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As measures to combat the impact of COVID 19 are steadily easing throughout the EU, the RECS Secretariat is in the process of organizing new events again. Some of these events will be members-only, others are open for the public.

RECS is pleased to welcome a new member: SmartestEnergy.

RECS supports the implementation of full consumption disclosure across Europe and has made the case for including full consumption disclosure in the European Union's 'Fit for 55' package, which is currently being debated in the European institutions.

On April 5 & 6 , 2022, the 10th edition of the REC Market Meeting took place at the NH Collection hotel Grand Krasnapolsky, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. The conference, selling out two weeks before the conference date, was a great success, with over 450 delegates attending from 41 countries.

The RECS board has approved an update to the organisation’s name and logo. In a change that is not radical but none the less important, RECS will now be known ...

The International REC Standard Foundation (I-REC Standard) has announced their first, international conference to be held on 1 and 2 November 2022 in Bangkok, Thailand. The I-REC Standard is a non-profit organization that provides a robust standard for developing attribute tracking systems.

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member aboard the RECS community: AET from Switzerland.

RECS is pleased to welcome a new member: Shape Q from the Netherlands.

On Tuesday, February 15th, the Dutch authorities announced a further reduction in measures to combat COVID 19 in the Netherlands. The new rules will allow events such as the REC Market Meeting to take place without masks, capacity limits, a covid-safe pass, or assigned seating.

RECS International is pleased to announce that its application to join the REGATrace network was accepted at the end of 2021.

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member: MET International (METI).

CertifHy has announced that it has recently launched a new website at www.certifhy.eu. This website provides access to information on how to register, issue, trade and cancel CertifHy GOs for ...

Argus media, a global energy and commodity intelligence company, is launching a price information service for biomethane guarantees of origin.

RECS International publishes a new paper: How the RED-3 can boost EU renewable energy markets, the power of Full Consumption Disclosure.

RECS International will change who can access content on the www.recs.org website as of July 2022.

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member: Verbund.

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member: Green Power Hub.

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member: CerQlar.

The 2020 Annual Report provides an overview of the work of RECS International in 2020, a general market overview of EAC markets around the world and our list of members. ...

RECS International is very pleased to welcome a new member: Caely Renewables.

Last week the secretariat and the board of RECS International took the decision to postpone the annual REC Market Meeting conference.

RECS International’s Adam White will be speaking at the “Let’s talk: GOs" workshop at the RE-Source on the 15th of October in Amsterdam.

RECS International has published a paper on the issues facing when renewable energy attributes are sold into Europe.

We are pleased to see so much interest in attending the REC Market Meeting again this year. After a year of lockdowns, travel restrictions and working from home, many have let us know that they can’t wait to meet in person again and get updated about the state of the renewable energy market.

RECS International is delighted to welcome EnKing International as a new member. EKI Energy Services Limited (popularly known by the brand name EnKing International) is a global premier brand listed ...

RECS International is pleased to welcome a new member: Aither Group from Switzerland.

RECS International has created a briefing for legislators: “Guarantees of origin in the Fit for 55 package, accelerating the energy transition by growing consumer demand for renewable energy”.

RECS International is offering a discount to companies joining the foundation from France.

RECS international published a new document on the supply and demand of certified European renewable electricity.

Adam White has been appointed as the Secretary General of RECS International. Adam will take over as the public face of RECS International from Jared Braslawsky, the outgoing Secretary General, who will retain an important position within the organisation in the new role of Operational Manager.

With the end of the Renewable Energy Directive ((EU) 2018/2001) implementation period on 1 July 2021, the RED-2 is now fully applicable in the European Internal Market. 

RECS International has published the updated version of the Standard Contract for EECS GOs.

The Word version of the EECS GO Standard Trade Agreement can downloaded below: EECS GO Standard contract_V2_2 Word Doc

Last week the REC Market Meeting newsletter was published. If you missed it, you can find the newsletter here. If you would like to stay up to date on the ...

RECS International is delighted to welcome yet another new member this month: Ezpada.

RECS International is pleased to welcome IncubEx as a new member.

In an earlier news flash, RECS International reported on the possible suspension of GO issuance in Finland. This possible suspension has now been withdrawn and Finland will continue to issue ...

(Please note that there is a new update with regards to the issuance of GOs by Finland, which you can find in our news list). RECS International Members should be aware of some potential temporary disruption to the issuance of Guarantees of Origin in Finland.

Last week the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB) published the European Residual Mix for 2020.