Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd carries out a range of certification and consumer protection activities all of which promote renewable energy and the circular economy. Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd’s activities fall under three headings: consumer codes, certification schemes and other schemes.

Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd is a company limited by guarantee (number 5720606). It was incorporated in 2006. It is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Renewable Energy Association, a not-for-profit company limited by guarantee (number 04241430). It  was incorporated in 2002.

The Schemes

Consumer Codes	Certification Schemes	Other Schemes

Consumer Codes

Renewable Energy Consumer Code

www.recc.org.uk
Renewable Energy Assurance Ltd has administered the Renewable Energy Consumer Code since its inception in 2006 . The Code sets out high standards for businesses that sell and install renewable heat and power generators to domestic consumers. The Code is approved by Trading Standards Institute (TSI) under their Consumer Codes Approval Scheme.

Electric Vehicle Consumer Code for Home Chargepoints

www.electric-vehicle.org.uk
The Electric Vehicle Consumer Code for Home Chargepoints sets out high standards for businesses who are offering to sell and install EV chargepoints at private domestic premises. As well as requiring compliance with all relevant legal provisions, the Code has been designed to dovetail with the Institute of Engineering and Technology’s Code of Practice for Electric Vehicle Charging Equipment Installation, the Building Regulations, including the Wiring Regulations, and the requirements of the Electric Vehicle Homecharge Scheme administered by OLEV.

Certification Schemes

Biofertiliser Certification Scheme

www.biofertiliser.org.uk
The Biofertiliser Certification Scheme (BCS) provides assurance to consumers, farmers, food producers and retailers that digestate produced from anaerobic digestion is safe for human, animal and plant health. Biofertiliser is the name adopted for the quality digestate that meets the PAS110 & ADQP or ASRS specification.

Green Gas Certification Scheme

www.greengas.org.uk
The GGCS is a simple and reliable way to eliminate double-counting of registered green gas. It provides certainty for consumers who buy the gas, confidence in the green gas sector and an incentive for gas producers to inject green gas into the grid instead of using it to generate electricity.

Compost Certification Scheme

www.qualitycompost.org.uk
The Compost Certification Scheme is the only independent scheme in the UK aligned and providing a framework for independent assessment and certification of compost to ‘PAS 100 only' and to PAS 100 and the Compost Quality Protocol. Any producer can choose to apply for ‘PAS 100 only' or ‘PAS 100 and Protocol' certification, irrespective of the country/ies in which the compost is used and according to whether it is intended to be supplied as a ‘product' or a ‘waste'.

Compostable Materials Certification Scheme

www.compostablematerials.org.uk
The CMCS is a certification scheme for compostable materials placed on the UK market. For producers, we provide services for the assessment and labelling of compostable finished/end products. For consumers, we provide assurance and confidence in the biodegradability of certified products. We also provide a platform to check the status of certified products and identify appropriate treatment options.

Other Schemes

EV Roam

www.evroam.org.uk
Interoperable roaming ensures that electric vehicle drivers can locate charging stations throughout the UK and Europe as well as receive the right payment settlements. To help make this a reality, REAL runs the UK's EV ID Registration Organisation. REAL issues Chargepoint Operators (CPOs) and e-Mobility Service Providers (MSPs) with unique IDs for their charging stations and contracts. These are all listed on the website which is updated in real time.