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Annual campaigns to promote renewable energy Users of EKOenergy-labelled energy enable us to set up renewable energy campaigns through which we reach out to energy consumers across the world. Our previous campaigns targeted breweries, the hospitality industry, green buildings, winter sports centres (in cooperation with Protect Our Winters), chocolate manufacturers, and the fashion and beauty …
Over the past decade, EKOenergy has evolved from an ambitious European initiative to an internationally recognised and globally available ecolabel for renewable energy, across 70 countries on all continents. 2023 marks the 10th anniversary of the launch of our ecolabel. For this occasion, we’re publishing a series of fact sheets highlighting various aspects of our …
10 years of EKOenergy, 10 years of multi-faceted climate action Read More »
The Iliad Group is a fast-growing provider of telecommunication services in Europe, with their main activities in France, Italy and Poland. Their operations as a mobile phone service provider include prepaid SIM cards, internet access and hosting services. In early 2021, the Iliad Group started using EKOenergy-labelled electricity to power their activities in France and …
The Iliad Group and Engie sign PPA for EKOenergy-labelled solar energy Read More »
Im Dezember 2022 beschlossen wir, 20.000 € unseres Budgets für die erneuerbare Energien-Kampagne zu verwenden, um die Kampagne #renewables4ukraine der World Wind Energy Association zu unterstützen. Ziel der Kampagne ist es, sicherzustellen, dass kritische Infrastrukturen in der Ukraine zuverlässig mit erneuerbarer Energie versorgt werden. Die Kampagne zielt darauf ab, in Kriegszeiten wichtige zivile Bedürfnisse zu …
10 years of climate action In 2013, two small non-profit ecolabels for renewable energy, the Norppa label from Finland and 100% Energia Verde from Italy, amalgamated into an international label called “EKOenergy”. The British National Energy Agency, which had launched the Green Energy Certified label in the UK, also became a supporter of the EKOenergy …
Grants for new renewable energy projects For every MWh of EKOenergy, 0.10 € goes to EKOenergy’s Climate Fund to finance new renewable energy projects in developing countries. All supported projects alleviate energy poverty and contribute to the realisation of multiple Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), such as SDG 2 (zero hunger) and SDG 3 (good health …
Solar-powered refrigeration for fishing communities in Kenya Read More »
Der EKOenergie-Jahresbericht 2022 bietet einen Überblick über die verschiedenen Bereiche unserer Arbeit und Erfolge im Jahr 2022. Durch den konkreten Einfluss des Jahres 2022 haben wir die Kraft, 2023 mit demselben Enthusiasmus weiterzuarbeiten und hoffen, dass sich viele andere anschließen werden. Eines der wichtigsten Resultate aus 2022 war, dass erneuerbare Energien nun auch von denen, …
As in previous years, EKOenergy is a proud supporting association of the REC Market Meeting. The 11th edition of the REC Market Meeting will take place in Amsterdam on the 25th and 26th of April and focus on “maximising renewable opportunities”. The REC Market Meeting is the global expert meeting about renewable energy markets. What started out as a …
Background – Funding for solar and wind energy projects in developing countries In order to bring additional positive impact to consumers’ choice of renewable energy and help realise the UN’s Global Goals (Particularly SDG 7: Affordable, clean energy for all), the EKOenergy ecolabel raises funds for new renewable electricity projects in developing countries. For each …
Call for Climate Fund projects December 2022 – February 2023 Read More »
SCHOTT, eines der international führenden Unternehmen in den Bereichen Spezialglas, Glaskeramiken und -innovationen, hat zwei Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) mit Engie für Strom aus deutschen Solar- und Windkraftanlagen abgeschlossen. Das Gesamtvolumen der Vereinbarung beläuft sich auf 200 Gigawattstunden, der gesamte Strom wird das EKOenergie-Label erhalten. SCHOTT verwendet schon seit mehreren Jahren EKOenergie-gelabelten Strom aus verschiedenen …
SCHOTT und Engie unterzeichnen 2 PPAs für Strom mit dem EKOenergie-Label Read More »
600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity The energy issue in sub-Saharan Africa is a major one. As Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, and Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission reminded us in a paper dated the 17th of June 2021: “Almost 800 million people still lack …
Energy challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: Interview with Ruth Langsi Yeloma Read More »
Growing understanding of renewable energy potential in Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia Southern neighbours of Russia, which are heavily dependent on oil, have been showing increasing interest in renewable energy since the start of the full-scale war in Ukraine. There is now a better understanding of how fast deployment of renewable energy in the …
We’re thankful to all our authorised sellers for offering EKOenergy-labelled energy all around the world. Through our annual EKOenergy awards, we highlight extraordinary achievements and celebrate these. After the finalisation of this year’s audits, we are happy to present EKOenergy’s Oak Award 2022 to South Pole, for selling the largest volumes of EKOenergy in 2021. …
EKOenergy’s Oak Award goes to South Pole second time in a row Read More »
In 2020, EKOenergy granted 12000 € to a project by Santé Sud to provide solar energy to 13 rural community health centres in Mali. In 2021, we granted another 7408 € to power 4 more health centres in the capital area too. Renewables to improve healthcare services Malian communities experience major issues in their access …
Solar power for 17 more health centres in Mali, thanks to EKOenergy users Read More »
