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In December 2022, we decided to use 20,000 € from our renewable energy campaign budget to support the World Wind Energy Association’s #renewables4ukraine campaign. The objective of the campaign is to ensure that critical infrastructure in the country has a reliable supply of renewable energy. The campaign aims to cover important civilian needs during wartime …
Financements pour de nouveaux projets d’énergie renouvelable Pour chaque MWh d’EKOénergie 0,10 € sont affectés au Fonds pour le Climat pour financer de nouveaux projets d’énergie renouvelable dans les pays en développement. Tous les projets financés ont pour but de soulager la pauvreté énergétique et de contribuer à la réalisation de plusieurs Objectifs de Developpement …
Réfrigération à énergie solaire pour des communautés de pêcheurs au Kenya Lire la suite »
EKOenergy’s annual report for 2022 gives a good overview of the various dimensions of our work and achievements in 2022. Seeing the concrete impact of our work in 2022 gives us the vigour to continue with the same enthusiasm in 2023 and we hope that many more will join in. One of the main outcomes …
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 …
Proud partner of the REC Market Meeting 2023 Lire la suite »
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 Lire la suite »
SCHOTT, a leading international company in the areas of specialty glass, glass-ceramics and glass innovations, closed two Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) with Engie for electricity from German solar and wind farms. The total volume of the deal is 200 gigawatt-hours and all electricity will get the EKOenergy label. SCHOTT has been using EKOenergy-labelled electricity for …
SCHOTT and Engie sign 2 PPAs for EKOenergy-labelled electricity Lire la suite »
600 millions de personnes en Afrique subsaharienne n’ont pas accès à l’électricité La question énergétique en Afrique sub-saharienne est un enjeu important. Comme Fatih Birol, directeur de l’Agence internationale de l’énergie, et Frans Timmermans, premier vice-président de la Commission européenne, nous le rappelle dans un article du 17 juin 2021 : « Près de 800 millions de personnes …
Les enjeux énergétiques en Afrique subsaharienne : Interview avec Ruth Langsi Yeloma Lire la suite »
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 Lire la suite »
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 Lire la suite »
10 years ago, on 14 September 2012, EKOenergy welcomed the first European Solidarity Corps (Then known as European Voluntary Service, EVS) volunteer to our Secretariat. We were about to launch our international ecolabel and needed extra hands to get things rolling. The European Solidarity Corps programme was the perfect solution The European Solidarity Corps Programme, …
10 years of European Solidarity Corps volunteers at EKOenergy’s Secretariat Lire la suite »
Les entreprises sont de plus en plus conscientes des défis environnementaux actuels et nous pensons que les jeunes militants et activistes environnementaux jouent un rôle essentiel dans la sensibilisation du public. Vous pouvez également lire notre précédentes interviews avec les activistes environnementaux Nakabuye Hilda Flavia de Fridays for Future Uganda et Arshak Makichyan de Fridays …
Des jeunes militants français veulent un réveil écologique Lire la suite »
Santa Rosa brewery in Ecuador uses EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity from their onsite installation. Their EKOenergy use is facilitated by Deltaglobal SA. Thanks, Santa Rosa for going the extra mile and using the EKOenergy logo on the cans to inform your customers! We also thank EKOenergy seller Deltaglobal SA for assisting their clients in using EKOenergy-labelled …
Santa Rosa artisanal beer, made with EKOenergy! Lire la suite »
Notre Fonds pour le Climat n’a cessé de croître. Depuis 2015, notre contribution et engagement financier à la réduction de la pauvreté énergétique et à la réalisation des Objectifs de Développement Durable (ODD) des Nations unies ont atteint presque 2 millions d’euros ! Pour chaque MWh d’énergie labellisée EKOénergie vendue, 0.10€ vont pour le Fonds …
Près de 2 millions d’euros collectés pour des projets d’énergie renouvelable Lire la suite »
