🧵➡️ Ever scrolled ioen.tech and seen a bunch of letters and fancy terms? Here’s a super easy, plain-English guide to every acronym and tech slang we actually use on our site. A friendly cheat sheet to the Internet of Energy Network. Core Acronyms IOEN = Internet of Energy Network The whole platform, a global network that connects small energy systems (like solar in villages) so clean energy can be tracked, traded, and funded easily. GOs = Guarantees of Origin Official “proof of green” certificates showing electricity came from renewable sources (like solar or wind). RECs = Renewable Energy Certificates Basically the same as GOs; a tradable certificate for each unit of clean electricity produced. IOEN makes managing them simple and trustworthy. VPPAs = Virtual Power Purchase Agreements A deal where a company agrees to buy renewable energy (and its certificates) from a project without the power physically traveling to them. Helps fund new green projects. I-REC(E) = International Renewable Energy Certificate (for Electricity) The global standard certificate used in 60+ countries where local systems don’t exist yet. IOEN is officially certified to issue and verify these. ESG = Environmental, Social & Governance The reporting companies do to show they care about planet, people, and good business practices. IOEN auto-generates clean data for better ESG scores. $IOEN = The official token of the network A digital coin used for payments, rewards, liquidity (easy buying/selling), and building the community. UN CTCN = United Nations Climate Technology Centre & Network The UN’s official “climate tech help desk” (part of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change). It’s hosted by the UN Environment Programme and helps developing countries get the right clean-energy tools, training, and support to fight climate change. Why they partnered with IOEN: IOEN joined as a member because their smart-agent tech + tamper-proof on-chain verification perfectly matches what governments need: real, auditable proof that renewable energy is being produced and used (no greenwashing). It gives countries fast, trustworthy ways to track and trade clean energy while meeting national climate targets. What it means for IOEN’s future: Huge boost! It opens doors to government-backed pilots in emerging markets (think 60–90 day real-world tests in villages and minigrids), faster funding from donors, and global scale. IOEN’s tools will now help countries reduce audit costs, speed up finance for solar/wind projects, and make tokenized clean energy a normal part of national energy plans. Expect way more minigrids going live worldwide and IOEN becoming the trusted standard for verifiable green energy.

@Holochain @marycamacho explaining the @IOEN_tech presentation from @EthereumDenver during the @crypto4commons #refi unconference #Barcelona