Department of Energy is now the I-REC Standard Accredited Issuer in Abu Dhabi

The Netherlands, 25th of August 2021: The International REC Standard Foundation (I-REC Standard) and the Abu Dhabi Department of Energy (DoE) have signed a local Issuer agreement, formalizing DoE’s position as the sole Issuer of I-RECs in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi. Commenting on the newly signed Issuer agreement, H.E. Eng. Awaidha Murshed Al Marar, […]

Release of the Singapore Standard

To ensure the use of high-quality instruments in Singapore, the Singapore Standards Council (SSC) has developed a new Singapore Standard (SS) – the SS “Code of Practice for Renewable Energy Certificate (REC).” The “Code of Practice for REC,” is the first of its kind in Southeast Asia and was supported by the Standards Development Organisation […]

Developments in the Brazilian I-REC(E) Market

The I-REC Standard provides rules and best practices to market facilitators so they can offer electricity users around the world, evidence-based choices for procuring renewable energy. Of which, the Electricity REC, or I-REC(e), scheme in Brazil is adherent to the rules of the I-REC Standards’ International Attribute Tracking Standard and is a collaborative project of […]

Change in issuance criteria for China following Consultation

Following the deliberation on the request for a change in the I-REC for electricity issuance criteria in China, the I-REC Standard Foundation Board conducted a consultation between the 30th of March 2021 and 3rd of May 2021, to better understand the needs of the market in regard to changing the restrictions associated with Chinese certificate issuances, particularly […]