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
ERGaR connects national registries to enable
cross-border biomethane certification in Europe.
Since 2021, ERGaR has operated the Certificates of Origin (CoO) Scheme, allowing registries to exchange biomethane certificates across borders through its Cert-X Europe platform.
Over 7 TWh of certificates have already been transferred via the ERGaR CoO Scheme.
Our role covers:
- Allowing national registries to trade Certificates of Origin (including Guarantees of Origin and other national certificates).
- Operating the ERGaR CoO Scheme via the Cert-X Europe platform.
- Facilitating reliable and transparent cross-border transfers.
- Supporting the creation of a European market for biomethane.
Have a question? Write to us on our contact page.
agriportance GmbH
Anew Climate Europe
Ørsted
Engelhart
Towarowa Giełda Energii S.A.
ReFuels
BioCirc
3Degrees
DXT Commodities
VSG (the Swiss Association of Gas Industry)
VUE naturemade – Association for Environmentally Sound Energy
VertiCer
VARO Energy
Uniper Global Commodities SE
STX Services
South Pole
Shell Energy Europe Ltd
REAL
Proman
Pavilion Energy
Nature Energy
MET International AG
GRDF
GO2 Markets
Gas Networks Ireland
gas.be
Fachverband Biogas
Equinor
ENGIE Global Energy Management
Energinet
Energie 360°
EcoEngineers
European Biogas Association (EBA)
dena
Danske Commodities
Danish Bio Commodities
CSC Commodities
CIB
CFP Energy
Centrica Energy Marketing & Trading
bmp greengas
AB Amber Grid
AGCS
AFS Energy
ACT
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