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Our efforts to expand renewable energy for sustainable daily life

The energy
that keeps
life going

100% renewable
energy
at our global sites

Lighting up the future with our
A cloud in a clear sky.
renewable energy

Lighting up the future with our
A cloud in a clear sky.
renewable energy

A wind turbine against a sunny yet cloudy sky.

From the moment you wake up and check your phone to watch videos right before bed, everything you do needs chips — and to make these chips, you need energy.

What kind of energy? Instead of fossil fuels, Samsung uses renewable energy when making our chips. Renewable energy is energy that can be used over and over without creating pollution, like sunlight and wind. Our focus on renewable energy sources helps to keep our future looking bright.

We ensure our sites
worldwide use
100% renewable energy,

keeping our effort
to sustainable
daily life.

Expansion of renewable energy use

Renewable energy mix
(Global standard)
24.3%
*As of 2023
Renewable energy usage
6,569GWh
*As of 2023

Starting with our US and Chinese business sites that were converted to 100% renewable energy since 2020, we aim to contribute to reducing Scope 2 emissions from electricity use by expanding the use of renewable energy across all of our global business sites by 2050 through forming new PPAs. The DS Division's domestic business sites signed a PPA with SK E&S in November 2023 and Samsung C&T in March 2024 to procure approximately 76.2GWh of renewable energy power annually from 60MW solar power plants starting in 2025, receiving approximately 1,466GWh* in total over the next 20 years.

* With consideration of reduction in annual guaranteed supply due to solar panel deterioration

Overseas Business Sites

Global Renewable Energy Use (Samsung Semiconductor)

Chart showing renewable energy use in the United States and China from 2017 to 2020. We reached 100% of our goal by 2019 and continued to increase use in 2020.
2020
3,560GWh
2021
4,722GWh
2022
5,849GWh
2023
6,569GWh

Samsung Semiconductor has achieved a 100% transition to renewable energy at overseas business sites by 2020, completing such transition at overseas manufacturing sites in the U.S. and China in 2019 and at all of the DS Division's overseas business sites in 2020.

If our lives
Close-up of satellite view of Earth.
Rear view of a person looking at a sunset.
don’t change,
 they won’t change
Close-up of glass building showing the reflection of another building with all its lights on.

If our lives
Close-up of satellite view of Earth.
don’t change,
Rear view of a person looking at a sunset. Close-up of glass building showing the reflection of another building with all its lights on.
they
won’t change

Greenhouse gas
reduction due to the
expansion of renewable
energy

2021

2022

2023

Greenhouse gas reduction due to the expansion of renewable energy

This was achieved through various projects such as developing innovative technologies to reduce carbon and building a diverse portfolio to secure renewable energy. Samsung Semiconductor will continue to reduce the energy used in the semiconductor manufacturing process and contribute to the reduction of greenhouse gases.

Samsung’s use of
renewable energy
increases
day by day

to make each of
your days
a bright one.

  • We strive to not only expand the use of renewable energy
    at our global sites, but also our domestic sites.

    Renewable energy
    use expansion
    measures

    Illustration of solar panel, half-full battery, pine trees and wind turbines, representing the installation of solar power plants, renewable energy certificates (REC), power purchasing agreement (PPA) and green pricing.
    • Installation of solar power plants • Purchase of Renewable Energy Certificates (REC) • Power Purchasing Agreement (PPA) • Use of Green Pricing

    Using renewable energy at domestic business sites

    Every domestic business site of Samsung Semiconductor is equipped with renewable energy facilities. Solar power generation facilities have been installed in various spaces, including business parking lots and building rooftops. So far, a total of 2.8MW of solar power generation facilities have been installed at domestic business sites, including 1.5MW at the Giheung site and 0.7MW at the Pyeongtaek site, producing and using 2.8GWh of electricity in the sites in 2023. We also installed geothermal heating and cooling facilities with a capacity of 1,372 RT.
    Furthermore, Samsung Semiconductor's domestic business sites signed a PPA with SK E&S in November 2023 and Samsung C&T in March 2024 to procure approximately 76.2GWh of renewable energy power annually from 60MW solar power plants starting in 2025, receiving approximately 1,466GWh* in total over the next 20 years. We will continue to strive to have more PPA's and expand renewable energy generation facilities.

    * With consideration of reduction in annual guaranteed supply due to solar panel deterioration

  • We took the lead in expanding renewable energy use in the U.S. and won a 2019 Green Power Leadership Award.

    We took the lead in expanding renewable
    energy use
    in the U.S. and won a 2019 Green Power
    Leadership Award.

    USA Environmental Protection Agency logo

    Taking the lead with
    Green Power Leadership

    Samsung Semiconductor USA Austin received the Excellence in Green Power Use from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September 2019, which recognized us for our outstanding achievements in expanding the use of renewable energy. We increased the use of renewable energy from 3% to 100% by supporting green pricing and purchasing Renewable Energy Certificates (REC).

    Then in 2019, we worked with large companies like Apple, eBay and Sprint to purchase 75MW of renewable energy from large wind farms, and also made a 200MW renewable energy contract with other wind farms in 2021. In addition, we continue to focus on efforts to expand the actual use of renewable energy.

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