Interview Archives - EKOenergy ecolabel

Claudia and Francisco dove into research about nature protection on wind and solar farms

News / 6 минут чтения / Interview

Trainees at EKOenergy’s Secretariat — Project: Nature on wind and solar farms This interview brings together two participants of EKOenergy’s traineeship programme. Over three months, Francisco and Claudia dove into research on biodiversity on wind and solar farms around the world. At the end of their programme, we caught up to discuss their findings and […]

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The Reuse Center Leads Towards a Circular Economy with the Power of EKOenergy

News, User stories / 5 минут чтения / Circular economy, EKOenergy, Interview, life cycle management

«The Circular economy refers to a production and consumption model where existing materials and products are used as much as possible by borrowing, renting, reusing, repairing, refurbishing, and recycling. This extends the lifespan of products,» states the European Parliament. The circular economy is a significant tool in combating climate change. However, it is not a

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EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award 2024 goes to Väre

News / 4 минут чтения / 100% renewable, EKOenergy awards, Interview

A prize for the fastest grower EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is available for consumers of all sizes, thanks to the steadily growing network of authorised EKOenergy providers worldwide. Working with so many knowledgeable and dedicated people is an absolute honour and we are thankful to all of them. Once a year, we take a moment to

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Ivy Award 2024 goes to Nordic Green Energy Sweden

News / 4 минут чтения / 100% renewable, EKOenergy awards, Interview

A prize for outstanding efforts in promoting EKOenergy-labelled energy EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is available for consumers of all sizes, thanks to the steadily growing network of authorised EKOenergy providers worldwide. Working with so many knowledgeable and dedicated people is an absolute honour and we are thankful to all of them. Once a year, we take

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EKOenergy’s Oak Award 2024 goes to ACT

News / 3 минут чтения / 100% renewable, EKOenergy awards, Interview

An annual award for the largest EKOenergy seller EKOenergy-labelled renewable energy is available for consumers of all sizes, thanks to the steadily growing network of authorised EKOenergy providers worldwide. Working with so many knowledgeable and dedicated people is an absolute honour and we are thankful to all of them. Once a year, we take a

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YIT builds a better world with EKOenergy

News, User stories / 3 минут чтения / 100% renewable, Interview, Using the EKOenergy logo

YIT Corporation has chosen EKOenergy as part of fulfilling its Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) approved climate targets. YIT is a leading construction company and project developer. The company’s story began in 1912, and its business segments include residential construction, commercial premises, and infrastructure construction. YIT’s revenue in 2023 was 2.2 billion euros, and it employs

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

News / 6 минут чтения / 100% renewable, Interview

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 минут чтения / 100% renewable, Interview

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 минут чтения / Interview

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 Bamboo Award and Oak Award 2023 both go to 3Degrees

News / 4 минут чтения / EKOenergy awards, Interview

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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Renewables in Ukraine: What’s next?

News / 5 минут чтения / 100% renewable, Interview

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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FridaysForFuture Russia, Аршак Макичян: наше интервью с экологическим активистом из России

News / 5 минут чтения / Interview

В свете предстоящих международных климатических забастовок 20 и 27 сентября мы хотим продемонстрировать солидарность с молодыми людьми, бастующими по всему миру. В связи с этим мы обратились к Аршаку Макичяну из России, чтобы узнать, как он начал свою активистскую деятельность в сфере климата в России. Вы также можете ознакомиться с интервью с Fridays For Future

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FridaysForFuture Uganda: Our interview with Nakabuye Hilda

News / 5 минут чтения / Interview

In light of the upcoming international climate strike on 20 and 27 September, we want to show solidarity to the young people striking worldwide. With this in mind, we reached out to Nakabuye Hilda Flavia from Uganda to hear her story. Nakabuye Hilda Flavia is a 22-year-old climate activist and green campaigner living in Kampala,

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Globe Hope, финский пионер в области устойчивой моды выбирает ЭКОэнергию