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21.06.2010
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MAKE THE RIGHT "CH2OICE": CERTIFICATION OF "GREEN" HYDROENERGY

More than two thirds of the renewable energy produced in Europe comes from hydropower. But although it is a renewable, the environmental impact varies from plant to plant. So how can consumers know how eco friendly their choice of
renewable energy actually is?

The CH2OICE project sets out to strip away the ambiguity. It defines and tests an agreed methodology for the voluntary labelling of sources of hydropower which meet the highest environmental standard.

For further information: www.ch2oice.eu