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Leading by example
Applied Materials has. announced that it solar power generation at the company’s
has received a 2009 Green Power California and Texas facilities. In addition,
Leadership Award from the U.S. Applied Materials purchases more than 31
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). million kWh of green power annually. In
The annual awards recognize the total, the company uses enough green
country’s leading green power purchasers power to meet more than 15 percent of its
for their commitment and contribution to electricity use.
helping advance the development of the
nation’s voluntary green power market. “Purchasing and generating green power
EPA presented Applied Materials with the are important elements of our long-term
award at an event held in conjunction with commitment to business and global
the 2009 Renewable Energy Markets sustainability,” said Bruce Klafter, senior
Conference in Atlanta, Georgia. director for Environmental Health and
Safety and head of Corporate
Applied Materials was one of only three Responsibility and Sustainability at
organizations nationwide to receive a Applied Materials. “Through our solar
Leadership Award for the on-site installations we are demonstrating the
generation of green power. The award ease of integrating clean energy into
recognizes EPA Green Power Partners existing business campuses and proving challenging Fortune 500 Corporations to
who distinguish themselves using on-site that solar power is a sound business collectively exceed 10 billion kilowatt-
renewable energy applications, such as decision, in addition to being an hours green power purchasing by year
solar photovoltaic (PV) or wind energy important choice in combating climate end 2009. Applied Materials’ purchase
projects. change.” ranks No. 26 in the United States.
Applied Materials is currently generating Applied Materials is purchasing green Green power is electricity that is
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3.2 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power in support of EPA’s Fortune 500 generated from environmentally
power annually in the U.S. using on-site Green Power Challenge. EPA is preferable renewable resources, such as
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wind, solar, geothermal, biogas, biomass
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Regional investment required
These resources generate electricity with
a net zero increase in carbon dioxide
Circadian Solar, developer of Jim Cunningham, MP, added: “The emissions, while offering a superior
concentrated photovoltaic (CPV) solar Midlands used to be the home of the environmental profile compared to
technology, has taken the opportunity of automotive industry so this region has traditional power generation sources.
a visit by local MP for Coventry South, been one of the hardest hit by job losses Green power purchases also support the
Jim Cunningham, to encourage resulting from the recession. Now we development of new renewable energy
Issue V 2009
investment in green technologies with need to look to new industries such as generation sources nationwide.
applications outside the UK. solar power to revitalise the region and
help move us towards a low carbon “EPA’s Green Power Leadership award
Robin Godfrey, CEO of Circadian Solar, economy. We have the facilities, design winners are raising the bar for green
said: “We were very pleased that Jim expertise and skilled workforce in place power purchasing,” said Kathleen Hogan,
was able to visit us, and see the to capitalise on any investment made Director of EPA’s Climate Protection
development of our solar technology. into this fledgling industry that has such Partnerships Division. “By using
great potential.” renewable energy, Applied Materials is
The UK may not be best-placed to helping our environment by leading our
exploit solar power as an energy source, Circadian Solar has recently joined a national transition to clean energy; they
but there is a perfect opportunity for number of companies in signing HRH are a model for others to follow.”
investors to back emerging solar The Prince of Wales’s Copenhagen
technology. Governments tend to Communiqué on Climate Change, which According to the U.S. EPA, Applied
think in terms of their own emissions calls for an ambitious, robust and Materials’ current green power use of
targets when allocating funding to equitable global deal on climate change. nearly 35 million kWh is equivalent to
green technologies, but the reality The initiative was developed by The avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2)
is that carbon emissions don’t stop University of Cambridge and is backed emissions of nearly 5,000 passenger
at Dover: we must adopt a global by an increasing number of companies vehicles per year, or the equivalent
approach to tackling climate ranging in size from very small to high- amount of electricity needed to power
change.” profile household name corporations. more than more than 3,000 average
American homes annually.
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