foot building and is expected to be completed in 2010. The exact usage for the location has not been revealed. While Apple makes the bulk of its income through hardware sales, the company has increasingly been positioning itself as a services company that may require large server farms to ...
As of June 6, 2016, Apple's solar farms in California and Nevada have been declared to provide 217.9 megawatts of solar generation capacity.[332] Apple has received regulatory approval to construct a landfill gas energy plant in North Carolina to use the methane emissions to generate electricity...
The new data centers will measure some 166,000 square meters each, and Apple says they will serve content for the iTunes Store, App Store, iMessage, Maps, and Siri for European consumers. Apple has chosen Athenry, Ireland and Viborg, Denmark to house the server farms. "We are grate...
While Apple and SunPower arealready buildingsolar farms in Maiden, North Carolina, the Reno site will see new technology used involving mirrors capable of concentrating the sun’s rays by up to seven times, thereby greatly increasing the amount of generated power. “All of Apple’s data cent...
Together, the two similarly-sized solar farms will provide roughly 40 megawatts of power, with an on-site fuel cell facility providing an additional 5 megawatts. Regulatory documents indicate that Apple plans to complete installation at the solar farm across the street from its data cente...
It's not clear how many employees Apple has in the state right now. It is leasing office space at present, and the hiring targets are not reliant on the site being constructed. The company already operates a data center in the state, has solar farms, and several Apple Stores....
Two solar farms and a fuel-cell center (the green version of a UPS?) have now opened for business and are providing more than enough juice to power the data center, putting out 50MW (the center requires 40MW, according to GigaOm’s Katie Fehrenbacher). The second, further...
During the spring season, Fishkill Farms is a picturesque sight with its blooming cherries and strawberry fields. The farm transforms into an apple and pumpkin paradise as autumn sets in. While strolling amidst the rows of fruit-laden trees, you can fill your basket with the vast 28 apple var...
North Georgia's magnificent countryside offers ample Blue Ridge views and excellent apple picking opportunities.Mercier Orchards, about a 90-minute drive from Atlanta, was one of the first farms in the state to grow, press, ferment, and bottle its own hard cider and wine. Don't forget to pu...
Providing a partnership in the NEWA weather network allowing NC growers to connect appropriate weather stations to NEWA at no charge. NEWA provides disease and pest projections using weather data from local farms and select regional weather stations. The modeling tools are available to everyone at no...