CONTENTS

1. Association matters
• First periodic review performed
• Proposal for a coordinated approach to tracking of electricity attributes supports EECS
2. Roundup of European Events
• CHP Guarantees of Origin
• Switzerland: Guarantees of Origin for RES-GO implemented
• CHP Certificates with GOs in Flanders
• GSE News : CHP and PV
• Italian PV feed–in tariff system: mechanism introduced in Feb 2007
3. News from around the World
• Prospects for RES-E and RE Certificates in Russia
• Environmental Certificates in Australia
• Tradable Renewable Energy Certificates: Establishment of a South African system
• Renewable Energy Certificate Markets in the United States
4. Contact & calendar

CONTENTS

1. Interview with the Presidents of AIB and RECS International
2. AIB news
• Potential new Issuing Bodies
• CHP Guarantees of Origin
• AIB Statistics
3. News from AIB Members
• Norway: implementation of the RES Directive
• How disclosure works in Germany
• Italy: white certificate mechanism - outcome of first operational period (Jan 2005 - May 2006)
• Sweden: continuation of the quota system
4. Events
• Brussels: 9 March 2007 - European conference on the future of certificate systems

CONTENTS

1. A word from the President
2. AIB news
• New Domain Protocols
• New schemes - CHP Guarantees of Origin
• Statistics
3. Events - meeting in Maribor

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1. Frequently Asked Questions
   • What is the AIB?
   • What does AIB do?
   • Why certify energy?
   • How does energy certification work?
   • How can you use certificates?
2. A word from the President
3. AIB news - The International Residual Mix project
4. News from AIB members
5. EU energy policy - EU Commission report on the support of electricity from renewable energy sources