International trade

Cross-border trade in biomethane volumes and certificates in Europe has increased significantly in recent years and will continue to grow in importance in the future. The possible uses are diverse and in some cases the properties to be verified can be managed via the biogas register.

The dena Biogasregister is part of the ERGaR network in order to standardize international trade in biomethane and the transfer of the associated certificates. This enables a reliable and standardized exchange of certificates via the “ERGaR Certificate of Origin (CoO) Scheme”.

Currently, a transfer between the dena Biogasregister Deutschland and the following registers can be carried out via ERGaR:

VertiCer operated by Gasunie BV (NL)
GGCS (Green Gas Certification Scheme) operated by Renewable Energy Assurance Limited (UK)
Biomethanregister.at operated by AGCS (Gas Clearing and Settlement AG) (AT)
Danish biomethane registry operated by Energinet (DK)
Register of renewable gases operated by SPP – distribúcia, a.s. (SK)