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EKOenergy co-finances 4 solar energy projects in Mali

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 […]

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Toyota Baltic AS utilizza elettricità rinnovabile a marchio EKOenergy

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.

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EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award 2020 goes to Nordic Green Energy Sweden

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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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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The 2nd Climate Fund project of 2020: Solar microgrids for Myanmar

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

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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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More solar energy for Nepal, thanks to users of EKOenergy

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

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Grants for small scale river restoration projects

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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I-RECs for renewable electricity tracking in Russia

Sunset in Ulyanovsk, Fortum Earlier this year, the International Renewable Energy Certificate (I-REC) Standard announced the beginning of I-REC issuance in Russia. This long-awaited development is a huge step forwards for energy consumers looking for opportunities to contribute to the energy transition in the country. Serving as a tool to prove the use of 100%

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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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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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