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EKOenergy is developing criteria for heat (and cooling). In the first stage, we are focusing on heat generated with heat pumps, geothermal heat, solar heat and heat resulting from heat recuperation. Hereafter you find the proposal for new criteria. Between 10 December 2019 and 31 January 2020, we organise a public consultation about this text. […]

One of the ways EKOenergy ensures additionality is through the Climate Fund. Thanks to users of EKOenergy-labelled electricity, we finance green energy projects that would not have happened otherwise. All supported projects contribute to the realisation of the Sustainable Development Goals. We financed the first projects in 2015 and since then, we have financed 36

The Nordic Council of Ministers award an environmental prize annually since 1995 to honour the smartest and most effective Nordic initiatives showing the way toward a more sustainable future. We are honoured to be a nominee, along with Greta Thunberg! „Initiatives that promote sustainable consumption and production by doing more and better with less“ The

Just like last year, EKOenergy is a supporting association of RE-Source 2019. RE-Source conference is Europe’s largest PPA event where stakeholders of the renewable energy market gather and discuss the recent developments. RE-Source 2019 is also the perfect platform to network, learn and do business with key players from both the buyer and supplier side.

Today, 22nd of May is the International Day for Biodiversity. Since the early 2000s, the United Nations have used this date to raise awareness and increase our understanding of the global biodiversity loss. This year’s theme is “Our Biodiversity, our food, our health” to highlight the role biodiversity plays in transforming food systems and improving

The fashion industry accounts for around 5% of global CO2 emissions making it one of the most polluting industries in the world. This has been driven in large part by the rise of fast fashion. Fast fashion is an approach to the production and marketing of clothing which aims to bring cheap, trendy clothing from

Ahead of Fridays-For-Future’s international day of climate protests, we list some good reasons to support the school-striking youth. 1.   No other campaign has highlighted the urgency of the climate crisis so clearly and so directly. We simply cannot wait to solve the problem until the school-strikers have finished their studies. Carbon emissions have to go

Russia is one of the leading countries in electricity production and consumption in the world. At the same time more than a half of electric power in the country (about 70%) is produced by thermal power plants. Where is usually used rather cheap organic fuel such as coal and oil. These are irreplaceable natural resources,

Meet Steven Vanholme or Merve Güngör from the EKOenergy Secretariat in the events below REC Market Meeting in Amsterdam, the Netherlands on 12-13 March 2019 (pre-conference on 11 March) The conference will focus on the ongoing energy transition and the role of consumers. Furthermore, the sessions will underline new market developments and methods to buy

New environmental requirements for hydropower plants are published – EKOenergy seeks pioneers for piloting EKOenergy, the international ecolabel for renewable energy has revised its environmental requirements for hydropower plants. Now EKOenergy is seeking for pioneers of the sector to pilot how the new requirements work in practice. The new environmental requirements for hydropower plants concern

While a strong economic driver, international tourism is also a burden on the fight against climate change. It is time for the sector to acknowledge its environmental responsibility and to transition to a more sustainable model. The total number of international travellers increased in 2017 for the eighth consecutive year, reaching 1,323 millions and breaking

On the 1st of November, vegans around the world unite to celebrate World Vegan Day. It is a unique opportunity to share the benefits that this way of living and eating has. Not only is it a choice for animal welfare; it is also a choice for our health and the conservation of the environment.