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Claudia and Francisco dove into research about nature protection on wind and solar farms

Trainees at EKOenergy’s Secretariat – Project: Nature on wind and solar farms This interview brings together two participants of EKOenergy’s traineeship programme. Over three months, Francisco and Claudia dove into research on biodiversity on wind and solar farms around the world. At the end of their programme, we caught up to discuss their findings and […]

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The Reuse Center Leads Towards a Circular Economy with the Power of EKOenergy

“The Circular economy refers to a production and consumption model where existing materials and products are used as much as possible by borrowing, renting, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling. This extends the lifespan of products,” states the European Parliament. The circular economy is a significant tool in combating climate change. However, it is not a

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EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award 2024 goes to Väre

A prize for the fastest grower EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is available for consumers of all sizes, thanks to the steadily growing network of authorised EKOenergy providers worldwide. Working with so many knowledgeable and dedicated people is an absolute honour and we are thankful to all of them. Once a year, we take a moment to

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Ivy Award 2024 goes to Nordic Green Energy Sweden

A prize for outstanding efforts in promoting EKOenergy-labelled energy EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is available for consumers of all sizes, thanks to the steadily growing network of authorised EKOenergy providers worldwide. Working with so many knowledgeable and dedicated people is an absolute honour and we are thankful to all of them. Once a year, we take

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EKOenergy’s Oak Award 2024 goes to ACT

An annual award for the largest EKOenergy seller EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is available for consumers of all sizes, thanks to the steadily growing network of authorised EKOenergy providers worldwide. Working with so many knowledgeable and dedicated people is an absolute honour and we are thankful to all of them. Once a year, we take a

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YIT builds a better world with EKOenergy

YIT Corporation has chosen EKOenergy as part of fulfilling its Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved climate targets. YIT is a leading construction company and project developer. The company’s story began in 1912, and its business segments include residential construction, commercial premises, and infrastructure construction. YIT’s revenue in 2023 was 2.2 billion euros, and it employs

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The importance of reliable tracking – Interview with RECS Energy Certificate Association

Reliable tracking and avoidance of double-counting EKOenergy’s criteria cover several vital aspects, including the assurance of reliable tracking and the prevention of double counting. For a megawatt-hour to bear our label, it must be verifiable as generated in an installation meeting our quality standards and assigned to a single specific consumer. To ensure this verifiability,

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First EKOenergy user in Uganda: St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor

Solar energy to power the hospital’s daily operations Consumers have the option to choose EKOenergy worldwide. One method of accessing EKOenergy-labelled electricity involves adding our label to locally-produced solar power. An illustrative case of this is St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor. The hospital operates in Gulu, Uganda, offering services to the most needy without discrimination based

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Interview with Anna Wikholm from 3 Kaveria, Finnish ice cream company using EKOenergy

As part of our outreach campaign “EKOappetite”, we promote the use of renewable energy in food processing businesses. We reached out to an existing EKOenergy user, the Finnish ice cream manufacturer 3 Kaveria (“3 Friends”) for an interview to learn more about their motives for using EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity. Anna Wikholm, the brand manager at

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Verdonce: tèxtils naturals per a la llar fets a Espanya utilitzant EKOenergia

Verdonce és una marca espanyola de productes que t’ajudaran a fer de la teva casa una llar més sostenible, reduint els residus i ajudant al medi ambient. Els seus productes estan elaborats amb materials naturals de proveïdors locals i confeccionats a mà a Madrid. Entrevistem a Mónica García i Oliver Green, els fundadors de Verdonce, també

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Ritex, productor alemany de preservatius, usa EKOenergia

Ritex, una empresa alemanya productora de condons i lubricants, ha començat a utilitzar electricitat etiquetada amb EKOenergia, incorporant el logo d’EKOenergia en la seva nova gamma de productes PRO NATURE. Els vam fer algunes preguntes sobre aquest recent projecte, per saber més sobre el seu enfocament en la sostenibilitat i què els va portar a triar l’electricitat

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Urban Beer: la primera cervecería española en producir con EKOenergía

La campaña “EKOenergía para su cervecería” que EKOenergía lanzó en 2016, fue una de las finalistas de los Premios de Energía Sostenible de la UE 2018. Con ella se quería sensibilizar a las cervecerías sobre el consumo de energías renovables. Además de cervecerías italianas y finlandesas, en España, la cervecería artesanal Urban Beer, se pasó

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Globe Hope, marca pionera en Finlandia de una moda más sostenible

“El mundo no sufre por la falta de material, sino por la falta de mentalidad. Siendo innovadores y llenos de ideas frescas, nació Globe Hope con la idea de redefinir los tejidos”.Estas son las palabras motivadoras escritas en la pared principal de las oficinas de Globe Hope. En 2003, la diseñadora Seija Lukkala (Directora General

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Carrera Jeans apoya la campaña “Passion For Green Fashion” de EKOenergía

Carrera Jeans es un fabricante de ropa italiana que exporta por todo el mundo sus confecciones desde 1965. Durante los tres últimos años, la energía consumida en sus oficinas y tiendas de Italia, además de ser renovable, también es 100% EKOenergía. Coincidiendo con el lanzamiento de la campaña Passion for Green Fashion,  que pretende animar a más industrias

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