Apple Partners With SunPower Corporation to Build Two Solar Power Plants in China

environmentally conscious solar panel manufacturer sunpower corporation today announced partnership apple result in 2 solar power projects totaling 40 megawatts in "environmentally-preserved" aba region of china's sichuan province.

under construction, projects split across 2 sites both totaling 20 megawatts each. first site, located in hongyuan, generating 2 megawatts of power technology includes single-axis tracking rows of parabolic mirrors reflect light onto sunpower's "maxeon" cells, "which world's efficient commercially available mass-produced solar cells." second project located in ruoergai county.

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as first solar powered projects deployed in aba region, combined sites expected churn out 80 million kilowatt-hours each year. upon completion, each project co-owned apple , sichuan shengtian new energy development co., ltd, sunpower's project development joint venture. work on both sites expected completed fourth quarter of 2015.

speaking the associated press, lisa jackson, apple's vice president environmental initiatives, discussed new china-focused solar power project, suggesting company's partnership sunpower in region start of bigger environmentally-focused push apple.

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"it's important tackle climate change everywhere are," jackson told associated press. "when talk china, you're talking manufacturing partners. we're looking bring same innovation there. start."

"before go somewhere else , start asking , requiring clean energy, want make sure show folks how it," said jackson, u.s. environmental protection agency administrator during president barack obama's first term.

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apple , sunpower have collaborated stateside in past, 6 plants ranging california nevada , north carolina. today's announcements mark first international solar power partnership between apple , sunpower.

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okay. tell me why haven't pushed liquid fluoride thorium reactor msr tech if they're serious "green".....

 

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