"The AIB shall be the leading enabler of international energy certificate schemes."
The Association of Issuing Bodies - the AIB - promotes the use of a standardised system, based on harmonised environment, structures and procedures in order to ensure the reliable operation of international energy certificate systems. This standardised system is known as EECS - the European Energy Certificate System - and is set out in "The Principles and Rules of Operation" (the PRO) and its supporting documents.
Of the 27 countries of the European Union, 14 are now active members, along with Norway and Switzerland: 10 offer internationally transferable renewable energy guarantees of origin (RES-GO), and almost all offer voluntary RECS certificates.
Since 2001, nearly three-quarters of a billion (715 million) 1MWh certificates have been issued, of which 430 million have been used to guarantee to consumers the origin of the renewable energy they have purchased. More than 174 million certificates have so far been issued for electricity produced during 2009, and 151 million were used for disclosure purposes.
describes in more detail the concept and how certificates can be used, and answers frequently asked questions
Association
describes the AIB setting out its aims, officials, organisation structure and history. It also gives information about AIB members, listing account holders, offering volumetric market activity, web addresses of certificate registries and type of certificate offered by members. Finally, there are useful documents, such as the PRO and supporting documents, details of national implementations, press releases, newsletters and relevant EU Directives.
Members
lists members and the certificates they offer. Members of AIB can also access a calender of events; detail of consultations; meeting arrangements, agendas, papers and minutes; details of national schemes and document templates.
Europe
sets out the history of European energy certification and provides links to relevant organisations. It provides details of national schemes, relevant legislation and links to national organisations.
Worldwide
is in preparation, and will address energy certification outside of Europe.
For more information, or if you would like to join, please contact the AIB secretariat at: info@aib-net.org.
The AIB is a non-profit-making international association
