Entries by Joel Kauppi

Croatia – Preparing for EU membership

2019-12-10 in , /by

The Croatian Government sought Grexel’s expertise in energy certification. The goal of the project, funded by the World Bank, was to create a system that is consistent with the latest RES directive’s Guarantee of Origin requirements (2009/28/EC, Art.15) and is harmonized with the main European markets. For this, Grexel assisted the customer, the Croatian Energy Market Operator […]

Cesar – A Tailor-Made System for Sweden

2019-09-06 in , /by

The central registry for the Swedish national support certificate scheme, Cesar, is a perfect example of Grexel’s long-term commitment to continuous development. Sweden’s Energy Agency, Energimyndigheten, uses our tailor-made system to manage the issuance, trade and annual quota fulfilment of the scheme. The system was originally built for Svenska Kraftnät,Sweden’s national electricity grid operator, as early as 2003, being […]

Ireland – In Need for a Registry for GOs

2019-09-06 in , /by

Ireland is a good example of how CMO.grexel online registry helps issuing bodies and local energy authorities to manage their energy certificates with efficiency, transparency and, let’s not forget, low cost. The Irish Guarantees of Origin scheme has been in operation since 2011 under the careful eyes of the Single Electricity Market Operator (SEMO), the […]

European Residual Mix Calculation

2019-09-06 in , /by

Grexel is responsible for calculating the European Attribute Mix and Residual Mixes for Europe on behalf of the Association of Issuing Bodies (AIB). These mixes are used by Energy Authorities and Grid Operators of several countries to ensure reliable electricity disclosure. AIB is the leading enabler of international energy certificate schemes throughout Europe and has taken on the responsibility for coordinating […]

Iceland – Removing Disclosure Roadblocks

2019-09-06 in , , /by

Early in 2012, Iceland had implemented the directive 2009/28/EC Article 15 for Guarantees of Origin but had no legislation for disclosure. This lack of legislation led to the Netherlands and Belgium-Flanders banning imports of GOs from Iceland, since it could not be guaranteed that the attributes of Icelandic guarantees of origin exported to mainland Europe […]