Duration:
1 October 2007 – 30 September 2009
Project website:
http://www.e-track-project.org/index.php
Contact:
Project Co-ordinator:
Christoph Timpe
Öko-Institut e.V., Germany
Tel: +49 761 45 295 25
Email: c.timpe@oeko.de
Contact in COGEN Europe:
Thomas Bouquet
Tel: +32 2 772 82 90
Fax: +32 2 772 50 44
Email: thomas.bouquet@cogeneurope.eu
Description:
Phase I of the E TRACK project had investigated the feasibility of a harmonised standard for tracking of electricity generation attributes in Europe. Such tracking was required by electricity disclosure (also called labelling) and could also be used for support schemes and for accounting for the targets of Member States for electricity from renewable energy sources (RES-E). Phase II of the project continued the process of harmonisation of tracking systems across Europe, including the new Guarantees of Origin for high-efficient cogeneration (CHP-E). It also focused on the specific situation of new Member States in the implementation of tracking systems and supported consumers and their organisations to define their requirements on tracking systems and the related policies.
The objective of the E-TRACK standard, which had been developed in Phase I of the project, was to establish a comprehensive, reliable approach to tracking across Europe, which minimises the risk of double counting at reasonable cost. Key elements of the standard have been taken up by a number of countries already.
Documents and downloadables:
All publications and reports are available on the project website. Please find here the project presentation and project flier
Partners:
COGEN Europe
Oeko-Institut (Germany) www.oeko.de
ObservER (France)
ECN (The Netherlands) www.ecn.nl
Lithuanian Energy Institute (Lithuania) www.lei.lt
BET (Germany) www.bet-aachen.de
E-Control (Austria) www.e-control.at
IT Power (United Kingdom) www.itpower.co.uk
Slovenian Energy Agency (Slovenia) www.agen-rs.si