After two years of online meetings due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the management committee of IECRE (IEC System for Certification to Standards relating to Equipment for use in Renewable Energy applications) - or REMC - finally managed to meet face-to-face in Frankfurt on 11-12 October.

A huge list of topics was broached, with presentations from various strategy groups, task forces and working groups, including on small wind, end users or on the scope of certification or on quality control.

In total, 15 of the 16 member countries attended the event, with 35 people participating in person. "It was fantastic to see everyone face to face after such a long time, we were really able to have in depth discussions, which is not always possible in a virtual meeting," says Tara Mitchell, IECRE Conformity Assessment Operations Manager.

IECRE Chair Alistair Mackinnon presented the Thomas Edison Award to Frank Ormel, from Vestas Wind Systems, for his outstanding contribution to the IEC and IECRE in particular. Created in 2010, the Thomas Edison Award recognizes exceptional achievement and dedicated service to the IEC by officers in IEC technical committees and subcommittees as well as officers of the IEC Conformity Assessment Systems.

(Source: IEC)