National Awards Honor Leading Green Power Purchasers
SANTA CLARA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 15, 2009--
Applied Materials, Inc. announced today that it has received a 2009
Green Power Leadership Award from the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA). The annual awards recognize the country’s leading green
power purchasers for their commitment and contribution to helping
advance the development of the nation’s voluntary green power market.
EPA presented Applied Materials with the award at an event held in
conjunction with the 2009 Renewable Energy Markets Conference in
Atlanta, Georgia.
Applied Materials was one of only three organizations nationwide
to receive a Leadership Award for the on-site generation of green power.
The award recognizes EPA Green Power Partners who distinguish themselves
using on-site renewable energy applications, such as solar photovoltaic
(PV) or wind energy projects. Applied Materials is currently generating
3.2 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually in the U.S.
using on-site solar power generation at the company’s California and
Texas facilities. In addition, Applied Materials purchases more than 31
million kWh of green power annually. In total, the company uses enough
green power to meet more than 15 percent of its electricity use.
“Purchasing and generating green power are important elements of our
long-term commitment to business and global sustainability,” said Bruce
Klafter, senior director for Environmental Health and Safety and head of
Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability at Applied Materials.
“Through our solar installations we are demonstrating the ease of
integrating clean energy into existing business campuses and proving
that solar power is a sound business decision, in addition to being an
important choice in combating climate change.”
Applied Materials is purchasing green power in support of EPA’s Fortune
500 Green Power Challenge. EPA is challenging Fortune 500 Corporations
to collectively exceed 10 billion kilowatt-hours green power purchasing
by year end 2009. Applied Materials' purchase ranks No. 26 in the United
States.
Green power is electricity that is generated from environmentally
preferable renewable resources, such as wind, solar, geothermal, biogas,
biomass and low-impact hydro. These resources generate electricity with
a net zero increase in carbon dioxide emissions, while offering a
superior environmental profile compared to traditional power generation
sources. Green power purchases also support the development of new
renewable energy generation sources nationwide.
“EPA's Green Power Leadership award winners are raising the bar for
green power purchasing,” said Kathleen Hogan, Director of EPA's Climate
Protection Partnerships Division. "By using renewable energy, Applied
Materials is helping our environment by leading our national transition
to clean energy; they are a model for others to follow.”
According to the U.S. EPA, Applied Materials’ current green power use of
nearly 35 million kWh is equivalent to avoiding the carbon dioxide (CO2)
emissions of nearly 5,000 passenger vehicles per year, or the equivalent
amount of electricity needed to power more than more than 3,000 average
American homes annually.
As a green power purchaser, generator and the world’s largest solar
equipment manufacturer, Applied Materials is dedicated to growing
profitably and sustaining our business in an environmentally and
socially responsible manner and is striving to make renewable energy a
more meaningful contributor to the global energy supply. The company is
aware of the inherent business and social impacts of global climate
change, and is fully committed to improving the way people live by
achieving sustainability in a clean tech economy — from the products we
design, to how we manage our business. To learn more, visit the
company’s Clean
Tech Blog.
About Applied Materials, Inc.
Applied Materials, Inc. (Nasdaq:AMAT) is the global leader in
Nanomanufacturing Technology™ solutions with a broad portfolio of
innovative equipment, service and software products for the fabrication
of semiconductor chips, flat panel displays, solar photovoltaic cells,
flexible electronics and energy efficient glass. At Applied Materials,
we apply Nanomanufacturing Technology to improve the way people live.
Learn more at www.appliedmaterials.com.
About EPA’s Green Power Partnership
The Green Power Partnership is a voluntary program that encourages
organizations to buy green power as a way to reduce the environmental
impacts associated with purchased electricity use. The Partnership
currently has more than 1,000 Partner organizations voluntarily
purchasing billions of kilowatt-hours of green power annually. Partners
include a wide variety of leading organizations such as Fortune 500
companies, small and medium sized businesses, local, state, and federal
governments, and colleges and universities. For additional information,
please visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower.
About the Green Power Leadership Awards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) co-sponsors the annual
Green Power Leadership Awards in conjunction with the U.S. Department of
Energy and the Center for Resource Solutions. EPA recognizes winners in
the following awards categories: Green Power Partner of the Year,
On-site Generation, and Green Power Purchase. EPA’s Purchaser awards
recognize the exceptional achievement among EPA Green Power Partners who
distinguish themselves through green power procurement, market
leadership, overall green power strategy, and overall impact on the
green power market. The Awards are held in conjunction with the
Renewable Energy Markets Conference. For additional information, please
visit http://www.epa.gov/greenpower/awards/.
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Source: Applied Materials, Inc.
Applied Materials
Amaya Wiegert, 408-235-4795
amaya_wiegert@amat.com
or
U.S.
EPA
Allison Dennis, 202-343-9526
dennis.allison@epa.gov
