EUR 1.7 bln in European data centres
Apple announced a EUR 1.7 billion plan to build and operate two data centres in Europe, each powered by 100 percent renewable energy. The facilities, located in County Galway, Ireland, and Denmark’s central Jutland, will power Apple’s online services, including the iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps and Siri, for customers across Europe. Apple supports nearly 672,000 European jobs, including 530,000 jobs directly related to the development of iOS apps.

Apple now directly employs 18,300 people across 19 European countries and has added over 2,000 jobs in the last 12 months alone. In 2014, Apple spent more than EUR 7.8 billion with European companies and suppliers helping build Apple products and support operations around the world.

Like all Apple data centres, the new facilities will run entirely on clean, renewable energy sources from day one. Apple will also work with local partners to develop additional renewable energy projects from wind or other sources to provide power in the future. These facilities will have the lowest environmental impact yet for an Apple data centre.

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