Renewable Energy for Transport verification
Independent verification for Renewable Energy for Transport
Dutch Renewable Energy for Transport legislation requires fuel suppliers to contribute to reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport. Under the fuel transition obligation (brandstoftransitieverplichting, BTV), organisations must demonstrate to the Dutch Emissions Authority (NEa) that they meet the applicable requirements.
Control Union provides independent verification for organisations operating under these requirements. Depending on your activities, this may involve LtE verification, booking verification, RARE verification or Bio verification. Together, these verification services cover renewable energy supplied to road and land transport, inland navigation and maritime shipping, as well as renewable energy booked in the Dutch Register for Energy in Transport (REV).
What is Renewable Energy for Transport?
European and Dutch legislation sets targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport. This includes the European Renewable Energy Directive III (RED III), which has been transposed into Dutch Renewable Energy for Transport legislation and supplemented by national requirements.
A key element is the fuel transition obligation (BTV). This requires fuel suppliers to contribute to more sustainable transport and reduce greenhouse gas emissions from fuels supplied in the Netherlands. Organisations demonstrate compliance to the NEa using emission reduction units (EREs), obtained by supplying renewable energy to transport or purchasing them from other organisations that do so.
Who does the fuel transition obligation apply to?
The BTV applies to fuel suppliers delivering fuels to:
- land transport, including road vehicles, rail vehicles, mobile machinery and stationary installations;
- inland navigation, including inland vessels;
- maritime shipping, including sea-going vessels.
Which Renewable Energy for Transport verification do you need?
There are four types of verification within the Dutch Renewable Energy for Transport framework.
The verification you require depends on your activities and role within the system.
LtE verification
LtE verification checks whether registered fuel deliveries to end use for inland navigation or maritime shipping are accurate and complete.
Companies subject to the BTV must register their fuel deliveries for the previous year in the NEa’s Register for Energy in Transport (REV) by 1 March each year.
Companies with a BTV for inland navigation and/or maritime shipping must subsequently have the registered deliveries to inland vessels and/or sea-going vessels independently verified by 1 May.
This is known as Levering tot Eindgebruik (LtE) verification, or verification of delivery to end use. Verification is performed separately for each sector, resulting in:
- LtE verification for inland navigation;
- LtE verification for maritime shipping.
Booking verification
Booking verification confirms whether renewable energy bookings registered in the REV meet the applicable statutory booking requirements.
Organisations that book renewable energy in the REV to create emission reduction units (EREs) must have their bookings independently verified by 1 May each year.
Verification is carried out according to the type of renewable energy being booked. There are five booking verification scopes:
- liquid biofuel;
- gaseous biofuel;
- liquid RFNBO;
- gaseous RFNBO;
- electricity.
RARE verification
RARE verification confirms whether registered RFNBO bookings used to create refinery reduction units meet the applicable statutory booking requirements.
Organisations that book RFNBOs in the REV to create RAREs (refinery reduction units) must have their RARE bookings independently verified by 1 May each year.
The verifier assesses whether the registered RARE bookings comply with all applicable statutory booking requirements.
Bio verification
Bio verification provides an independent route for demonstrating the biogenic origin of certain liquefied biofuels.
Organisations booking liquid biofuels in the REV must demonstrate the biogenic content of the supplied fuel through sampling and analysis.
For liquefied gases such as bio-LNG and bio-LPG, organisations have an additional option: independent verification at the fuel production site, specifically the liquefaction facility.
During Bio verification, the verifier assesses whether the quantities of bio-LNG or bio-LPG supplied by the production site to the booking organisation were produced from biogenic feedstocks (biomass). The verification is carried out on behalf of the production site.
Renewable Energy for Transport verification at Control Union
Control Union has worked with Dutch renewable energy verification since 2010. For the new Renewable Energy for Transport requirements, we develop verification protocols directly from the applicable legislation and NEa assessment frameworks, which are submitted to the NEa and Dutch Accreditation Council (RvA) as part of the approval and accreditation process.
Control Union is currently developing the protocols and progressing through the accreditation process. The first verifications will form part of this process.
Experience with Dutch renewable energy verification
Our experience includes developing verification protocols for the Dutch Double Counting Scheme with RVO in 2010/2011, contributing to booking verification protocols with the NEa in 2014/2015, and developing protocols and carrying out RFNBO pilot verifications with RVO in 2026. Pasted text
Frequently asked questions
Which Renewable Energy for Transport verification do you need?
Whether you need LtE, booking, RARE or Bio verification depends on your activities within the Dutch Renewable Energy for Transport system. Discuss your requirements with our specialists. We can help determine the relevant verification scope and explain the next steps.
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