At a February 1st energy seminar in Berlin, Henk Kamp, Minister of Economic Affairs for the Netherlands requested that Europe work together to stimulate renewable energy production.

RECS International has been following the case between Alands Vindkraft AB and the Swedish Energy Agency (Energimyndigheten) for quite some time. The local Swedish court recently asked input from the European Court of Justice (ECJ). The ECJ has now officially issued a case number in response to this request from the Swedish court.

According to a press release of January 29th the French issuing body will be compliant with AIB rules to have an EECS standardized GO.

Join RECS International in Essen, Germany at the E-World energy & water conference February 11, 12 and 13. 

RECS International invites you to read the first edition of the RECS Magazine.  This includes articles such as: ·   Cover story: Purchasing low-carbon electricity ·   Interview with Markus Schmid of WISE ·   RECS Market Meeting news ·   News items ·   Broker's column, Max van Meer

In early 2012 the French government created a tender intended to find an issuing body for French Guarantees of Origin.  As of January 15th 2013 it was made public that Powernext will be the next issuing body. 

The term for the Cypriot President of the Council of the European union ended on 31 December 2012. As of January 1, 2013 there is an Irish Presidency.The programme of the presidency is worth reading and gives you an idea of the most important issues on the table. 

The television program Altijd Wat (Eng: Always Something) released a  short documentary regarding the Dutch renewable energy targets and the cost-efficiency of current national subsidy systems intended to meet those targets.  

RECS International has been informed that an ongoing court case between Ålands Vindkraft AB and the Swedish Energy Agency has moved to the European Court of Justice for additional information.