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Fighting energy poverty All consumers of EKOenergy-labelled energy contribute to EKOenergy’s Climate Fund. Through our Climate Fund, we finance renewable energy projects in developing countries. This way, EKOenergy helps tackle energy poverty and contributes to the realisation of multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Earlier this year, we organised an open call for projects and with the […]
40 kW of solar for street children in Nairobi Read More »
This year the EKOenergy Environmental fund will use 18,500 € to finance a river restoration project on the Schnegaer Mühlenbach, a stream in Lower Saxony, Germany. The project aims to add ca. 600 tons of gravel to the river, placed strategically in order to accelerate water flow and thereby restore the aquatic ecosystem. The restoration was
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Enabling the uptake of solar energy in Nepal All consumers of EKOenergy-labelled energy contribute to EKOenergy’s Climate Fund. Through our Climate Fund, we finance renewable energy projects in developing countries. This way, EKOenergy helps tackle energy poverty and contributes to the realisation of multiple Sustainable Development Goals. Earlier this year, we organised an open call
Two new Climate Fund projects in Nepal Read More »
Thanks to consumers of EKOenergy-labelled energy, EKOenergy’s Climate Fund supports renewable energy projects in developing countries. These initiatives focus on realising the UN Sustainable Development Goals. We have now decided to grant 45,000 € from our Climate Fund to 4 more projects, these 4 being solar energy projects in Mali. The new projects have been
EKOenergy co-finances 4 solar energy projects in Mali Read More »
Toyota Baltic AS, rivenditore di auto Toyota e Lexus nei tre Paesi Baltici, ha scelto EKOenergy per la sede centrale situata a Tallinn, in Estonia. Abbiamo intervistato Marek Maide, General Manager della Divisione Marketing di Toyota Baltic AS, per saperne di più riguardo i loro obiettivi di sostenibilità e il loro ruolo nella transizione energetica.
Toyota Baltic AS utilizza elettricità rinnovabile a marchio EKOenergy Read More »
We’re always thankful to all our licensed sellers for offering EKOenergy-labelled energy all around the world. As we earlier announced, we have decided to highlight our licensees’ efforts digitally and to celebrate their work on our social media platforms. We proudly announce that this year’s EKOenergy Bamboo Award goes to Nordic Green Energy Sweden! What
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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
Ritex condoms and lubricants are made with EKOenergy Read More »
Siamo orgogliosi di annunciare che ForGreen Spa Società Benefit è risultata vincitrice dell’Ivy Award 2020 di EKOenergy! ForGreen è il primo fornitore italiano a vendere energia elettrica rinnovabile esclusivamente con il nostro marchio. Siamo sempre grati nei confronti di tutti i nostri fornitori autorizzati perché offrono energia a marchio EKOenergy in tutto il mondo, contribuendo
ForGreen vincitrice dell’Ivy Award 2020 di EKOenergy Read More »
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
Ritex: i preservativi made in Germany a marchio EKOenergy Read More »
Solar energy for Myanmar Thanks to the contributions from EKOenergy users worldwide, we are able to finance renewable energy projects that wouldn’t take place without our help. Earlier this year we launched a call for projects and we are now selecting the most promising and impactful proposals with the help of an independent jury. One
The 2nd Climate Fund project of 2020: Solar microgrids for Myanmar Read More »
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
Energia agricola a km 0: la prima Comunità agro-energetica 100% EKOenergy Read More »
Earlier this year, EKOenergy and the Siemenpuu Foundation organised a joint call for solar energy projects in Mali, Myanmar and Nepal. We are happy to announce that this process has now resulted in the selection of a first project. Together we are granting 70,000 euro to the project “Solar electrification of a village and promoting
More solar energy for Nepal, thanks to users of EKOenergy Read More »
We’re always thankful to consumers for choosing EKOenergy and above all, to our licensed sellers that make it possible. By offering EKOenergy-labelled energy to consumers and regularly mentioning the EKOenergy ecolabel, the licensees contribute to our growing network of positive energy and help us move closer to a 100% renewable and sustainable future. In order
EKOenergy awards for our licensees Read More »
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
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