Apple has announced plans to spend 1.9 billion dollars building two data centers in Ireland and Denmark. The facilities, which are scheduled to begin operations in 2017, will provide online services such as iTunes, iMessages and Siri for Apple customers in Europe and will be powered 100 percent by renewable energy, the California-based company announced on Monday.
"This signifciant new investment represents Apple's biggest projects in Europe to date. We are thrilled to be expanding our operations, creating hundreds of local jobs and introducing some of our most advanced green building designs yet," Apple CEO Tim Cook said in a statement.
The investment will be evenly divided between the two countries while the Irish government has confirmed that 850 million euros will be spent in Ireland. It is also intended to boost the European economy by creating hundreds of jobs. Apple already employs 18,300 people in 19 European countries and has added over 2,000 new jobs in the last 12 months alone.
According to Apple, the centers will also have the lowest environmental impact of any of Apple's data centers.
"We are excited to spur green industry growth in Ireland and Denmark and develop energy systems that take advantage of their strong wind resources. Our commitment to environmental responsibility is good for the planet, good for our business and good for the European economy," Apple's vice president of environmental initiative, Lisa Jackson, said.
The data center in Ireland will be located in Athenry, close to Galway on the west coast while in Denmark, it will be in Viborg, western Denmark.
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