American technology giant Apple has announced a major expansion of its clean energy initiatives in Europe, adding 650MW of renewable energy capacity through new solar and wind developments across the continent.
The projects – located in Greece, Italy, Latvia, Poland, and Romania — are part of Apple’s efforts to match the electricity used by European customers to power and charge their devices with renewable energy.
A recently completed solar farm in Spain also contributes to the expansion, bringing the company’s total European portfolio to over $600m in financing and generating more than one million MWh of clean electricity annually by 2030.
The move forms part of Apple’s wider Apple 2030 goal to become carbon neutral across its entire footprint by the end of the decade.
“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,” said Lisa Jackson, Apple’s vice president of Environment, Policy, and Social Initiatives.
“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.”
In Greece, Apple has signed a long-term agreement to source power from a 110MW solar project owned and operated by HELLENiQ ENERGY. In Italy, it is supporting the development of a 129MW portfolio of solar and wind projects, with the first in Sicily due online this month.
In Poland, the company has backed Econergy’s 40MW solar array, while in Romania’s Galați County, it will procure power from a 99MW wind farm developed by Nala Renewables and OX2. In Latvia, Apple has signed one of the country’s first corporate power purchase agreements with European Energy for a 110MW solar farm.
These developments form part of Apple’s strategy to address emissions from product use, which accounted for 29 per cent of its total greenhouse gas emissions in 2024.
Globally, Apple and its suppliers now support more than 19GW of renewable energy capacity across operations and manufacturing.
[Image caption: Apple’s renewable energy projects include the newly operational Castaño solar array in Spain. Image credit: Apple]
