The European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR)
ERGaR counts renewable gas registries, renewable gas industry associations, gas DSOs/TSOs, consultancies in renewable energy and natural gas industry partners amongst its members. Beyond these categories, the association is open to all stakeholders involved and/or interested in renewable gas certification.
We are the European association dedicated to facilitating cross-border trade in renewable gas certificates.
facilitated via the ERGaR platform
ROLE OF ERGaR
To allow national registries to trade Certificates of Origin between each other. These Certificates of Origin can be Guarantees of Origin as stated in the Renewable Energy Directive or other national certificates. ERGaR allows for the registries that are part of its CoO scheme to trade biomethane certificates with each other, thus working towards a European market.
Operating since 2021, the ERGaR CoO scheme facilitated the transfer of more than 2TWh in biomethane certificates between the participants, with most being exported to Germany. ERGaR facilitates such transfers of biomethane through its ExtraVert platform, currently covering six European countries.
ERGaR’s key role in cross-border trade and sector collaboration
LATEST NEWS
ERGaR at the RECS Market Meeting
Amsterdam, April 2024 An intriguing conversation unfolded at the REC Market Meeting, where our Secretary General, Tim Hamers, discussed sector coupling alongside Mariana Liakopoulou, Katrien Verwimp, and Daniel Arnesson. There was a consensus that sector coupling will gain increasing significance in the future. Renewable gas can be utilised for electricity production during periods of low…
ERGaR at the ENNOH Founding Process Workshop
Brussels, April 2024 ERGaR participated on 16 April in the founding process workshop of the European Network of Network Operators for Hydrogen — ENNOH. We were pleased to attend and see that concrete steps are being made towards the establishement of this body which will work alongside ENTSOG and ENTSO-E. Multiple topics have been discussed,…
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GUARANTEE OF ORIGIN (GO) PRIME MOVERS UNION DATABASE (UDB) WORKSHOP
Brussels, April 2024 Dear Stakeholders, The Guarantee of Origin (GO) Prime Movers, comprising experts from Energy Traders Europe, Eurogas, EBA, GIE, ENTSOG, and ERGAR, invite you to a public workshop on 11 April 2024 from 10:00 to 16:00 CET. The event will be in a hybrid format, on-line and at the ENTSOG office, Avenue de Cortenbergh, 100 – 1000 Brussels.This workshop will…
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