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Work item:
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Y.REC
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Subject/title:
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Requirements and capability framework of decentralized renewable energy certificate interworking based on the Internet of Things
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Status:
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Under study
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Approval process:
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TAP
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Type of work item:
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Recommendation
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Version:
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New
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Equivalent number:
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Timing:
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2027-Q4 (Medium priority)
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Liaison:
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ITU-T SG21, SG17, W3C DID Working Group, W3C VC Working Group
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Supporting members:
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STATE GRID Corporation of China, China Unicom, Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT) (China), China Academy of Information and Communications Technology (CAICT), Beijing University of Posts and Telecommunications (China), China Mobile, Algeria, ETRI
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Summary:
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Green energy certificates, also known as Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs), represent the environmental benefits of one megawatt-hour (MWh) of renewable electricity generation. They are separate from the physical electricity itself and are used to track and prove that renewable energy was produced and added to the power grid. These certificates allow individuals and organizations to support renewable energy if they directly consume renewable energy or even if they don't directly consume it from renewable sources.
The scenario, the focus of this draft Recommendaton, is not REC generation, but rather on REC usage and interworking among different entities, i.e., the holder of the REC shows his/her/its REC to another organization or individual in order to demonstrate that he/she/it has the REC. This Recommendation specifies a decentralized system of REC agents which leverage Internet of Things (IoT) technologies to provide a framework for the storage, transfer, and verification of RECs.
This draft Recommendation specifies decentralized renewable energy certificate agents to help to avoid double counting, reduce market fragmentation, improve information transparency, reduce technological limitations for RECs.
The content of the draft Recommendation includes:
- Introduction of stakeholders of the decentralized renewable energy certificate agents based on the Internet of Things.
- Requirements of decentralized renewable energy certificate agents based on the Internet of Things.
- Framework of decentralized renewable energy certificate agents based on the Internet of Things.
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Comment:
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First registration in the WP:
2025-10-09 16:11:32
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Last update:
2025-10-13 12:01:41
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