Earlier this year, Apple unveiled details about the construction of a data center in Meydene, North Carolina. According to a document published on the official website of the company, At the end of data center operations will be made available not only incredible computing power, it will also be closely linked to the world's largest solar power plant , privately owned and will be fueled by energy from the power plants running on biogas .
The correspondents of Wired magazine conducted aerial surveys of the site Apple, which allows to determine the relative position of objects on the ground and estimate the size of new buildings.
"These pictures were taken last month. They show that the data center Apple, the cost of one billion dollars, and two adjacent areas are under active development. According to rumors, the company was going to build a second data center, but judging by the photos, it is not. Most likely, the two areas marked on the pictures 2 and 3, were prepared to build a fuel cell power plants and solar farms to meet the energy needs of the data center. "
Recall, according to the disclosed information, the new assistant professor Apple will receive power from an array of solar panels that will occupy the territory of 40 hectares in size. This complex will have a capacity of 20 MW and will be able to provide 42 million kWh / year.
When this energy shortage Apple will use fuel cells, filled with natural gas - the technology is actively used at the headquarters in Cupertino. To do this, Apple expects to install twenty-four 200-kilowatt fuel cells on the second floor next to the data center. Units will begin producing electricity by using biogas, this summer. Power on the project reach full capacity of 4.8 MW before the end of November 2012.
Prior to the construction of power stations and an array of solar panels: 40 hectares of forest
Area cleared for construction of new facilities Apple
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