Apple is constantly working to improve its ability to handle the internet and the needs of its consumers. The latest attempt at this is the building Europe's cleanest data centers. Apple announced plans on Monday to build two new data centers in Europe. Each facility will rely solely on clean energy, and will store the software required for users to use iTunes, iMessage and Siri in Europe.
"We are grateful for Apple's continued success in Europe and proud that our investment supports communities across the continent...This significant new investment represents Apple's biggest project in Europe to date. We're thrilled to be expanding our operations, creating hundreds of local jobs and introducing some of our most green building designs yet," said CEO Tim Cook.
He also mentioned that Apple hopes to add more than 2000 jobs to the local economy, which would bring the total number of Apple jobs in Europe to 20,000.
Building data centers like this in Europe will help Apple create good will and put the company in a better position to defend users' data privacy, according to The Verge. Many Europeans are worried that the storage of their data in America means that the NSA has direct acess to their files. Thankfully, a number of companies have started building data centers in Europe, thus alleviating those fears.
The data centers will be built in Athenry, Ireland and Viborg, Denmark. Each facility will be 166,000 square meters and will provide hundreds of jobs for the local community. For example, the Athenry facility will also provide an outdoor education space and walking trails for local schools. On top of that, Apple will replant native trees. In Viborg, all excess heat from the servers will be used to heat local homes.
