EuroWhiteCert

The EuroWhiteCert project supports the conceptual and technical development of tradable white certificates systems covering energy savings and energy efficiency. In order to promote the introduction of such systems in the most ecologically and economically beneficial way at the European level, recommendations are made for handling the interactions of white certificates and their possible integration with other existing and planned tradable certificate and permit systems (such as green certificates, cogeneration certificates), with other policy tools for sustainable energy, as well as with the EU ETS and the JI and CDM schemes.

The project involves a critical evaluation of the experiences with established certificate schemes in the energy sector, as well as exploring the practical implementation of a white certificate scheme by developing a uniform measurement and verification methodology, certifying existing projects, identifying a set of alternative market participants and by eliciting voluntary demand among these.