Expanding Clean Energy Partnerships Across Asia.

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Publication date: September 18, 2025.

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We're pleased to announce a new strategic partnership with Sundream Energy, a respected leader in South Korea's solar industry with more than 20 years of experience in project development and delivery. Sundream Energy brings deep local knowledge, technical expertise, and a strong network of solar installers and project owners across Korea.

This partnership allows us to offer Korean solar system owners greater access to environmental certificate markets - particularly Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) - through simplified, hands-on support.

By joining forces, Northmore Gordon and Sundream Energy help unlock the financial value of clean energy assets and through selling RECs to international and local companies, support corporate decarbonisation goals.

At Northmore Gordon, we specialise in helping solar partners turn generation into long-term financial returns through:

- Registering solar power stations under local and international certificate schemes
- Creating Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) such as I-RECs and local equivalents
- Trading and selling RECs to corporate buyers committed to clean energy sourcing
- Retiring RECs and carbon credits to support verified carbon reporting and sustainability targets
- Building REC portfolios that improve returns for renewable assets

With over 15 years of experience working across the Asia Pacific, our team offers practical support - without layers of red tape. We act as a bridge between renewable asset owners and certificate markets, ensuring every megawatt hour of clean energy is recognised.

This partnership with Sundream Energy marks another step in our commitment to building a more connected, efficient, and financially rewarding clean energy ecosystem in Asia-Pacific.

If you're a solar EPC, installer, or asset owner looking to register projects or monetise RECs now is the time to connect. Let's build value together.

Call or email Meilin Wu - m.wu@northmoregordon.com or Submit your interest today.


아시아 전역에서 청정에너지 파트너십 확대

저희는 한국 태양광 산업의 존경받는 선도 기업인 **썬드림 에너지(Sundream Energy)와의 새로운 전략적 파트너십을 발표하게 되어 매우 기쁩니다. 썬드림 에너지는 20년 이상 축적된 태양광 프로젝트 개발 및 실행 경험을 바탕으로 한국 전역에서 깊이 있는 현지 지식, 기술 전문성, 그리고 설치업체 및 프로젝트 소유주와의 강력한 네트워크를 보유하고 있습니다.

이번 파트너십을 통해 국내 태양광 이해관계자들과 더욱 긴밀히 협력할 수 있게 되었으며, 고객사들에게 환경인증서 시장-특히 신재생에너지공급인증서(REC)-에 대한 접근성을 높이고 실질적이고 간소화된 지원을 제공해 드립니다.

노스모어 고든(Northmore Gordon)과 썬드림 에너지는 한국 내 태양광 프로젝트의 등록 및 수익화를 가속화하는 것을 목표로 합니다. 양사가 함께 힘을 합쳐 청정에너지 자산의 재무적 가치를 실현하고 기업의 탈탄소 목표를 지원할 수 있습니다.

노스모어 고든의 전문 서비스

노스모어 고든은 태양광 파트너들이 발전을 장기적인 재무 수익으로 전환할 수 있도록 아래와 같은 전문적인 서비스를 제공하고 있습니다:

아시아 태평양 지역에서의 경험

아시아 태평양 지역에서 15년 이상 활동한 경험을 바탕으로, 저희 팀은 불필요한 행정 절차 없이 실질적이고 엔지니어링 기반의 지원을 제공합니다. 저희는 재생에너지 자산 소유주와 인증서 시장을 연결하는 가교 역할을 하며, 모든 청정에너지의 메가와트시(MWh)가 올바르게 인정받도록 지원합니다.

앞으로의 약속

이번 썬드림 에너지와의 파트너십은 아시아에서 더 연결되고, 효율적이며, 재무적으로 보상받을 수 있는 청정에너지 생태계를 구축하려는 저희의 약속을 다시 한번 보여줍니다.

여러분께서 태양광 EPC, 설치업체, 또는 태양광 자산 소유주로서 프로젝트 등록이나 REC 수익화를 원하신다면 지금이 함께 할 적기입니다.
함께 가치를 창출합시다.

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Why is Northmore Gordon expanding into Asia Pacific partnerships?

We have over 15 years of experience working across the Asia Pacific region, offering practical support to renewable asset owners seeking to access environmental certificate markets. The expansion into strategic partnerships, such as with Sundream Energy in South Korea, allows the firm to extend its core expertise in renewable electricity certificate services—registration, creation, trading and retirement of certificates—to new markets. This addresses a practical gap: solar system owners in Asia often lack straightforward access to certificate schemes and corporate buyers, limiting their ability to unlock financial value from clean energy assets and support decarbonisation goals.

What makes the Sundream Energy partnership strategically important?

Sundream Energy brings over 20 years of local knowledge in South Korea's solar industry, including technical expertise and an established network of installers and project owners. We contribute specialized capability in environmental certificate markets—scheme registration, certificate creation, and connections to corporate buyers. Together, they bridge the gap between renewable asset owners and certificate purchasers without adding unnecessary layers of process. This combination allows Korean solar system owners to access international and local certificate schemes (I-RECs, RECs, GOs, LGCs, J-Credits) through simplified, hands-on support.

What types of renewable energy certificates can be created through Northmore Gordon's services?

We assist with registration and creation of multiple certificate types tailored to different markets and claims. These include International Renewable Energy Certificates (I-RECs), Regional Electricity Certificates (RECs), Guarantees of Origin (GOs), Tradable Infrastructure Green Receipts (TIGRs), Large-scale Generation Certificates (LGCs), Zero Net Energy Certificates (ZNECs), and Japan Credits (J-Credits). Each certificate type has distinct eligibility criteria, geographic scope and intended use—supporting renewable-electricity claims, corporate decarbonisation reporting, or market-based accounting under different frameworks. The choice depends on the asset location, intended buyer claim and applicable reporting obligation.

How do renewable energy certificates unlock financial value for solar system owners?

Renewable energy certificates represent ownership of the environmental attributes from clean electricity generation, separate from physical electricity delivery. Solar system owners can register eligible installations, generate certificates reflecting their renewable output, and sell those certificates to corporate buyers committed to clean energy sourcing. Certificate proceeds contribute revenue alongside electricity sales, improving project economics. We support this by handling scheme registration, certificate creation and trading—connecting asset owners with corporate buyers seeking verified renewable attributes to support sustainability commitments and carbon-reporting targets. This monetizes benefits that would otherwise remain unclaimed.

What practical barriers does Northmore Gordon address for renewable asset owners in new markets?

Renewable asset owners often face uncertainty about which certificate scheme applies to their installation, registration requirements, evidence needed for creation, and how to identify and negotiate with corporate buyers. We remove these barriers through hands-on support: verifying scheme eligibility based on technology, location and timing; managing registration and nomination; gathering and organizing evidence; creating and retiring certificates; and connecting owners with buyers. Our role as a bridge between asset owners and certificate markets means owners avoid navigating complex schemes alone. This is particularly valuable in new markets where local expertise in international certificate pathways may be limited.

How does certificate retirement support corporate decarbonisation goals?

Corporations establish carbon-reduction targets and sustainability commitments requiring verified evidence of renewable electricity use or emissions reductions. Renewable energy certificates provide that evidence through retirement—transferring certificate ownership to a corporate buyer and cancelling it so it cannot be resold. When retired, the certificate documents the corporation's ownership of environmental attributes, supporting market-based Scope 2 accounting and renewable-electricity claims under frameworks like GHG Protocol. We assist by selecting appropriate certificate types for the corporation's reporting boundary and claim, managing retirement mechanics and maintaining evidence. This ensures the corporation's sustainability reporting is credible and aligned with applicable standards.

Why is local partnership important for scaling renewable certificate services?

Certificate schemes operate within specific jurisdictions with distinct eligibility rules, registry requirements and buyer networks. A local partner like Sundream Energy provides established relationships with installers, project owners and regulatory contacts—critical for identifying eligible installations, gathering documentation efficiently, and understanding administrative procedures. Our international certificate expertise combined with Sundream's South Korean market knowledge allows faster, more reliable service than either organization could offer independently. This partnership model demonstrates how we scale our environmental certificate services: finding local partners who bring geographic and sectoral knowledge while we contribute scheme registration, certificate creation and trading expertise.

What does 'hands-on support without layers of red tape' mean in the context of certificate services?

Certificate schemes often involve complex eligibility checks, evidence gathering, registry interactions and buyer negotiations. 'Hands-on support' means we take direct responsibility for these tasks rather than simply providing advice. We conduct scheme assessments, manage registrations, organizes evidence, negotiate certificate sales and handle retirement—removing administrative burden from asset owners and speeding outcomes. 'Without layers of red tape' indicates a practical, direct approach: straightforward eligibility decisions, clear timelines and transparent costs. This matters especially for smaller installations or new markets where owners lack in-house certificate expertise. The result is faster, more predictable access to certificate markets and their financial benefits.

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