Renewable Energy & Sustainability Heroes by GineersNow Engineering GineersNow Engineering Magazine Issue No. 017, Ren | Page 18

This tracking works via book-and-claim
systems which fulfil the minimum criteria of the
Greenhouse Gas Protocol Scope 2 Guidance,
i.e. the most used standard for carbon
accounting for purchased electricity and heat.
Examples of such systems are the Guarantee
of Origin (GO) system on the European
electricity market and the US Renewable
Energy Certificate (REC) system. A growing
number of countries are introducing their own
systems too. All these guarantee that each
unit of green energy is sold only once and not
double counted.
From electricity to gas and heat
Currently many of the discussions and actions
are about electricity. But other sectors are also
moving. Biogas is increasingly popular and
many are preparing for growing volumes of
renewable “power to gas”. Consumers getting
their heat via district heatings systems are
increasingly interested in making sure that
‘their heat’ has been produced from renewable
sources.
16
Renewable Green Leaders • May 2017
EKOenergy-label as a helpful tool
In 2013, a group of environmental organizations
created the international, not-for profit
EKOenergy label, to help consumers switch to
renewable energy. The function of the label is
threefold.
First of all, it helps companies to navigate the
energy markets. How