Renewable Energy - Projects

In 2001, the EU Directive on the promotion of electricity produced from renewable energy sources in the internal electricity market (Directive 2001/77/EC, hereafter referred to as Renewables Directive) introduced the concept of Guarantees of Origin (GO) for renewable energy. As of 27th October 2003, EU Member States are required to have legislation in place to establish a system that will enable renewable energy generators to obtain GO for the electricity produced from their plants in response to a request. Whilst Member States are required to recognise GO from other EU countries, it is not necessary for the GO systems that are established to be identical.

The RE-GO (Renewable Energy-Guarantee of Origin) project, partially funded by the European Commission through the ALTENER Programme, aims to:

• Assess the interaction between GO and energy policies in the EU-15 Member States.
• Make recommendations on how to avoid fraud and multiple counting.
• Assess the use of GO as a tracking tool.
• Help share experience and information on approaches used in Member States.

See also pages about:

• Reports
• Projectpartners

See for more information the project site RE-GO or Nico van der Linden