Au début de l’année, EKOénergie et la Fondation Siemenpuu ont organisé un appel conjoint pour des projets d’énergie solaire au Mali, au Myanmar et au Népal. Nous sommes heureux d’annoncer que ce processus a maintenant abouti à la sélection d’un premier projet. Ensemble, nous accordons 70 000 euros au projet « Électrification solaire d’un village et […]

Nous sommes toujours reconnaissants aux consommateurs d’avoir choisi EKOénergie et surtout à nos vendeurs agréés grâce à qui tout cela est possible. En proposant aux consommateurs de l’énergie labellisée EKOénergie et en mentionnant régulièrement notre écolabel, les vendeurs sous licence contribuent à accroître notre réseau d’énergie positive et nous aident à nous rapprocher d’un avenir

For each megawatt-hour sold as EKOenergy hydropower, a contribution of at least 0.10 € (ten cents) is paid to EKOenergy’s Environmental Fund. These contributions are used to finance the implementation of river restoration projects. We are now able to finance 2 to 3 small-scale river projects in Germany, Finland or Sweden. These are the countries

Sunset in Ulyanovsk, Fortum Earlier this year, the International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-REC) Standard announced the beginning of I-REC issuance in Russia. This long-awaited development is a huge step forwards for energy consumers looking for opportunities to contribute to the energy transition in the country. Serving as a tool to prove the use of 100%

Funding for solar and wind energy projects in developing countries. For each MWh of sold EKOenergy-labelled energy, the seller pays 0.10 € to EKOenergy’s Climate Fund. Our Climate Fund finances renewable electricity projects aimed at alleviating energy poverty in developing countries and regions. These are usually smaller scale solar (and wind) energy projects. In December

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

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