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REC Market Meeting celebrates its 10th year anniversary The REC Market meeting is the global expert meeting on renewable energy markets. The next edition will take place in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, on 31 March and 1 April 2020. What started out as a small meeting in 2011 to provide a platform for discussing Guarantees of […]
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In 2012, EKOenergy became a partner organisation of the European Solidarity Corps (previously known as European Voluntary Service). This EU funded program enables us to host long term volunteers. Most of the volunteers stay 10 to 12 months at our office in Helsinki. They help us keep close contact with hundreds of partners in many
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As part of EKOenergy’s #PassionForGreenFashion campaign, we interviewed Francisco Rico, head of sales and administration of Vesica Piscis footwear, a vegan shoes and accessories brand that consumes EKOenergy. As the fashion industry is one of the major contributors to global warming, many companies are aware that their business models have a high environmental cost and
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“It’s really amazing to see how they are learning and adapting to things. You’ll find that someone is on their camel, and they are carrying a solar panel to charge their phones – it’s so interesting to see this!” The solar power based smart village in Barbujat, Sudan is a project funded by EKOenergy and
Solar for Sudan – Interview with Rofaida Elzubair Read More »
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.
An ecolabel for heat: public consultation Read More »
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
All climate projects on 1 map Read More »
Mummi ja Minä is a Finnish producer of cleaning products, using natural ingredients suitable for vegans. They have taken their commitment to the environment one step further by using EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity for their products. We’re happy to see that they make their choice of EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity known by putting our logo on their
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Plasthill Oy’s eco dishware and survival gear brand Kupilka uses EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity. Read more about their sustainability commitment and shop for their products on their website. Check out our user stories to see interviews with EKOenergy users we regularly publish. Published on 15 October 2019
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First ecolabelled tariff in the UK A UK first for EKOenergy, Green Energy UK is offering residential customers 100% renewable energy that meets EKOenergy’s strict environmental criteria. Green Energy UK, launched in 2001, was one of the very first companies in the UK offering a green only energy tariff. They were the first energy company
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EKOenergy’s campaign ”EKOenergy for your brewery”, launched in 2016, was one of the finalists in the EU Sustainable Energy Week Awards 2018. The campaign aims at informing breweries about using renewable energy. In addition to Italian and Finnish breweries, Urban Beer became the first EKOenergy-labelled beer in Spain. Urban Beer, producing handmade and natural beer in
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In light of the upcoming international climate strike on 20 and 27 September, we want to show solidarity to the young people striking worldwide. With this in mind, we reached out to Arshak Makichyan from Russia to hear how he started his climate strikes in Russia. To read our previous article about Fridays For Future
FridaysForFuture Russia: Our interview with Arshak Makichyan Read More »
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
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Kiinteistö Oy Auroranlinna is a real estate company in Finland, owned by the City of Helsinki. Auroranlinna has about 4,200 non-subsidized rental apartments in about 100 properties across Helsinki. Auroranlinna has agreed with their supplier, Helen that they will purchase electricity labelled with EKOenergy. Thanks Auroranlinna for taking an extra step for nature and for communicating
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“The world does not suffer from the lack of material but the lack of mind. Being innovative and full of fresh thinking, Globe Hope came up with the idea of fabric redefined”. These are the motivational words painted on the interior wall of the Globe Hope head office. In 2003, designer Seija Lukkala (Globe Hope
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