Granular certificates in Europe
Making clean
Energy more
transparent
Making clean
Energy more
transparent
Energy Track & Trace (ETT) is an ambitious cooperation around infrastructure for tracking and tracing the origins of sustainable energy from production to consumption.
Functionality
Energy Track & Trace (ETT) is the tool for tracking 24/7 carbon-free energy in Europe. It is being developed by European transmission system operators and you can already use it today.
GO based
Our granular registers are based on the rules for guarantees of origin (GOs) and are developed in cooperation with the European issuing bodies (IBs).
Granularity
We take into account the granularity of the energy system in geography and time. This enables local, hourly matching in line with the physics of the electricity grid.
Innovative IT approach
Our registers are based on an innovative IT stack based on blockchain and wallets and also enable the tracking of small assets.
API access
You can read and write your data in ETT via a programming interface (API). This enables customised solutions for you and automations that make your life easier.
Discover the features of Energy Track & Trace!
Discover the features of Energy Track & Trace!
Thank you
We would like to thank for the cooperation and support
ETT is also for you!
With Energy Track & Trace, we support multiple stakeholders in the field of renewable energies in driving the energy transition forward together.
TSOs and IBs
The current GO system with annual matching will not meet the requirements for green electricity in the future. With ETT, we are creating a green electricity attribute that includes physics and has a positive effect on the system.
Energy communities
With energy communities and peer-to-peer trading, people are taking the energy transition locally into their own hands. With ETT and granular certificates, the origin of electricity can be tracked at household level.
H2 electrolysers
In order to produce green hydrogen with an electrolyser in Europe, from 2030 the EU Delegated Act requires hourly proof of the green electricity consumed. This can be easily and reliably verified with ETT.
Electricity suppliers
Customers are increasingly asking for insights into their electricity consumption. Use the opportunity of granular certificates to differentiate from your competitors and offer your customers real added value.
Politics and regulators
As energy transition progresses, it gets more and more important to balance consumption with green generation. With ETT, we are further developing the GO system so that it incentivises system-friendly action.
Non-profit organisations
Numerous environmental NGOs are persuaded that green electricity can make a difference. We provide data access for NGOs to evaluate companies objectively regarding their green electricity consumption.
RE plant operators
Give your green electricity the value it deserves. Granular certificates increase the value of your green attribute. Use ETT to generate more revenue and speed up RE expansion so that we can achieve climate targets.
Storage operators
Energy storages save granular certificates in times of surpluses with low prices and withdraw them in times of scarcity with high prices. In doing so, ETT increases the margins for storages and incentivises storage growth.
Ecological households
The current mechanism for green electricity with 100% annual matching can hardly be communicated to ecologically interested end customers. ETT enables detailed insights with granular certificates.
Progressive companies
As part of their sustainability strategy, many progressive companies have set themselves the goal of 24/7 green electricity procurement. ETT makes it easy to track hourly green electricity purchases.
Data centres
Digitalisation and automation thanks to AI are increasing the electricity demand of data centres. Therefore, in first countries, the electricity demand must be generated green by the hour, other countries could follow.
Energy service provider
Our granular registries are primarily accessible via API. This enables energy service providers to develop services that automate certification flow and matching and so precisely fulfil consumer needs.
Start using granular green electricity certificates for you!
Vision
With Energy Track & Trace, we want to make a valuable contribution to better integrating renewables into the electricity system and creating more transparency around sustainability
Better integration of renewables
Establishment of a suitable price signal for green electricity
Incentives for storage investments and consumption shifting
Support for 24/7 carbon-free energy strategies through tracking
Increasing transparency in the power system
Precise and granular tracking of the origin of electricity
Determination of individual market-based CO2 emissions
Greater acceptance of the energy transition
Improving guarantees of origin
Establishing of granular certificates as pioneers
Anticipate the upcoming regulation
Enabling rapid implementation across Europe
Statements
Energy Track & Trace is a valuable tool for ambitious companies that want to contribute to decarbonising the energy system
The aim of the Energy Track & Trace initiative is to bring together the physical and digital processes because an integrated energy system requires smart solutions.
Anne Mändmets
— Elering, TSO in Estonia
We want to enable fully carbon-neutral processes and products and support the ambitious decarbonization efforts of consumers – by providing a transparent and widely accepted system, tailored to their needs.
Michael Gimm Holdensen
— Energinet, TSO in Denmark
To decarbonise our power grids, we need to know who’s consuming clean power by the hour. Energy Track &Trace leverages the unique expertise of system operators to help ensure this increased transparency in energy tracking, so critical for reaching Europe’s climate goals.
Kilian Daly
— EnergyTag
Enabling power consumers to choose where their energy came from will be one of the key levers to drive investment into assets that help us to get to 24/7 carbon free grids. By offering a registry for hourly certificates, Energy Track & Trace offers one of the fundamental tools for this shift.
Toby Ferenczi
— Granular Energy
We have founded Energy Track & Trace to harmonize our solution and in order to scale it on a European level, to make this project available to any European consumer.
Marius Klemm
— 50Hertz, TSO in Germany
News
Would you like to find out what’s currently happening with granular certificates? Read our blog!
Gerrn Energy by the Hour: Google, Better Energy and Energinet in first real-world test of new energy certificates
Published on December 6, 2024
Granular certificates that match production and consumption of green energy every hour takes a major step from development to reality with test partnership between Google, Better Energy, Flexidao and Energinet. The test takes advantage of Denmark’s large share of renewables in the energy system and centralized production and consumption data from smart meters.
Granular Certificates and the Future of European Competitiveness
Published on October 7, 2024
The transition to a sustainable energy future is not just a technical challenge; it is also a strategic imperative for Europe. In this context, the initiatives of Energy Track and Trace (ETT) and Project Origin, alongside the recent insights from Mario Draghi's report, "The Future of European Competitiveness," provide a compelling framework for enhancing Europe's energy infrastructure while boosting its global competitiveness.
Invitation: Webinar about Combining Dynamic Electricity Tariffs with Granular Green Certificates
Published on September 5, 2024
Join us on September 19, 2024, for a webinar that could set your utility apart: Discover how granular green energy certificates, when combined with dynamic tariffs, can revolutionize your approach to sustainable power. This unique solution offers local utilities a powerful way to not only optimize dynamic tariffs but also highlight their local renewable energy projects—giving you a distinct competitive edge in the evolving green energy market.
Invitation: Panel around Guarantees of Origin at Smarter E in Munich
Published on June 14, 2024
Join us at The smarter E 2024 where we discuss the future of Guarantees of Origin for renewable energy. Discover how further developed certificates based on Guarantees of Origin contribute to sustainability reporting, system optimization, and the financing of renewable energy capacities.
Webinar: Tracking and Trading Clean Power by the Hour
Published on April 14, 2024
Are you curious about the future of renewable energy tracking and tracing? With Energy Track & Trace, we are building granular registries for green electricity certificates in Europe. The first pilot customers can already use the registers. We are now delighted to have been invited by EnergyTag to present our work in a webinar. Register now and join us on April 18, 2024!
Energy Tracking from Source to Switch with Granular Certificates
Published on November 13, 2023
Energy Track and Trace (ETT) is a groundbreaking initiative focused on Granular Certificates as a new standard for tracking renewable energy from its source to the switch. The goal is to create a detailed energy certification system that offers clear tracking, openness, and TRUST. This paves the way for a wider range of energy options and speeds up the shift towards green energy.
Gerrn Energy by the Hour: Google, Better Energy and Energinet in first real-world test of new energy certificates
Granular certificates that match production and consumption of green energy every hour takes a major step from development to reality with test partnership between Google, Better Energy, Flexidao and Energinet. The test takes advantage of Denmark’s large share of renewables in the energy system and centralized production and consumption data from smart meters.
Published on December 6, 2024
Granular Certificates and the Future of European Competitiveness
The transition to a sustainable energy future is not just a technical challenge; it is also a strategic imperative for Europe. In this context, the initiatives of Energy Track and Trace (ETT) and Project Origin, alongside the recent insights from Mario Draghi's report, "The Future of European Competitiveness," provide a compelling framework for enhancing Europe's energy infrastructure while boosting its global competitiveness.
Published on October 7, 2024
Invitation: Webinar about Combining Dynamic Electricity Tariffs with Granular Green Certificates
Join us on September 19, 2024, for a webinar that could set your utility apart: Discover how granular green energy certificates, when combined with dynamic tariffs, can revolutionize your approach to sustainable power. This unique solution offers local utilities a powerful way to not only optimize dynamic tariffs but also highlight their local renewable energy projects—giving you a distinct competitive edge in the evolving green energy market.
Published on September 5, 2024
Invitation: Panel around Guarantees of Origin at Smarter E in Munich
Join us at The smarter E 2024 where we discuss the future of Guarantees of Origin for renewable energy. Discover how further developed certificates based on Guarantees of Origin contribute to sustainability reporting, system optimization, and the financing of renewable energy capacities.
Published on June 14, 2024
Webinar: Tracking and Trading Clean Power by the Hour
Are you curious about the future of renewable energy tracking and tracing? With Energy Track & Trace, we are building granular registries for green electricity certificates in Europe. The first pilot customers can already use the registers. We are now delighted to have been invited by EnergyTag to present our work in a webinar. Register now and join us on April 18, 2024!
Published on April 14, 2024
Energy Tracking from Source to Switch with Granular Certificates
Energy Track and Trace (ETT) is a groundbreaking initiative focused on Granular Certificates as a new standard for tracking renewable energy from its source to the switch. The goal is to create a detailed energy certification system that offers clear tracking, openness, and TRUST. This paves the way for a wider range of energy options and speeds up the shift towards green energy.
Published on November 13, 2023
Join us
Our registries are already available in Belgium, Denmark and Germany. If you are interested in granular certificates, you can test the registries now. Join us and become part of the ETT community.
About us
ETT is a co-operation of the transmission system operators 50Hertz (Germany), Elering (Estonia), Elia (Belgium) and Energinet (Denmark).
As regulated companies, we are independent and primarily committed to the energy system. We are jointly implementing ETT in our countries because we are convinced that granular certificates help to make the energy transition a success.
Get a user of ETT
Our registers are already available in Belgium, Denmark and Germany. If you are interested in granular certificates and would like to find out more, please contact us. Together we can discuss how ETT can help you achieve your goals. We look forward to hearing from you!
