The European Renewable Gas Registry (ERGaR)
ERGaR counts renewable gas registries, renewable gas industry associations, gas DSOs/TSOs, consultancies in renewable energy and natural gas industry partners amongst its members. Beyond these categories, the association is open to all stakeholders involved and/or interested in renewable gas certification.
We are the European association dedicated to facilitating cross-border trade in renewable gas certificates.
facilitated via the ERGaR platform
ROLE OF ERGaR
To allow national registries to trade Certificates of Origin between each other. These Certificates of Origin can be Guarantees of Origin as stated in the Renewable Energy Directive or other national certificates. ERGaR allows for the registries that are part of its CoO scheme to trade biomethane certificates with each other, thus working towards a European market.
Operating since 2021, the ERGaR CoO scheme facilitated the transfer of more than 2TWh in biomethane certificates between the participants, with most being exported to Germany. ERGaR facilitates such transfers of biomethane through its ExtraVert platform, currently covering six European countries.
ERGaR’s key role in cross-border trade and sector collaboration
LATEST NEWS
ERGaR Launches 2024 Statistical Report
Brussels, July 2025 ERGaR is excited to share the Statistical Report for 2024, which provides a clear overview of the main developments in the European biomethane market. The report shows that almost 3 TWh of biomethane was transferred via the ERGaR Certificates of Origin (CoO) scheme in 2024. In total more than 7 TWh of…
ERGaR hosts webinar on biomethane certification for Maritime Sector
On 16 June, ERGaR held a members-only webinar focused on biomethane certification in maritime transport, in light of recent updates from the European Sustainable Shipping Forum (ESSF) and the IMO’s new decarbonisation framework. Speakers included Rafik Ammar (e-NG Coalition), Tiphaine Angla (FuelsEurope), and Ratna Nataliani (Hapag-Lloyd AG), who shared insights on lifecycle assessment (LCA), the…
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ERGaR welcomes agriportance GmbH as a new Member
ERGaR is happy to welcome agriportance GmbH as a new Associated Member to the organisation. agriportance GmbH, based in Münster (Germany), is a specialised software company in the field of renewable energies with a focus on biomethane and LCO₂. Their mission is to enable biogas plant operators to successfully access the European biomethane market through…
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