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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 […]
Ivy Award 2024 goes to Nordic Green Energy Sweden Read More »
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
EKOenergy’s Oak Award 2024 goes to ACT Read More »
ForGreen is an Italian company that develops energy sharing projects and provides 100% renewable electricity to people and companies across the country. ForGreen also promotes the culture of energy sustainability, contributes to reducing CO2 emissions and helps its customers save on energy costs, contributing to the development of clean and accessible energy for all. One
Farmers from Verona cooperate with EKOenergy supplier ForGreen Read More »
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
YIT builds a better world with EKOenergy Read More »
Many reasons for choosing EKOenergy We recently welcomed a new consumer of EKOenergy-labelled biomethane. Ecohz facilitated the deal and wrote a nice article about it, based on an interview with Steven Vanholme from EKOenergy’s Secretariat. Check out the article “EKOenergy: how sustainable biomethane can combat energy poverty” on Ecohz’s website. There are many reasons why
EKOenergy label for gas: helping consumers make an additional positive impact Read More »
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,
The importance of reliable tracking – Interview with RECS Energy Certificate Association Read More »
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
First EKOenergy user in Uganda: St. Mary’s Hospital Lacor Read More »
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
Interview with Anna Wikholm from 3 Kaveria, Finnish ice cream company using EKOenergy Read More »
EKOenergy-labelled renewables are made available worldwide by authorised sellers. Through our annual EKOenergy awards, we highlight some of the achievements our sellers recorded in the past year. We are happy to announce that Gesternova has won EKOenergy’s Ivy Award 2023! Why ivy? Ivy is an evergreen plant that climbs steadily, transforming buildings with its verdant
EKOenergy’s Ivy Award 2023 goes to Gesternova Energia Read More »
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
EKOenergy’s Bamboo Award and Oak Award 2023 both go to 3Degrees Read More »
600 million people in sub-Saharan Africa lack access to electricity The energy issue in sub-Saharan Africa is a major one. As Fatih Birol, head of the International Energy Agency, and Frans Timmermans, first vice-president of the European Commission reminded us in a paper dated the 17th of June 2021: “Almost 800 million people still lack
Energy challenges in sub-Saharan Africa: Interview with Ruth Langsi Yeloma Read More »
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
Renewables in Ukraine: What’s next? Read More »
We’re thankful to all our authorised sellers for offering EKOenergy-labelled energy all around the world. Through our annual EKOenergy awards, we highlight extraordinary achievements and celebrate these. After the finalisation of this year’s audits, we are happy to present EKOenergy’s Oak Award 2022 to South Pole, for selling the largest volumes of EKOenergy in 2021.
EKOenergy’s Oak Award goes to South Pole second time in a row Read More »
Businesses are becoming more aware of environmental challenges and we think young campaigners and environmental activists play a special role in increasing public awareness. See our previous interview with climate activist Nakabuye Hilda Flavia from Fridays for Future Uganda and chat with climate activist Arshak Makichyan from Fridays for Future Russia. Every year, the nonprofit
Young activists in France want an ecological awakening Read More »
