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Leaflet « Good to know about hydropower »

The advantage of hydropower is the renewability of the energy source. It also allows time-efficient adjustments in electricity production according to demand. Hydropower plants are relatively long-lasting. The disadvantages of hydropower are strong modifications of river habitats. Stream and riparian ecosystems are threatened. Migratory fish populations have become extinct in many rivers. The damming of […]

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Buying 100% renewable energy is becoming the new normal

Renewable energy has long been stigmatised as expensive, unreliable and commercially non-viable. Yet over 150 of the worlds largest companies are moving to 100% renewable. The Paris Agreement was lauded across the world as a victory for international cooperation and dialogue. Yet it was not the only major achievement to come out of the Paris

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The importance of river restoration and EKOenergy’s Environmental Fund

Rolling up our sleeves for rivers It’s a damp, grey Tuesday afternoon. A team of volunteers, including four members of the EKOenergy secretariat, march down a farm track in Vaskio, Finland, laden with buckets, shovels and biscuits. We arrive at a small brook, no more than a meter wide, where the water trickles quietly through

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Urban Beer, first Spanish brewery to use EKOenergy

Urban Beer, using natural and « sometimes unconventional ingredients », is the first Spanish brewery to produce beer with 100% sustainable electricity. Íñigo García, co-founder of Urban Beer says « We have don’t have higher costs for using renewable energy. We simply want to show that companies can and must make the change. Taking action does not affect your accounts

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Le Flow Festival utilise de l’énergie écolabellisée EKOénergie

Le Flow Festival est l’un des premiers festivals de musique et d’arts au monde neutre en carbone. Le festival de cette année aura lieu du 10 au 12 août 2018 à Helsinki, en Finlande. Toute l’électricité utilisée lors du « festival de musique le plus cool des pays nordiques » est 100 % renouvelable et

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Welcome to RE-Source, the biggest renewable energy sourcing event in Europe

EKOenergy is a proud Association Partner of this year’s RE-Source Event, a conference focusing on the latest evolutions with regard to sourcing of renewable energy in general and PPAs (Power Purchase Agreements) in particular. It is a must-attend gathering for all stakeholders interested in these issues. RE-Source 2018 takes place in Amsterdam, on 21 and

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While coping with the heatwaves, we should act to reverse them

July 2018 has been the hottest July ever registered in several areas of the northern hemisphere, bringing with it abnormal droughts, high wildfire risk and devastating sudden precipitation. The record temperatures of the past were beaten in the US, Canada, Japan and different countries of northern Europe – with even 10°C difference between the first

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SAP mène la transition vers un modèle d’économie à faible carbone

La société de logiciels de pointe SAP a récemment publié son rapport intégré 2017, donnant des données récentes sur ses performances sociales et environnementales en soulignant son engagement ambitieux d’atteindre la neutralité carbone d’ici 2025. La société s’est engagée à une électricité 100% renouvelable et a rejoint la coalition RE100 – reconnue par l’ONU comme

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Prendre soin de l’environnement c’est prendre soin de sa santé

Chaque année, un nombre croissant d’individus accordent plus d’attention à leurs habitudes de consommation et deviennent plus conscients de l’impact direct que leur routine peut avoir sur le monde et sur leur propre vie. Les consommateurs appelés LOHAS (Lifestyles of Health and Sustainability, autrement dit des personnes qui adoptent un mode de vie pour la

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Finnish beverage company Olvi uses EKOenergy

Olvi, a Finnish beverage company active since 1878, uses EKOenergy-labelled electricity for all of their own brands in Finland. “With our example, Olvi wants to help consumers make sustainable energy solutions in their own lives and also encourage others to switch to environmentally friendly electricity,” says Olli Heikkilä, Marketing Director at Olvi. See more about

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