Ukubandakanyeka kuka-Apple emandleni avuselelekayo kuye kwamukelwa emhlabeni jikelele. Eqinisweni, inikezwe izikhathi eziningi ngokusekela kwayo imvelo. Isinyathelo sokuqala senziwa ezinqubweni zaso zokukhiqiza. Kepha Kusukela ngo-2015, yasungula izinhlelo zamandla ahlanzekile nabahlinzeki bayo. Embikweni wayo wango-2016 wesikweletu sabahlinzeki, inkampani yathi lokho kwayo Ukusebenza kahle kwamandla kwehlise ukukhishwa kwekhabhoni ngamathani angaphezu kwamathani ayi-13.800.
Sazi emahoreni ambalwa edlule ukuthi, I-Apple ifinyelele esivumelwaneni nomhlinzeki wayo omkhulu eJapan, umphakeli wezinto ibiden. Le nkampani izibophezele ku-Apple ukufaka esikhundleni amandla kagesi wendabuko kuzo zonke izinqubo zokukhiqiza.
Amandla azosetshenziswa kusukela manje amandla elanga. Lokhu kudala ukuphazamiseka okungaphezu kokukodwa, ngoba inkampani yabaphakeli ibinenselelo ebiphambi kwayo: thola isikhala esanele sokufakwa okukhulu kwelanga ezweni elinabantu abaningi njengeJapan. Kepha i-Ibiden ithole isisombululo esisha se-Apple.
Ukufeza ukuzibophezela kwayo, i-Ibiden izotshala imali ezindaweni ezingaphezu kuka-20 zamandla avuselelekayo, kufaka phakathi enye yezinhlelo ezinkulu kakhulu ezintantayo ezisebenza ngelanga ezweni. Uhlelo lwe-flotation lwakhiwe egcekeni lamapulangwe, ukukhulisa ukusetshenziswa kwendawo eJapan.
Lisa Jackson, Iphini likamongameli we-Apple we-Environment, Policy and Social Initiatives, uphawule wathi amandla ahlanzekile ayalusiza ibhizinisi kanye nemvelo.
Njengoba siqhubeka nomfutho wethu wokuphehla amasu ethu omhlaba wonke ngo-100% wamandla avuselelekayo, manje sekubaluleke kakhulu kunakuqala ukuthi sikwazi ukusiza abalingani bethu bezokukhiqiza ukuthi benze ushintsho olufanayo emithonjeni ehlanzekile, futhi babe yisibonelo kwezinye izinkampani.
Singasho Kuze kube namuhla, ukuthi noma imuphi umkhiqizo we-Apple wakhiwe ku-93 ngamandla avuselelekayo. Lesi sibalo siphezulu kakhulu kunabanye abakhiqizi kulo mkhakha. Emazweni angama-23, i-Apple noma abahlinzeki bayo bakhiqiza i-100% yemikhiqizo yabo ngamandla avuselelekayo. Isibalo esihlanganisiwe, ekupheleni konyaka, sizofinyelela ngaphezu kwamahora angama-2,5 billion kilowatt ngonyaka wamandla ahlanzekile okwenziwa kwemikhiqizo. Uma ungenalwazi odabeni, kufana nokususa izimoto ezingama-400.000 emgwaqeni.