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EKOenergy has contributed to projects alleviating energy poverty in developing countries, reached 1 million euros in 2020

Più di un milione di euro raccolti per progetti di elettrificazione rinnovabile

Siamo lieti di annunciare che la somma totale che abbiamo devoluto per progetti contro la povertà energetica ha superato un milione di euro! Per ogni MWh di energia a marchio EKOenergy venduto, un contributo di almeno € 0,10 (dieci centesimi di euro) è devoluto al nostro Fondo per il Clima. Con tali contributi, finanziamo progetti […]

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L’Arbre à Café roasts their coffees with EKOenergy-labelled renewable gas

L’Arbre à Café is a coffee roastery that imports its specialty coffees directly from farmers and does the roasting in Paris using EKOenergy-labelled gas. L’Arbre à Café‘s coffees come from sustainable, regenerative agriculture and diversified forests, and are sold online and in its two Parisian shops. We asked Hippolyte Courty, founder of L’Arbre à Café,

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Ritex uses EKOenergy

Ritex condoms and lubricants are made with EKOenergy

German condom and lubricant producer Ritex is using EKOenergy-labelled electricity. The company also takes energy saving and efficiency measures, as well as recycling heat for different stages of production. Using EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is one of the steps they take to show extra commitment for nature and climate. Thanks Ritex and their supplier, Stadtwerke Bielefeld! Thanks

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Ritex: i preservativi made in Germany a marchio EKOenergy

Ritex, produttore tedesco di preservativi e lubrificanti, ha iniziato a consumare elettricità a marchio EKOenergy utilizzando il relativo logo nella nuova linea “PRO NATURE”. Abbiamo fatto loro alcune domande su questo recente sviluppo, in particolare riguardo l’attenzione alla sostenibilità che li contraddistingue e il motivo per cui hanno scelto energia rinnovabile a marchio EKOenergy. Perché

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Energia agricola a km 0: la prima Comunità agro-energetica 100% EKOenergy

Nata nel 2018, include oggi più di 1200 tra aziende e abitazioni italiane Energia agricola a km 0 è la prima Comunità di aziende agricole italiane che utilizzano energia 100% rinnovabile e sostenibile a marchio EKOenergy. Lanciato nel 2018 grazie alla collaborazione tra Coldiretti Veneto e ForGreen Spa Società Benefit, il progetto mira a sensibilizzare, incoraggiare

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Pixartprinting, leading company for printing services in Europe, chose EKOenergy

Pixartprinting is an Italian company specialising in the online provision of personalised printing services. In 2018, they joined the Be ForGreen Be Sustainable community becoming a consumer who uses 100% renewable, traceable and EKOenergy-ecolabelled energy. Through this, Pixartprinting has contributed to the avoidance of 3,581 tonnes of CO2 emissions into the atmosphere each year, actively

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New call for Climate Projects – 2020

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

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Tom, 50th Solidarity Corps volunteer at EKOenergy’s secretariat

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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Vesica Piscis: 100% sustainable vegan shoes “made in Spain”

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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All climate projects on 1 map

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

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