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TAIPEI, March 3, 2022 /PRNewswire=KYODO JBN/ --

Leading the Asia-Pacific region to reach the best consensus on a RECs system

From March 7th to 9th, the "Utilizing Renewable Energy Certification to

Facilitate APEC Regional Renewable Energy Growth" forum will be hosted by the

Taiwan National Renewable Energy Certification Center (T-REC) of the Bureau of

Standards and Inspection of the Ministry of Economic Affairs, covering issues

on utilizing Renewable Energy Certification to facilitate APEC regional

renewable energy growth. Members and partners are invited to discuss and reach

the best consensus for a Renewable Energy Certificate (RECs) system.

Many countries around the world currently have REC systems in place. However,

each system faces varying issues such as being limited by local renewable

energy policies or energy industry environment and greenhouse gas management

standards. Compared with other economies, Taiwan's official RECs system has

created eye-opening results in a short amount of time, and has been held in

high esteem by the international community. Director Lien Chin-chang, Bureau of

Standards, Metrology and Inspection pointed out that since 2017, Taiwan has

issued more than 1.06 million certificates, equivalent to 1.06 billion kWh of

renewable energy, demonstrating the system's outstanding capability. He

promises, "We will continue to play a role which voices out and shares Taiwan's

experiences, to lead APEC partners in discussing together the establishment of

regional norms for a RECs system."

International experts invited to the forum include: Tim Middlehurst, Chief

Executive of New Zealand Energy Certificate System (NZECS); Chih-Wen Huang,

Director of the Bureau of Standards, Metrology and Inspection (BSMI), Ministry

of Economic Affairs, Taiwan; Ts. Mohd Adzha Husin, Assistant Director of SEDA

Malaysia; Benjamin L. Gerber, President and CEO of the Midwest Renewable Energy

Tracking System (M-RETS); Hans Kohlsdorf, Founding Partner of Energy To Market

(E2M), Mexico; Mark Williamson, Executive General Manager of the Clean Energy

Regulator (CER), France; Eva Leihener-Stefan, President of L'Oréal Taiwan;

Hidetoshi Mishima, Chief Technology Officer of Mitsubishi Electric, and

Jennifer Martin, Executive Director of the Center for Resource Solutions (CRS),

USA. Regional member partners will conduct discussions on the policy

development, market challenges, and corporate assistance of a RECs system.

Experts across industries at home and abroad are attending the workshop,

including more than 20 delegates from 6 APEC member economies, New Zealand

Commerce and Industry Office, and Australian Office Taipei.

*For more information about the APEC Utilizing Renewable Energy Certification

to Facilitate APEC Regional Renewable Energy Growth Forum, please visit the

official website:

https://apec2021-rec-renewable-energy.com/.

*For more information about the National Renewable Energy Certification Center

(T-REC) of the Bureau of Standardss, Metrology and Inspection of the Ministry

of Economic Affairs, please visit the official website:

https://www.trec.org.tw/.

SOURCE: Taiwan National Renewable Energy Certification Center (T-REC)

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   Caption: The Bureau of Standards and Inspection (BSMI) of the Ministry of Economic

Affairs organized a press conference for the upcoming "APEC Cross-fora Forum"

that will be held from March 7 to 9.