For producers of hydrogen
Welcome to VertiCer, the one-stop shop for certification of renewable energy carriers.
Are you a hydrogen producer, or planning to become one? We would like to help you on your way! This page tells you what you need to do to receive Guarantees of Origin for the hydrogen you produce.
What does VertiCer do?
VertiCer is the institution in the Netherlands that issues Guarantees of Origin (GvO) and certificates of origin (CvO) for all sustainable energy carriers. A GvO is the only proof that energy has been generated in a sustainable way. A CvO is the only proof that electricity was generated from fossil sources. Both GvOs and CvOs can be traded. VertiCer is the central point for all matters relating to this certification.
For more information, check out our frequently asked questions.
Registration as a hydrogen producer
This page tells you what you need to do to receive Guarantees of Origin for the hydrogen you produce.
To qualify for Guarantees of Origin, you must be registered as a producer with VertiCer and your installation must be approved by the grid operator.
Green gas and green hydrogen registrations integrated into MyVertiCer platform by 1 July 2025
Registrations from 1 July 2025 via our new platform; MyVertiCer.
With effect from 1 July 2025, VertiCer has bundled all its activities relating to certificates of origin for electricity, thermal energy and green gas (including green hydrogen) in a single system, MyVertiCer.
Until then, green gas and hydrogen plants were registered in a separate application (formerly: the Vertogas platform).
The integration of all energy carriers into the same system means, in the case of green gas and green hydrogen, that production periods will be processed in our new MyVertiCer system from 1 July 2025. The new MyVertiCer will be the basis for all GOs issued from August 2025.
The new method of registration, viewing and/or submitting changes in the MyVertiCer platform, can be found below on the page.
Would you like to view, change and/or register data from before 1 July 2025?
The Vertogas platform will remain in operation for the issuance of GOs for production periods up to and including June 2025. You will use the Vertogas system for any corrections of metering data before August 2025 and trades and cancellations of GOs that are still in the former Vertogas system.
If you want to go to the former Vertogas platform, click here.
Roadmap for producer and production plant registration
- You can register a producer account by logging into MyVertiCer and filling in the registration form. If you are already known to us as a producer, you can register your installation immediately after logging in.
- You can then register your installation immediately by filling in the registration form.
- You need a number of details for your registration: your measurement protocol, the nominal power (in kW), your grid operator and your chosen GvO trader
- Your metering company will start to review your metering protocol for you.
- Your grid operator will proceed to assess the registration of your installation in MyVertiCer for you. The status of your application can be found in MyVertiCer.
- After the approval of your installation, we inform RVO. They will proceed all the actions needed to perform the subsidy payments to you.
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Frequently asked questions
Metering values
Once your installation has been approved, your metering chain can start sending in production data. VertiCer processes submitted metering values for your installations, after which VertiCer issues the GOs.
Which reports to submit?
Check the overview ‘Reporting requirements’ to see if you need to submit reports for your production installation.
Fuel percentages
The fact that the raw materials used are of sustainable origin must be proven and reported to VertiCer. You can do this by using your monthly fuel percentages. With this registration, you divide the monthly production over the biomass types used (based on NTA8003 codes). With your fuel percentages, you also have the option to indicate whether you use a voluntary sustainability scheme on your biomass flows. Your fuel percentages, together with the measurement data, form the basis of the GO issuance.
- Your MyVertiCer login details. These are the details of your eRecognition account.
- Your measurement protocol. The registration of your production installation requests a number of installation details, which can be found in your measurement protocol. The registration form will also ask you to upload your measurement protocol.
- The name of your trader. You choose this one yourself. In practice, this is usually electricity suppliers. We recommend that you contact your trader before you register. See the 'Traders overview' under “Downloads”.
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