On 8 November 2019 RECS International is organizing a one-day workshop on the implementation of Article 19 of the recast Renewable Energy Directive. The workshop will be organized in Prague, Czech Republic, and as such will pertain to the policy framework of this country.

The workshop is intended to inform policy makers and stakeholders in renewable energy markets about the updated article on guarantees of origin in the recast Renewable Energy Directive. The draft of this European Directive was released in December 2018. Changes to the article (Article 5 in the previous 2009 Directive on Renewables) has implications for national laws for GO systems and for the actors in these markets. These will be set out during the workshop.

The workshop will include an introduction to the European Energy Certificate System and the new European law on guarantees of origin as well as a deep dive into aspects of the GO system in the Czech Republic.

Members of RECS International and EU/National government officials can attend the meeting free of charge. Regular attendees will be charged €50