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EKOenergy label for gas: helping consumers make an additional positive impact

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Many reasons for choosing EKOenergy We recently welcomed a new consumer of EKOenergy-labelled biomethane. Ecohz facilitated the deal and wrote a nice article about it, based on an interview with Steven Vanholme from EKOenergy’s Secretariat. Check out the article « EKOenergy: how sustainable biomethane can combat energy poverty » on Ecohz’s website. There are many reasons why …

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The importance of reliable tracking – Interview with RECS Energy Certificate Association

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Reliable tracking and avoidance of double-counting EKOenergy’s criteria cover several vital aspects, including the assurance of reliable tracking and the prevention of double counting. For a megawatt-hour to bear our label, it must be verifiable as generated in an installation meeting our quality standards and assigned to a single specific consumer. To ensure this verifiability, …

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First EKOenergy user in Uganda: St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor

News, User stories / 4 minutes de lecture / ,

Solar energy to power the hospital’s daily operations Consumers have the option to choose EKOenergy worldwide. One method of accessing EKOenergy-labelled electricity involves adding our label to locally-produced solar power. An illustrative case of this is St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor. The hospital operates in Gulu, Uganda, offering services to the most needy without discrimination based …

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Interview with Anna Wikholm from 3 Kaveria, Finnish ice cream company using EKOenergy

User stories / 5 minutes de lecture /

As part of our outreach campaign “EKOappetite”, we promote the use of renewable energy in food processing businesses. We reached out to an existing EKOenergy user, the Finnish ice cream manufacturer 3 Kaveria (“3 Friends”) for an interview to learn more about their motives for using EKOenergy-labelled renewable electricity. Anna Wikholm, the brand manager at …

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EKOenergy’s Ivy Award 2023 goes to Gesternova Energia

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EKOenergy-labelled renewables are made available worldwide by authorised sellers. Through our annual EKOenergy awards, we highlight some of the achievements our sellers recorded in the past year.  We are happy to announce that Gesternova has won EKOenergy’s Ivy Award 2023!  Why ivy? Ivy is an evergreen plant that climbs steadily, transforming buildings with its verdant …

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EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award and Oak Award 2023 both go to 3Degrees

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EKOenergy-labelled renewables are only made available by our authorised sellers across the world. Through our EKOenergy awards, we highlight the achievements of our sellers annually.  We are happy to announce that this year, 3Degrees has won both EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award and Oak Award!  EKOenergy’s Oak Award is for the company that sold the largest volumes …

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Les enjeux énergétiques en Afrique subsaharienne : Interview avec Ruth Langsi Yeloma

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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 …

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Renewables in Ukraine: What’s next?

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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 …

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EKOenergy’s Oak Award goes to South Pole second time in a row

News / 5 minutes de lecture /

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. …

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Des jeunes militants français veulent un réveil écologique

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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 …

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ECOTEC University uses EKOenergy-labelled energy from its on-site installation

News, User stories / 6 minutes de lecture /

Education for sustainable development – interview with Dr. Gilda Alcívar García, rector of ECOTEC University EKOenergy is an ecolabel for renewable energy consumption. Companies and individuals are not the only ones  that  can use EKOenergy-labelled energy and benefit from its additional advantages. The ecolabel is also available to colleges and universities, for example. By choosing …

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Favini uses EKOenergy-labelled electricity for its sustainable paper production lines

News, User stories / 6 minutes de lecture / ,

Italian paper and mould manufacturer Favini is a world leader in the design and production of release paper used in various sectors, including fashion and technical-sportswear. One of their most innovative and renowned products is packaging, made from the waste of natural raw materials such as algae, fruit, nuts and leather. We interviewed Barbara del Sasso, …

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Coopérations, en tant qu’organisation soucieuse de l’environnement, a choisi de consommer de l’énergie labellisée EKOénergie

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Coopérations Entreprise Socio-Culturelles désigne deux organisations au Luxembourg : Coopérations Asbl et Coopérations Société Coopérative. L’une est une organisation socioculturelle à but non lucratif qui se concentre sur l’art et la culture, l’engagement social et l’aide aux personnes pour qu’elles réalisent leur potentiel. L’autre est une entreprise à vocation socio-économique fonctionnant comme un atelier qui …

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What is the CEN Standard process all about?

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Consumers’ demand for using renewable energy and their interest in reporting their consumption has given rise to so-called “book and claim systems” in various parts of the world. These are Energy Attribute Certificate systems, such as the Guarantee of Origin system in Europe and the RECs in the USA. If you are familiar with the …

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