White Certificates and Green Certificates - Differences and legal regulations
White Certificates vs. Green Certificates: Differences, Benefits and How They Can Help Your Company
In the face of dynamic changes in environmental protection and energy management regulations, companies increasingly need to adapt their processes to energy and ecological efficiency standards. In Poland, two types of certificates play a key role in this transformation: white certificates and green certificates. While both systems support environmental protection and energy efficiency goals, they differ in many important respects. Let's find out what these differences are and how Axtora Energy can help your company achieve them.
What are White Certificates?
White certificates are documents confirming energy savings obtained through activities aimed atincreasing energy efficiency. This system is a support tool for companies that invest in the modernization of their production processes, heating, cooling and lighting systems. Receiving a white certificate means that a company has reduced energy consumption in its processes and thus contributed to the overall reduction in energy demand.
Examples of activities eligible to receive white certificates:
- Modernization of heating and ventilation systems.
- Replacing lighting with energy-saving ones (e.g. LED).
- Optimization of production processes to reduce energy consumption.
- Installation of energy management systems that monitor and regulate energy consumption.
- The use of waste heat recovery technology, which is Axtora Energy's area of specialization.
All these activities contribute to improving energy efficiency, which is crucial both from the point of view of reducing operating costs and meeting ecological requirements.
What are Green Certificates?
Green certificates are documents that confirm that electricity was produced fromrenewable energy sources (RES), such as wind energy, solar energy, water energy, biomass or biogas . Companies that produce renewable energy can apply for green certificates, which they can then sell on the market. Green certificates are part of a policy promoting the development of clean energy sources and reducing carbon dioxide emissions.
Examples of activities eligible for green certificates:
- Production of electricity from photovoltaic installations.
- Wind installations and hydroelectric power plants.
- Using biogas to produce energy.
- Converting waste heat into electricity, which Axtora Energy supports by providing appropriate technologies.
Key differences between White and Green Certificates
1. Objective and area of operation:
- White certificates: Focus on reducing energy consumption by improving energy efficiency. Companies can obtain them for implementing energy saving activities, which means reducing energy costs.
- Green certificates: They concern energy production from renewable sources, supporting the development of renewable energy sources. These certificates confirm that a given company produces energy from ecological sources, such as sun, wind or biomass.
2. Type of support:
- White certificates: They are awarded for reducing energy consumption. They can be used by companies to offset the costs of investments related to improving energy efficiency.
- Green certificates: They are received by companies producing renewable energy. They can be sold on the market, which generates additional revenues for green energy producers.
3. Sales mechanism:
- White certificates: They can be sold on the market to entities obliged to meet energy efficiency targets.
- Green certificates: They can be sold on the energy exchange, generating additional income for renewable energy producers.
How can Axtora Energy help your company?
Axtora Energy specializes in providing systems that allow companies toconvert waste heatgenerated in production processes into electricity. In this way, we help companies not only optimize energy consumption, but also apply for both types of certificates.
Support in obtaining white certificates:
- Energy audit: We identify areas where it is possible to reduce energy consumption.
- Technology implementation: We provide advanced systems that allow you to recover waste heat and reduce energy consumption, which leads to obtaining white certificates.
- Legal and technical advice: We help in the entire process of obtaining certificates, from analysis to preparation of documentation.
Support in obtaining green certificates:
- Renewable energy technology installation: We provide technologies for transforming waste heat into electricity, which allows companies to produce green energy and obtain green certificates.
- Registration in the system: We help in registering certificates of origin for renewable energy in the system and in preparing applications.
- Financing optimization: We support companies in obtaining funds for the implementation of renewable energy projects, which helps maximize the return on investment.
Benefits for Your Business
Obtaining white and green certificates means not only compliance with environmental regulations and standards, but also real savings and additional income. With the support of Axtora Energy, your company can:
- Reduce energy costs,
- Obtain additional revenues from selling certificates,
- Meet ecological requirements and strengthen its position on the market as a company that cares about the environment.
Summary
White certificates support energy saving activities, and green certificates promote energy production from renewable sources . Both systems bring benefits to companies that invest in energy-saving and ecological technologies. Axtora Energy is your partner in transforming waste heat into electricity and obtaining certificates that translate into financial and ecological benefits. Contact us to find out more!