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Executive Summary—Focus on Ireland
Investing in Clean Energy
We purchased 3.1 billion kWh of green power
in 2013, enough to meet 100% of our U.S.
electricity use for the year. Since 2009, we
have also partnered with third parties to
complete 18 solar installations on 10 Intel
campuses; collectively, these installations
generate 10 million kWh per year of clean
solar energy. Our renewable energy efforts
are intended to provide leadership and help
spur the market to make renewables cheaper
and more accessible over the long term—
which we believe will help to reduce overall
carbon emissions from electricity generation.
Operating Efficiently
The Intel Ireland site is at the forefront of
sustainable plant operations across Intel
worldwide, having voluntarily invested more
than $10M in energy conservation projects
at the Leixlip site in recent years. In 2013,
Intel Ireland underwent a reassessment for
certification to ISO 50001, which recognises
the management ownership, systems and
operational control of energy at the Intel
Ireland campus. Intel Ireland also piloted a
five-day Environmental Health and Safety
(EHS) academy. This initiative is dedicated to
teaching and developing all EHS department
employees and advancing their technical
skills, and will be proliferated to other Intel
EHS departments. Intel Ireland received
an Environmental Excellence Award for its
Energy Technology Centre.
An example of one of the centre’s energy-
saving projects was the development and
application of production line energy
management systems that allow dynamic
monitoring and management of energy
consumption within factory production
settings.
Designing for the Environment
We strive to reduce the environmental
impact of our products, from design
through disposal—including evaluating the
environmental impact of materials used in
our processes, collaborating on responsible
management of electronic waste, and driving
energy-efficient performance across all of our
major product lines. In 2013, we introduced
the 4th generation Intel Core processor family,
which delivers industry-leading performance
as well as the largest generational gain in
battery life in Intel’s product history.
Applying Technology to Global Issues
Multiple Intel research initiatives are aimed
at developing and delivering technologies
in fields such as energy-efficient production
and transportation systems, and applying
information technology (IT) to measure and
manage energy and natural resources more
efficiently. The Intel Energy and Sustainability
Lab (Intel ESL), based at our Ireland site,
researches the use of IT to facilitate a high-
tech, low-carbon economy.
We incorporate environmental performance goals throughout our
operations, seeking continuous improvement in energy efficiency,
emissions reductions, resource conservation, and other areas. We also
focus on improving the energy-efficient performance of our products and
collaborate with others to develop innovative ways to apply technology to
address long-term sustainability challenges.
