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
Call for proposals launched – IT platform
Brussels, April 2024 We have initiated a call for proposals aimed at enhancing the IT system supporting the ERGaR Certificate of Origin (CoO) scheme. This scheme plays a vital role in facilitating the cross-border trade of renewable gas certificates among various European registries integrated into it. For further details regarding the call for proposals, interested…
Workshop invitation: Biogenic CO2 Certification
Brussels, April 2024 A group of European organisations comprising the European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR), Eurogas, European Biogas Association (EBA), Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP), CO2 Value Europe, European Industrial Gases Association (EIGa), Energy Traders Europe, ePure, CertifHy, Gas Infrastructure Europe (GIE), Hydrogen Europe, Carbon Capture and Storage Association (CCSA) and Gas Distributors for Sustainability (GD4S)…
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ERGaR at EUSEW2024 – session co-organiser
Brussels, April 2024 We are glad to announce that on 12 June 2024, ERGaR together with the Biomethane Industrial Partnership (BIP), the European Biogas Association (EBA) and DG ENER (European Commission) will be hosting a joint session during the EU Sustainable Energy Week (EUSEW). The session named “From waste to renewable energy: how biomethane can…
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