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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, 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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A part of our team participated in a river restoration at the Lohioja river (“salmon brook”) on the 8th of August, which is located near Sajo and close to the Teijo national park. We were redesigning the river beds in order to create an ideal spawning ground for the endangered brown trout. The project was
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Flow Festival is one of the world’s first carbon-neutral music and arts boutique festival. This year’s festival will take place on 10-12 August 2018, in Helsinki, Finland. All grid-electricity used at “Nordic countries’ coolest music festival” is ecolabelled by EKOenergy. Called “A fairytale come true” by Clash Magazine in the UK. The festival’s overall carbon
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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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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
While coping with the heatwaves, we should act to reverse them Read More »
Last weekend, our EVS EKOenergy team went to Leirikari, near Rovaniemi, to participate in Sieriniemen siunaus, a rowing event taking place on Kemijoki river in order to defend free-flowing rivers. Kemijoki river is Finland’s longest river. It reaches the sea at the City of Kemi at the North of the Gulf of Bothnia. By some
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Every year an increasing amount of individuals start to pay more attention to their consuming habits as well as be more aware of the direct impact these routines can have on the world and their lives. The so-called LOHAS (lifestyle of health and sustainability) consumers search for something extra in their purchases, especially valuing honesty,
Caring for the environment is caring for your own health Read More »
EKOenergy reached the final round of the EU Sustainable Energy Awards. Vincenzo Bordino and Mounia Tonazzini, pictured, represented us at the award ceremony in Brussels. As a part of the process, the organisers made a very nice video about our work. You can find it here: We didn’t win the competition, but it was a
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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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Palestine is facing several major difficulties when it comes to electrical power. High electricity prices and power outages particularly affect low-income households. While many countries worldwide are promoting the use of renewables, Palestine has limited access to sustainable energy sources and general awareness of these technologies is low. EKOenergy is promoting renewable energy worldwide, not
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22 April is Earth Day. For 2018, the Earth Day theme is “End Plastic Pollution”. Anna Kokareva, from EKOenergy, reflects about how this theme is in several ways linked to EKOenergy’s daily work. Plastic and its many applications have completely transformed the way we live. We are surrounded by plastic in our everyday life: at
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Blockchain is often presented as an almost magical tool for solving many of the world’s problems, but for many, this technology remains confusing and mysterious. The recent explosive growth and the sudden fall of Bitcoin have drawn a lot of attention and put a new focus on the topic. There are numerous blockchains today, Bitcoin
What does blockchain mean for the renewable energy sector? Read More »
Two years ago, the Italian energy supplier ForGreen signed the EKOenergy License Agreement, taking a decisive step towards renewable energy revolution in Italy. In two short years, our collaboration has spawned many successes, from 100% renewable beer to eco-friendly energy co-operatives. This was possible, among other things, thanks to our shared values and aims. First,
EKOenergy and ForGreen: 2 years of sustainability Read More »
