NZECS

Marlborough Lines is owned by the Marlborough Electric Power Trust, who hold the shares on behalf of the electricity consumers of Marlborough. In 2021 Marlborough Lines established Energy Marlborough to strategically develop renewable generation and drive sustainable energy solutions, which now extends to the use of New Zealand Energy Certificates (NZ-ECs) from BraveTrace. A key…

New Zealand Energy Certificates (NZ-ECs) are New Zealand’s premier green product, widely adopted across Aotearoa. NZ-ECs enable energy users to claim with confidence that they own the renewable attributes of the energy they choose to support, while also generating additional revenue streams for renewable energy producers. By using NZ-ECs, organisations can immediately reduce their reportable…

BraveTrace congratulates Ecogas and First Renewables, a Clarus company, on their success in injecting the country’s first biomethane into a Firstgas pipeline. This development advances the transition to a low-carbon Aotearoa New Zealand, and we look forward to supporting it by certifying and tracking the biomethane on the New Zealand Energy Certificate System. To facilitate…

BraveTrace announces the establishment of a User Group. The User Group will provide advice to BraveTrace on the future design and operation of the NZECS and lead work on special interest topics. Currently, nominations for memberships are open to Participants and Registrants.

The NZECS relies on its software platform, the registry, for the bulk of its activity. Given the importance of this platform, we see ongoing software development as a key priority.

The recent Climate Change Commission’s (CCC) advice is extensive, covering every sector of the economy. It was developed to inform the New Zealand Government on the direction for the future.