18 January 2010 - The UK Government is launching the second phase of its Carbon Offsetting Facility (GCOF II) which will offset emissions resulting from Government air travel and potentially other emissions created by public sector organisations. Essent Trading has been listed amongst the 10 successful suppliers.

27 November 2009 - The municipality of Landgraaf in the Netherlands has signed a contract with Essent to offset natural gas emissions with Gold Standard VER Certificates. Landgraaf is the first municipality in the Netherlands to sign a carbon credit deal with Essent. Essent won the tender by offering the best price and most sustainable approach.

23 November 2009 - Essent has signed a three-year deal with construction company Strukton to offset the CO2 emissions from its use of natural gas. The emissions will be compensated using Gold Standard Certificates, the highest quality standard for carbon credits.

Arnhem, 30 September 2009 - Essent N.V. and RWE AG today completed the transaction they announced on 12 January 2009.

Essen, 23 June 2009 - RWE AG received approval from the European Commission for the acquisition of the Dutch energy utility Essent N.V. on Tuesday.

Essen, 13 May 2009 - Over the course of the last few days, a majority of Essent shareholders have expressed their intention to sell their shares to RWE (56 % of the total Essent shares).

Geneva, 11 May 2009 - Essent Trading last week transferred the first of a series of Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs) to the Austrian government. The carbon credits, which are part of one package of ten projects, will be used by the Austrian government to support Austria's commitment under the Kyoto Protocol. The project bundle includes wind farms, small-scale biomass -fired plants, as well as combined heat and power plants using biomass as feedstock. The projects are located in China, Brazil and India.

Arnhem, 22 April 2009 – Michiel Boersma (Chairman of Essent's Executive Board), accompanied by Léon Frissen (Governor of the Province of Limburg) and Andreas Lusch (Senior Vice-President of Alstom Power), drove in the symbolic first foundation pile to start the ambitious modernisation and expansion of the Claus Power Plant in Maasbracht, Limburg, today.

Arnhem, 5 March 2009 - The partnership with RWE forms a strong foundation for a sustainable and healthy future for Essent.

Essen, 02 February 2009 - RWE AG and Essent N.V., the Arnhem-based leading Dutch utility, have today reached another milestone on their way to completing the companies’ proposed partnership.

Geneva, 22 January 2009 - Essent Trading and Deutsche Post have agreed to collaborate on offsetting greenhouse gas emissions. Under an agreement signed on 16 December 2008, Essent Trading will provide high-quality carbon credits to Deutsche Post for a period of four years.

Arnhem, 12 January 2009 – Essent today announced it will enter a partnership with RWE to become part of the fourth largest energy supplier in Europe.With this strategic step Essent ensures its long stated ambition to play a leading role on the consolidating North-West European energy market.

Essen, 12 January 2009 - RWE AG today announced that it will enter into a partnership with Essent N.V., the Arnhem-based leading Dutch utility.

Arnhem, 06 January 2009 - Essent will compensate the CO2 emissions of its products Green for Gas (domestic users) and Green for Gas Business (business users) exclusively with Gold Standard Certificates.