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118 Amendments of Mechtild ROTHE

Amendment 6 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 2
(2) At the same time it is clear that the long-term strength and sustainability of the European economy depends on reshaping it to face the demands of energy security and th, the need to increase eneergy efficiency and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Increasing concerns about securing reliable gas supplies reinforce this conclusion.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 14 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 6
(6) To have a tangible and substantial impact, this investment should be focussed on a few specific sectors. These should be sectors in which: (a) the action will make a clear contribution to the objectives of security of energy supply, energy efficiency and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions; (b) there exist large, mature projects capable of making efficient and effective use of significant amounts of financial assistance and of catalysing significant amounts of investment from other sources, including the European Investment Bank; and (c) action at European level can add value. The sectors of gas and electricity interconnections; offshore wind energy; and other renewable sources; energy efficiency actions and carbon capture and storage fulfil these criteria.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 26 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Recital 9
(9) In the cases of carbon capture and storage and offshore windrenewable sources of energy, this Regulation builds on the Strategic Energy Technology Plan for Europe and the Directive on the promotion of energy from renewable sources, which called for a join and strategic plan for energy research and innovation efforts in alignment with EU energy policy goals, while committing towards the establishment of six European Industrial Initiatives, and in particular in these two areasout of which three (the largest wind turbines, with offshore wind as the lead application; large-scale Photovoltaic (PV) and Concentrated Solar Power; and a single, smart European electricity grid able to accommodate the very substantial integration of renewable and decentralised energy sources) are directly or indirectly linked to this specific area. The European Council at its meeting on 16 October 2008 called on the Commission to significantly accelerate the implementation of the Technology Plan. This Programme initiates the funding for Carbon Capture and Storage and offshore wind without prejudice to the future setting up of the six industrial initiatives on energy demonstration projects as outlined by the Strategic Energy Technology Plan for Europe.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 47 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 2 – point c a (new)
(ca) smart energy cities
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 62 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 3 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) smart energy cities: EUR 500 million
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 21
EEPR assistance shall contribute to the cost of those elements of the investment phase of the project that are only attributable to carbon capture and storage, taking account of possible operating benefits. It shall not exceed 850% of total eligible investment costs.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 126 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Chapter II – section 3 a (new)
SECTION 3a SMART ENERGY CITIES Article 22a EEPR assistance for smart energy cities shall be awarded following a call for proposal limited to the actions that realise the projects listed in the Annex, Part Ca (new).
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 140 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Article 28 – paragraph 1 – point c a (new)
(ca) for smart energy cities by the Covenant of Mayors.
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2009/0010(COD)

Proposal for a regulation
Annex – point C
Project Name/ Envisaged Fuel Capacity Capture Storage Concept Location Community Technique contribution (EUR (EUR million) Huerth Germany 2150 Coal 450 MW IGCC Saline Aquifer Jaenschwalde Coal 500 MW Oxyfuel Oil/Gas fields Eemshaven Netherlands 2150 Coal 1200 MW IGCC Oil/Gas fields Rotterdam Coal 1080 MW PC Oil/Gas fields Rotterdam Coal 800 MW PC Oil/Gas fields Belchatow Poland 2150 Coal 858 MW PC Saline Aquifer Compostilla Spain (with 2150 Coal 500 MW Oxyfuel Saline Aquifer (León) {Portugal) Kingsnorth UK 2150 Coal 800 MW PC Oil/Gas fields Longannet Coal 3390 MW PC Saline Aquifer Tilbury Coal 1600 MW PC Oil/Gas fields Hatfield Coal 900 MW IGCC Oil/Gas fields (Yorkshire) TOTAL 1 250
2009/03/16
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 4 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
– having regard to its resolution of 25 September 2007 on the Road Map for renewable energy in Europe1, 1 OJ C 219 E, 28.08.08, p. 82.
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 11 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Aa. whereas the European Union's dependence on conventional energy sources and on a limited number of energy producers presents a serious risk to stability, prosperity and security of energy supply,
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 12 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital A b (new)
Ab. whereas increasing energy efficiency must play a key role in reducing dependence on energy imports, increasing competitiveness and combating climate change,
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 13 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital B
B. whereas the EU currently imports 50% of the energy that it consumes and whereas this proportion could rise to 70% by 2030, unless full use is made of the potential of renewable energy and energy efficiency,
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 41 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
2. Reaffirms the threefold objective set for 2020 of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20%at least 20%, and by at least 30% provided that other industrialised countries undertake to achieve comparable reductions in emissions, achieving energy savings of at least 20% and attaining a 20% share of at least 20% for renewables in primaryfinal energy consumption; calls on Member States to consideradopt as objectives a reduction of 50 to 80% in greenhouse gas emissions, a 35% improvement in energy efficiency and a 60% increase in the share of renewable energy by 2050;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 66 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Stresses the importance of local initiatives to combat climate change, such as the covenant of mayors, for European energy policy and particularly in increasing security of energy supplies; supports in this connection the idea of a covenant of islands under which islands would commit themselves to specific, measurable results in the field of energy efficiency and renewable energy, going beyond the ambitions of the European Union;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 68 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4 b (new)
4b. Considers that a massive conversion of the European energy supply system from one which wastes energy and is based on conventional energy sources to one which is energy-efficient and based on renewable energy sources is decisive with a view to securing the European Union's energy supply;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 83 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Welcomes the proposal to submit a plan for an offshore network in the North Sea in order to exploit the enormous wind energy potential; welcomes in this connection also the creation of a European supergrid by linking the network infrastructures of the North Sea, Mediterranean and Baltic regions;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 147 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Calls on Member States to cooperate to draw up a European strategic plan with a view to multiannual programming of the investment necessary to meet future electricity generation needs on the basis of medium-term projections of energy requirements;deleted
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 159 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13 a (new)
13a. Emphasises that energy prices continue not to reflect the ecological reality; calls, therefore, for transparent and fair pricing of all sources of energy through the internalisation of external costs; emphasises that there can be fair competition on the internal energy market only when the ‘polluter pays’ principle is applied;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 162 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
14. Recalls that, even with the implementation of very ambitious and drastic energy efficiency and energy saving plans, the EU will stillin the medium term be dependent on third countries for supplies of fossil energy; calls therefore for dialogue with producer countries to be stepped up and, more generally, for enhanced international cooperation to increase transparency on world energy markets and tackle the issue of sustainable development;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 170 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the EU to cooperate with the countries of North Africathe Mediterranean region, and of North Africa in particular, in view of their significant energy resource potential and substantial opportunities for development of Africa; calls, therefore, for common objectives for renewable energy and energy efficiency to be included in the ‘Barcelona Process: Union for the Mediterranean’;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24
24. Considers that improving energy efficiency by at least 20% by 2020 is the priority with a view to contributing to sustainable development and competitiveness objectives and is also a very effective and inexpensive way of improving energy security; regrets that the EU Heads of State and Government have not adopted a binding target for improving energy efficiency; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States immediately to adopt a legally binding energy efficiency target of at least 20% by 2020; calls on the Commission and Member States to step up awareness campaigns and make practical information available concerning the solutions to be adopted;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 236 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
26. Calls for more efficient use of oil, particularly in the field of transport, which is the main sector in which this fuel is used; calls for the adoption of very ambitious medium-term objectives (for 2020) for vehicle consumption, while encouraging Member States to rethink their policies on goods and individual passenger transport, particularly in urban areas; calls in this connection for a greater switch from private individual road transport to public transport;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Considers that a frontrunner approach for vehicles from the European car industry would help to win back international markets, particularly from Asian producers; calls on the Commission, therefore, to submit a proposal for a harmonised European labelling system, similar to the A to G format, for the vehicle industry;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 240 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 b (new)
26b. Regrets that rail accounts for only 10% of European goods transport; calls on Member States to make better use of rail transport and waterways; calls for more determined efforts to establish the optimal combination of rail, water and road transport;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 242 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 c (new)
26c. Stresses the importance of the covenant of mayors as an important instrument by means of which to combine the EU climate change strategy with local strategies and the awaited European urban mobility action plan;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 259 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 29
29. Calls on the Commission to increase the priority assigned to research into electricity storage and virtual power stations to enable better penetration of renewable energies;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 272 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 31
31. Recalls that coal remains an element in the EU's supplies and an alternative to oil and gas; stresses, however, that the major disadvantage of coal lies in its very high rate of carbon dioxide emissions; stresses, however, the opportunities for a climate- friendly use of coal as a transitional source that can be expected to arise from the use of CCS technology;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 279 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 32
32. EndorseConsiders the Commission's analysis that it is urgent for Member States which have opted for nuclear, or which do so in future, to take the necessary investment decisions and that the EU should continue to provide a regulatory framework for its uswhereby, on the one hand, it is a matter for the EU Member States to decide on the question of using nuclear power but on the other hand, they are simultaneously reminded about investment decisions, as extremely problematical; in this connection, recalls emphatically that decisions on investments in nuclear energy must remain a matter for the individual Member States and that the role of the European Union is simply to develop a common legal framework for the safety of nuclear power stations and the disposal of radioactive waste;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 293 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 34
34. ConsidersWelcomes the fact that neither in its Revised Illustrative Programme nor in the Strategic Review has the Commission examined the likely development of nuclear technology by 2050 or, against the backdrop of both substantial delays and mushrooming costs, the position assigned to the ITER controlled fusion project;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 298 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 35
35. Calls on the Commission and Member States to devise a European energy policy which will permit a massive conversion to low carbon emissfrom wasteful energy supplies based on conventional energy technologisources to energy- efficient supplies based on renewables to meet the growing needs for energy consumption although there is a risk of a major crisis in the energy field; stresses that, while energy efficiency and energy saving remain a priority, as does the continued development of renewable energies, it will not be possible to overcome the energy resource deficit by 2030;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 308 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 36
36. Calls on the Commission to perform feasibility studies of projects to develop wind power platforms in the North Sea and the project to build solar power stations in Africa;deleted
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 313 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 38
38. Recalls the need constantly to encourage research into transmutation of nuclear waste and nuclear fusion as a source of energy in the very long term;deleted
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 319 #

2008/2239(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 39
39. Calls for the road map to make it possible to direct energy technology research and development in order to reduce the cost of renewable energies, with a view to energy storage and the success of fourth-generation nuclear reactors and energy storage, and in order in particular to find an alternative to oil for transport, while highlighting solar energy, which is an infinite resource;
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 10 #

2008/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Recital E
E. whereas the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) allocates only EUR 2,3 billion over the seven-year programming period to the non-nuclear energy research,
2008/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2008/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
5. Believes that cheaper, more effective low carbonrenewable energy and energy efficiency technologies are critical to achieving a new international agreement on climate change to replace the Kyoto protocol regimeenergy efficiency and renewable energy targets beyond 2020;
2008/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 43 #

2008/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
12. Considers that the EIIs should be focussed on areas which have the greatest potential to help achieve the EU's climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy objectives for 2020 and for reduced costs and replication in the long term;
2008/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 52 #

2008/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
16. Believes that the development of carbon capture and storage (CCS) technology will be of criticalcan be importance int to tacklinge global climate change provided that it is efficient, safe and publicly accepted; calls on the CommissionCS industry to include the 12 proposed CCS demonstration projects (the so-called EU Flagship Programme) within the EIIs; notes that support for clean coal technologies will make it easier and cheaper to deploy CCSinto its EIIs;
2008/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 61 #

2008/2005(INI)

Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20
20. Believes that, given the priority attached to climate change and energy issues, significant additional EU resources for low carbonenergy efficiency and renewable energy technologies are needed and should be deployed urgently, if they are to help to meet the EU's 2020 targets;
2008/05/08
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 56 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
(3) Reduction of energy consumption and the use of renewable energy in the buildings sector constitutes an important part of the measures needed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and comply with the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, and with further European and international (UNFCCC), as well as the Community's own commitments to reduce the overall greenhouse gas emissions beyond 2012. Reduced energy consumptiony at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020, and by 30% in the case of an international agreement. Reduced energy consumption and an increased use of renewable energy also has an important part to play in promoting security of energy supply, technological development and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural areas.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 59 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) The European Council of March 2007 reaffirmed the Community's commitment to the Community-wide development of renewable energies by endorsing a mandatory target of a 20% share of renewable energies by 2020. Directive 2009/.../EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on the promotion of the use of energy from renewable sources establishes a common framework for the promotion of renewable energies. It underlines the need to incorporate a factor for renewable energy in meeting minimum energy performance requirements under Directive 2002/91/EC in order to speed up the setting of minimum levels for the use of energy from renewable sources in buildings.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 74 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) Member States should set minimum requirements for the energy performance of buildings. The requirements should be set with a view to achieving the cost-optimal balance between the investments involved and the energy and external costs saved throughout the life-cycle of the building. Provision should be made for the possibility for Member States to regularly review their minimum energy performance requirements for buildings with regard to technical progress.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 79 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 13
(13) Buildings have an major impact on long- term energy consumption and new buildings. Given the long renovation cycle for existing buildings, new, and existing buildings that are subject to major renovation should therefore meet minimum energy performance requirements adapted to the local climate. As the application of alternative energy supply systems is generally not explored to its full potential, the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of alternative energy supply systems should be considered, regardless of both the size of the building and whether it is a new building.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 91 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 15
(15) Measures are needed to increase the number of buildings which not only fulfil current minimum energy performance requirements, but are more energy efficientensure the highest level of energy performance. For this purpose Member States should draw up national plans for increasing the number of buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal to zerosurplus- energy buildings and regularly report them to the Commission.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 106 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Buildings occupied by public authorities and buildings frequently visited by the public provide an opportunity toshould set an example by showing environmental and energy considerations being taken into account and therefore those buildings should be subject to energy certification on a regular basis. The dissemination to the public of information on energy performance should be enhanced by clearly displaying these energy certificates.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 117 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) Power should in particular be conferred on the Commission to adapt certain parts of the general framework set out in Annex I to technical progress, to establish methodologies for calculating cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements and to establish common principles for defining buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal to zerosurplus- energy buildings. Since those measures are of general scope and are designed to amend non-essential elements of this Directive, they must be adopted in accordance with the regulatory procedure with scrutiny provided for in Article 5a of Decision 1999/468/EC.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 24
(24) Since the objectives of enhancing the energy performance of buildings cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States due to the complexity of the buildings sector, and the inability of the national housing markets to adequately address the challenges of energy efficiencyperformance, and can by the reason of the scale and the effects of the action be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. . In accordance with the principles of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 130 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – point d
(d) national plans and targets for increasing the number of buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal zero;surplus-energy buildings
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 142 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 1 a (new)
(1a) "surplus-energy building" means a building for which the amount of energy produced on-site by renewable energy sources is higher than the amount of primary energy consumed annually by the building;
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 150 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 3
(3) "energy performance of a building" means the calculated or measured amount of primary energy needed to meet the energy demand associated with a typical use of the building, which includes inter alia energy used for heating, hot water , cooling, ventilation and lighting;
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 166 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 6
(6) "major renovation": means the renovation of a building where (a) the total cost of the renovation related to the building envelope or the technical building systems is higher than 215 % of the value of the building, in which case the value must be based on current construction costs, excluding the value of the land upon which the building is situated, or (b) more than 215 % of the surface of the building envelope undergoes renovation;
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 177 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point 10
(10) "cost-optimal level" means the lowest level of costs during the life-cycle of a building, which are determined taking into account investment costs, external costs and benefits, maintenance and operating costs (including energy costs), earnings from energy produced, where applicable, and disposal costs, where applicable;
2009/02/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
1. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that minimum energy performance requirements for buildings are set with a view to achieving, for a period of at least 10 years in advance with provision to strengthen such requirements at two year intervals, and are set to achieve as a minimum cost- optimal levels and are calculated in accordance with the methodology referred to in Article 3.
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 229 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point c
(c) temporary buildings with a planned time of use of two years or lessless than one year, industrial sites, workshops and non-residential agricultural buildings with low energy demand and non-residential agricultural buildings which are in use by a sector covered by a national sectoral agreement on energy performance;
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 231 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 2 – point d
(d) residential buildings which are intended to be used less than four months of the year;deleted
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 238 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 3
3. As from 30 June 20141 Member States shall not provide incentives for the construction or renovation of buildings or parts thereof which do not comply with minimum energy performance requirements achieving the results of the calculation referred to in Article 5(2).
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 245 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 4 – paragraph 4
4. As from 30 June 2017, where4, Member States shall review their minimum energy performance requirements set in accordance with paragraph 1 of this Article theyand shall ensure that these requirements achieve the results of the calculation referred to in Article 5(2).
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 265 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 3
3. The Commission shall publish a report on the progress of the Member States in reaching cost-optimal levels of minimum energy performance requirements, including all input data and assumptions submitted by the Member States.
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 322 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal to zero 1. Member States shall draw up national plans for increasing the number of buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal to zeroSurplus-energy buildings 1. Member States shall draw up national plans for increasing the number of buildings that comply with surplus-energy building standards. They shall set a binding targets for the minimum percentage which those buildings in 2020 shall constitute of the total number of buildings and represent in relation to the total useful floor area. Separate binding targets shall be set for: (a) new and refurbished residential buildings; (b) new and refurbished non-residential buildings; (c) buildings occupied by public authorities. Member States shall set the targets referred to in point (c)ensure that all new and existing buildings referred to in point (c) that are subject to major renovation comply with surplus-energy building standards from 2012 onwards taking into account the leading role which public authorities should play in the field of energy performance of buildings. Members States shall require that all new buildings comply with surplus-energy building standards by 2015 at the least. Member States shall ensure that all existing buildings that are subject to major renovation comply with surplus- energy buildings standards by 2020 at the latest. 2. The national plan referred to in paragraph 1 shall include inter alia the following elements: (a) the Member State's definition of buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal to zero; surplus-energy buildings; (b) intermediate binding targets expressed as a percentage which those buildings shall constitute of the total number of buildings and represent in relation to the total useful floor area in 2015; (c) information on thea summary of all policies and measures undertaken for the promotion of those buildings. 3. Member States shall communicate the national plans referred to in paragraph 1 to the Commission by 30 June 2011 at the latest and report to the Commission every three years on the progress in implementing their national plans. The national plans and progress reports may be included in the Energy Efficiency Action Plans referred to in Article 14(2) of Directive 2006/32/EC. 4. The Commission shall establish a common principles for defining buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary energy consumption are low or equal to zero. definition of surplus-energy buildings by 2010 at the latest. Those measures designed to amend non- essential elements of this Directive by supplementing it shall be adopted in accordance with the procedure referred to in Article 21(2). 5. The Commission shall publish a report on the progress of Member States in increasing the number of buildings of which both carbon dioxide emissions and primary ensurplus-energy buildings by 31 January 2012 at the latest and evergy consumption are low or equal to zthree years thereaftero. On the basis of this report the Commission shall develop a strategyn action plan, and, if necessary, propose measures to increase the number of those buildings.
2009/02/25
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 365 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall lay down the necessary measures to establish a system of certification of the energy performance of buildings. The energy performance certificate shall include the energy performance of a building, the difference between the calculated energy demand and the actual energy consumption and reference values such as minimum energy performance requirements in order to make it possible for owners or tenants of the building or parts thereof to compare and assess its energy performance.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 382 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. The recommendations included in the energy performance certificate issued for buildings occupied by public authorities shall be implemented within two years from the date of issue of the certificate.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 440 #

2008/0223(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 2 a (new)
Member States shall inform owners or tenants about financial incentives for improving the energy performance of buildings. Member States shall provide information to the Commission regarding: (a) support schemes at national, regional and local level for the promotion of energy efficiency and the use of energy from renewable sources in buildings ; (b) the share of energy from renewable sources used in the buildings sector at national and regional level, including specific information about whether the renewable energy comes from on-site devices, district heating and cooling or cogeneration; This information shall be included in the Energy Efficiency Action Plans referred to in Article 14(2) of Directive 2006/32/EC.
2009/02/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 25 #

2008/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 25
(25) Regard should be given to the modules and rules intended for use in technical harmonisation Directives set out in Council Decision 93/465/EEC of 22 July 1993 concerning the modules for the various phases of the conformity assessment procedures and the rules for the affixing and use of the CE conformity marking, which are intended to be used in the technical harmonisation directivesNo 768/2008/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 July 2008 on a common framework for the marketing of products, and repealing Council Decision 93/465/EEC.
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 42 #

2008/0151(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 16 – paragraph 1
1. In accordance with the criteria set out in Article 15 and having consulted the Consultation Forum referred to in Article 18, the Commission shall not later than 6 July 200731 October 2009 and every three years thereafter establish a working plan which shall be made publicly available. The working plan shall set out for the following three years an indicative list of product groups which will be considered as priorities for the adoption of implementing measures. The working plan shall be amended periodically by the Commission after consultation with the Consultation Forum.
2008/12/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 121 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
(2) In particular, increased use of biofuels fortechnological improvements, incentives for the expansion and use of public transport, use of energy efficiency technologies and use of energy from renewable sources in transport is onare some of the most effective tools by which the Community can reduce its dependence on imported oil in the transport sector – where the security of supply problem is most acute - and influence the fuel market for transport.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 146 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 7
(7) The European Parliament, in its Resolution of 25 September 2007 on the Roadmap for Renewable Energy in Europe1, has called on the Commission to present by the end of 2007 a proposal for a renewable energy legislative framework, referring to the importance of setting binding targets for the shares of energy from renewable sources at Community and Member State levelin electricity, transport and heating and cooling as well as binding targets at Community and Member State level. __________________________ 1 Texts adopted, P6_TA(2007)0406.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 161 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 10
(10) By contrast, it is appropriate for the 10% target for renewable energy in transport to be set at the same level for each Member State in order to ensure consistency in transport fuel specifications and availability. Because transport fuels are traded easily, Member States with low endowments of the relevant resources will easily be able to obtain renewable transport fuels from elsewhere. While it would technically be possible for the Community to meet its biofuel targetarget for renewable energy in transport solely from domestic production, it is both likely and desirable that the target will in fact be met through a combination of domestic production and imports. To this end, the Commission should monitor the supply of the Community market for biofuels, and should, as appropriate, propose relevant measures to achieve a balanced approach between domestic production and imports, taking into account the development of multilateral and bilateral trade negotiations as well as environmental, cost, energy security, greenhouse gas savings and other considerations.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 174 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
(12) To permit the benefits of technological advance and economies of scale to be reaped, the indicative trajectorymandatory minimum interim targets should take into account the possibility of a more rapid growth in the use of energy from renewable sources in later years. In this way, special attention can be given to sectors that disproportionately suffer from the absence of technological advance and economies of scale and therefore remain under-developed, but which in future could significantly contribute to reaching the targets for 2020.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 206 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18
(18) Imported electricity, produced from renewable energy sources outside the Community, may count towards Member States' targets. However, to foster the increased use of energy from renewable sources not only in the European Union and to avoid a net increase in greenhouse gas emissions through the diversion of existing renewable sources and their complete or partial replacement by conventional energy sources, only electricity generated in countries which have comparably ambitious expansion targets for energy from renewable sources and which was generated by renewable energy installations that become operational after the entry into force of this Directive and was physically imported and consumed should be eligible to be counted. To ensure that such imports can be tracked and accounted for in a reliable way, it is appropriate for them to take place within the framework of a system of guarantees of origin for disclosure. Agreements with third countries concerning the organisation of this trade in electricity from renewable energy sources will be considered.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 207 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) This Directive does not require Member States to recognise the purchase of a guarantee of origin from other Member States or the corresponding purchase of electricity as a contribution to the fulfilment of a national quota obligation. However, to facilitate trade in electricity produced from renewable energy sources and to increase transparency for the consumer's choice between electricity produced from non- renewable and electricity produced from renewable energy sources, the guarantee of origin of such electricity is necessary. Schemes for the guarantee of origin do not by themselves imply a right to benefit from national support mechanisms established in different Member States. It is important that all forms of electricity produced from renewable energy sources are covered by such guarantees of origin.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 209 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) It is important to distinguish clearly between guarantees of origin and exchangeable green certificates.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 210 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 c (new)
(18c) Member States are responsible for meeting their individual targets for the share of energy from renewable sources. They operate different national support schemes for renewable energy sources, including green certificates, investment aid, tax exemptions or reductions, tax refunds and direct price support schemes. One important means to achieve the aim of this Directive is to guarantee the proper functioning of these mechanisms, until a Community framework is put into operation, in order to maintain investor confidence.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 211 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 d (new)
(18d) Given that Member States provide direct and indirect support for non- renewable energy sources without fully internalising the external consequential costs, the internal energy market is distorted in favour of those energy sources. Appropriate support for energy from renewable sources cannot therefore be regarded as distorting competition but should be seen as creating more equal conditions. In order to create a level playing field in the internal energy market Member States must be able to provide for incentives to increase the share of energy from renewable sources in the internal energy market.
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 212 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 19
(19) To create opportunities for reducing the cost of achieving the targets laid down in this Directive, it is appropriate both to facilitate the consumption in Member States of energy produced from renewable sources in other Member States, and also to enable Member States to count electricity, heating and cooling consumed in other Member States towards their own national targets. For this reason, harmonised provisions for the design and transfer of guarantees of origin in these sectors should be adopted.deleted
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 217 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 20
(20) The obligatory issuing, on request, of guarantees of origin for heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources, should be limited to plants with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, in order to avoid the unnecessarily high administrative burdens that would be imposed if smaller installations, including those in households, were to be included.deleted
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 219 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 21
(21) Member States should be able to establish systems of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from other Member States if they need to do so to ensure a secure and balanced energy supply, to achieve the environmental objectives that underlie their support scheme, or to comply with the targets laid down in this Directive. Such systems should be limited to what is necessary and proportionate and should not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination.deleted
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 223 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 22
(22) Once the system of harmonised guarantees of origin has been tested, the Commission should review whether any further changes are needed.deleted
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 226 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 23
(23) To avoid interference with support schemes granted to existing installations and to avoid overcompensation of renewable energy producers, only guarantees of origin issued to installations that were commissioned after the date of entry into force of this Directive, or for production due to an increase, after that date, in the renewable energy capacity of an installation, should be transferable between Member States.deleted
2008/06/18
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 301 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 48
(48) In order to permit the achievement of a 10% share of biofuelsenergy from renewable sources in transport by 2020, it is necessary to ensure the placing on the market of higher blends of biodiesel in diesel than those envisaged by standard EN590/2004.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 321 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Recital 57
(57) Since the general objectives of achieving a binding 20% share of renewable energies in the Community’s overall final energy consumption and a binding 10% share of biofuelenergy from renewable sources in each Member State’s transport petrol and diesel consumptionsector by 2020 cannot be sufficiently achieved by the Member States and can therefore, by reason of the scale of the action, be better achieved at Community level, the Community may adopt measures, in accordance with the principle of subsidiarity as set out in Article 5 of the Treaty. In accordance with the principle of proportionality, as set out in that Article, this Directive does not go beyond what is necessary in order to achieve those objectives.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 327 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 1
This Directive establishes a common framework for the promotion of energy from renewable sources and their integration in the internal energy market. The purpose of this directive is to increase the share of renewable energy sources in electricity, heating and cooling and transport in order to meet the Community’s renewable energy target of at least 20% by 2020 and thereby promoting security of energy supply, reducing greenhouse gas emissions, promoting technological development and providing opportunities for employment and regional development, especially in rural areas. It sets mandatory targets for the overall and interim share of energy from renewable sources in energy consumption and for the share of energy from renewable sources in transport. It lays down rules relating to guarantees of origin, administrative procedures and electricity grid connections in relation to energy from renewable sources. It establishes environmental sustainability criteria for biofuels and other bioliquids.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 366 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point f
(f) “biofuels” means liquid or gaseous fuel for transport produced from biomass;1 ____________ 1 Subcategories on biofuels shall be defined according to Directive 2003/30/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 May 2003 on the promotion of the use of biofuels or other renewable fuels for transport.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 367 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – point f a (new)
(fa) “Cellulosic biofuel”: biofuel derived from any cellulose, hemi-cellulose, or lignin, originating from renewable biomass;
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 387 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 1
1. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in final consumption of energy in 2020 is at least their overall target for the share of energy from renewable sources in that year, as set out in the third column of the table in Part A of Annex I in order to ensure that the mandatory target of at least 20% share of energy from renewable sources in Community’s final energy consumption in 2020 will be met.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 403 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – subparagraph 1
3. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources in transport in 2020 is at least 10% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State, whereby biofuels and other bioliquids counting towards the target shall fulfil the sustainability criteria set out in Article 15. By the end of 2015 Member States may set a target of at least 1% of final consumption of energy in transport from cellulosic biofuel. Each Member State shall ensure that the share of cellulosic biofuel in transport in 2020 is at least 2% of final consumption of energy in transport in that Member State.
2008/06/23
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 475 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 9
9. Electricity and energy in the transport sector produced from renewable energy sources in third countries shall only be taken into account for the purposes of measuring compliance with the requirements of this Directive concerning national targets if: (a) it is they are: (a) physically imported and consumed in the Community; (b) the electricity is produced by an installation that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive; and (c) the electricity is issued with a guarantee of origin that forms part of a system of guarantee of origin equivalent to that laid down by this Directive.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 483 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 a (new)
Article 5a Guarantee of origin of electricity produced from renewable energy resources 1. Member States shall ensure that the origin of electricity produced from renewable energy sources can be guaranteed within the meaning of this Directive according to objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria laid down by each Member State. They shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued to this effect in response to a request. 2. Member States shall designate a single competent body, independent of generation and distribution activities, to supervise the issue of such guarantees of origin. 3. A guarantee of origin shall: - specify the energy source from which the electricity was produced, including the dates and places of production, and, in the case of hydroelectric installations, the capacity; - serve to enable producers of electricity from renewable energy resources to demonstrate that the electricity they sell is produced from renewable energy resources within the meaning of this Directive. 4. Such guarantees of origin, issued according to paragraph 2, should be mutually recognised by the Member States, exclusively as proof of the elements referred to in paragraph 3. Any refusal to recognise a guarantee of origin as such proof, in particular for reasons relating to the prevention of fraud, must be based on objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria. In the event of a refusal to recognise a guarantee of origin, the Commission may compel the refusing party to recognise it, particularly with regard to objective, transparent and non-discriminatory criteria on which such recognition is based. 5. The competent body shall put in place appropriate mechanisms to ensure that guarantees of origin are both accurate and reliable and they shall outline in the report referred to in Article 19(1) the measures taken to ensure the reliability of the guarantee system.
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 484 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 6
Guarantees of origin of electricity, heating and cooling produced from 1. Member States shall ensure that the origin of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, and of heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources in plants with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, can be guaranteed as such within the meaning of this Directive. To that end, Member States shall ensure that a guarantee of origin is issued in response to a request from a producer of renewable energy. A guarantee of origin shall be of the standard size of 1 MWh. No more than one guarantee of origin shall be issued in respect of each MWh of energy produced. 2. Guarantees of origin shall be issued, transferred and cancelled electronically. They shall be accurate, reliable and fraud-resistant. A guarantee of origin shall specify, at least: (a) the energy source from which the energy was produced and the starting and ending dates of its production; (b) whether the guarantee of origin relates to – (i) electricity; or – (ii) heating and/or cooling; (c) the identity, location, type and capacity of the installation where the energy was produced, and the date of the installation’s becoming operational; (d) the date and country of issue and a unique identification number; (e) the amount and type of any investment aid that has been given for the installation. 3. Member States shall recognise guarantees of origin issued by other Member States in accordance with this Directive. Any refusal by a Member State to recognise a guarantee of origin shall be based on objective, transparent and non- discriminatory criteria. In the event of refusal to recognise a guarantee of origin, the Commission may adopt a Decision requiring the Member State in question to recognise it. 4. Member States shall ensure that all guarantees of origin to be issued in respect of renewable energy generated in a given calendar year are issued, at the latest, three months after the end of that year.Article 6 deleted renewable energy sources
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 519 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 7
Competent bodies and registers of guarantees of origin 1. Each Member State shall designate a single competent body to undertake the following tasks: (a) establish and maintain a national register of guarantees of origin; (b) issue guarantees of origin; (c) record any transfer of guarantees of origin; (d) cancel guarantees of origin; (e) publish an annual report on the quantities of guarantees of origin issued, transferred to or from each of the other competent bodies and cancelled. 2. The competent body shall not carry out any energy generation, trade, supply or distribution activities. 3. The national register of guarantees of origin shall record the guarantees of origin held by each person. A guarantee of origin shall only be held in one register at one time.Article 7 deleted
2008/06/24
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 537 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 8
Submission of guarantees of origin for cancellation 1. A guarantee of origin, corresponding to the unit of energy in question, shall be submitted for cancellation to a competent body designated in accordance with Article 7 when: (a) the production of a unit of electricity from renewable energy sources, or the production of a unit of heating or cooling from renewable energy sources in a plant with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, receives support in the form of feed-in tariff payments, premium payments, tax reductions or payments resulting from calls for tenders, in which case the guarantee shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State that established the system of support; (b) a unit of electricity produced from renewable energy sources, or a unit of heating or cooling produced from renewable energy sources in a plant with a capacity of at least 5 MWth, is taken into account for the purposes of assessing an entity’s compliance with a renewable energy obligation, in which case the guarantee of origin shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State that established the obligation; or (c) an energy supplier or energy consumer chooses to use a guarantee of origin for the purpose of proving the share or quantity of renewable energy in its energy mix, without claiming the benefits of a support scheme in accordance with points (a) and (b); in this case, the guarantee of origin shall be submitted to the competent body designated by the Member State in which the energy described by the energy mix in question is consumed. 2. Where an operator has submitted one or more guarantees of origin to a competent body in accordance with paragraphs 1(a) or (b), the operator shall: (a) request guarantees of origin, in accordance with Article 6(1), for all future production of renewable energy sources from the same installation; (b) submit these guarantees of origin for cancellation to the same competent body. 3. Guarantees of origin shall not be submitted to a competent body for cancellation more than 1 year after their date of issue.Article 8 deleted
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 573 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 9
Transfer of guarantees of origin 1. Member States whose share of energy from renewable sources equalled or exceeded the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I in the immediately preceding two-year period may request the competent bodies designated in accordance with Article 7 to transfer the guarantees of origin submitted for cancellation under Article 8(1) to another Member State. Such guarantees of origin shall immediately be cancelled by the competent body in the receiving Member State. 2. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from persons in other Member States if, in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin to or from the Member State concerned is likely to impair their ability to ensure a secure and balanced energy supply or is likely to undermine the achievement of the environmental objectives underlying their support scheme. Member States may provide for a system of prior authorisation for the transfer of guarantees of origin to persons in other Member States if in the absence of such a system, the transfer of guarantees of origin is likely to impair their ability to comply with Article 3(1) or to ensure that the share of energy from renewable sources equals or exceeds the indicative trajectory in Part B of Annex I. The system of prior authorisation shall not constitute a means of arbitrary discrimination. 3. Subject to the provisions adopted pursuant to paragraph 2, guarantees of origin may be transferred between persons in different Member States provided they have been issued in relation to energy produced from renewable sources by installations that became operational after the date of entry into force of this Directive. Such transfer may accompany the transfer of the energy to which the guarantee of origin relates, or may be separate from any such transfer. 4. Member States shall notify the Commission of any system of prior authorisation they intend to have in force pursuant to paragraph 2, and any subsequent changes thereto. The Commission shall publish that information. 5. By 31 December 2014 at the latest, depending on data availability, the Commission shall assess the implementation of the provisions of this Directive for the transfer of guarantees of origin between Member States and the costs and benefits of this. It shall, if appropriate, submit proposals to the European Parliament and to the Council.Article 9 deleted
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 613 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 10
When a competent body cancels a guarantee of origin that it did not itself issue, an equivalent quantity of energy from renewable sources shall, for the purposes of measuring compliance with the requirements of this Directive concerning national targets: (a) be deducted from the quantity of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account, in relation to the year of production of the energy specified in the guarantee of origin, in measuring compliance by the Member State of the competent body that issued the guarantee of origin; and (b) be added to the quantity of energy from renewable sources that is taken into account, in relation to the year of production of the energy specified in the guarantee of origin, in measuring compliance by the Member State of the competent body that cancelled the guaranteeArticle 10 deleted Effects of the cancellation of the guarantees of origin.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 639 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 1 – point e
(e) administrative charges paid by consumers, planners, architects, builders and equipment and system installers and suppliers are transparent and cost-related and shall not constitute covert taxation on resources;
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 658 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – subparagraph 1
4. In their building regulations and codes Member States shall require the use of minimum levels of energy from renewable sources in new orand refurbished buildings. Any exemption from those minimum levels shall be transparent and based on criteria relating to:
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 665 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a
(a) the use of passive, low or zero energy buildings; or
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 666 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point a a (new)
(aa) refurbished buildings, whose energy demand is at least 30 % lower than the applicable energy performance standard for similar new buildings at the time of the refurbishment;
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 667 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 – point b
(b) local limitations in the availability of renewable energy resources.deleted
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 676 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. In the case of refurbished buildings with a total useful floor area under 200 m2 Member States shall provide for financial incentives or fiscal reduction. Those measures shall be stable and long- term.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 682 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 12 – paragraph 5 – subparagraph 1
5. With respect to their building regulationsIn their support schemes for energy from renewable sources in heating and codesoling, Member States shall promote the usedifferentiate in favour of renewable energy heating and cooling systems and equipment that achieve a significant reduction of energy consumption. Member States shall use energy or eco-labels or other appropriate certificates or standards developed at national or European level, where these exist, as the basis for encouraging such systems and equipment.
2008/06/26
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 707 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 13 – paragraph 3
3. Member States shall develop certification schemes for installers of small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems and heat pumps. Those schemes shall be based on the criteria laid down in Annex IV. Each Member State shall recognise certification awarded by other Member States in accordance with these criteria. ensure that small- scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems as well as shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps are considered as compliant with building regulations requiring the use of one of these technologies, and considered as eligible for other support schemes only if the installation is carried out by certified installers. To this end, Member States shall develop certification schemes for installers of small-scale biomass boilers and stoves, solar photovoltaic and solar thermal systems as well as shallow geothermal systems and heat pumps. For training courses for these installers, Member States shall develop an accreditation scheme. The certification and accreditation schemes shall be based on the criteria laid down in Annex IV. Each Member State shall recognise certification awarded by other Member States in accordance with these criteria. Where other quality schemes already exist, which lead to results comparable to installer certification as described in this article, Member States may for a transition period of up to three years recognise them as an alternative to installer certification. Annex IV may be adapted to technical progress and market changes in accordance with the regulatory procedure referred to in Article 21(2).
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 737 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 1
1. Member States shall take theall necessary steps to develop grid infrastructure to accommodate the further development of electricity production from renewable energy sources, as a minimum to achieve the objectives set out in the renewable energy action plan, including interconnectors between Member States.
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 752 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 2
2. Without prejudice to the maintenance of the reliability and safety of the grid, Member States shall ensure that transmission system operators and distribution system operators in their territory guarantee the physical connection within two years of an application, access, transmission and distribution of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. TheyMember States shall also provide for priority access to the grid system of electricity produced from renewable energy sources. When dispatching electricity generating installations, transmission system operators shall give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources insofar as the security of the national electricity system permits.
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 765 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 14 – paragraph 5
5. Member States shall require transmission system operators and distribution system operators to provide any new producer wishing to be connected to the system with a comprehensive and detailed estimate of the costs associated with the connection, including precise and reasonable deadlines of not longer than two years in total. Member States may allow producers of electricity from renewable energy sources wishing to be connected to the grid to issue a call for tender for the connection work.
2008/07/01
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 966 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 18 – paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Member States shall provide for specific financial incentives for cellulosic biofuel to compensate additional production costs of this type of biofuel, including tax exemption or reduction under fiscal control, avoiding over- compensation timely limited and in line with the general state aid rules. Research and development in the area of renewable energy in transport as well as development of sustainable transport systems shall be strongly promoted both at Member State and Community level and may receive additional support.
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 973 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point a
(a) the sectoral and overall shares of energy from renewable sources in the preceding two calendar years and the measures taken or planned at national level in accordance with the requirements of this directive to promote the growth of renewable energy taking into account the indicative trajectorymandatory minimum interim targets in Part B of Annex 1;
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 975 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 – point b
(b) the introduction, and subsequent changes to, and functioning of support schemes and other measures to promote energy from renewable sources, and any developments in the measures used with respect to those set out in the Member State's nationalrenewable energy action plan;
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 992 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. In addition, Member States shall submit any change in their support schemes for energy from renewable sources within four weeks after adoption of the respective change to the Commission. The information shall contain any up-date on national or regional support schemes for renewable energy including type of support and, where applicable, kind of specification for different technologies and the level of support.
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 993 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 19 – paragraph 3 – introductory part
3. In their first report, Member States shall outline whethow and whern they intend to:
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1008 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point a a (new)
(aa) progress made in reflecting the external costs of energy produced from non-renewable sources and the impact of public support granted for energy production;
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1009 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point b
(b) the economic and environmental impact of increased demand for biofuel and other bioliquids on sustainability in the Community and in third countries;
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1010 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point c
(c) the impact of EU biofuel policy on the availability of foodstuffs in exporting countries, the ability of people in developing countries to afford these foodstuffs, and wider development issues; and
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1018 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d a (new)
(da) the availability of biofuels that derived from any cellulose, hemi- cellulose, or lignin, originating from renewable biomass; and
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1020 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 – point d b (new)
(db) the impact of indirect land use change.
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 1026 #

2008/0016(COD)

Proposal for a directive
Article 20 – paragraph 5 a (new)
5a The Commission shall dedicate a website as tool for detailed up-to-date information about Member States` national or regional support schemes for energy from renewable sources and any changes thereof. Based on the reporting by the Member States as set out in Art. 19 1a (new) the Commission shall update the respective website at the latest four weeks after the submission of a report.
2008/07/02
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 221 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 3 h (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 7 a (new)
(3h) The following Article shall be inserted: "Article 7a Limits of third party liability in the case of a nuclear accident On an annual basis, operators of nuclear power plants shall supply evidence to the competent national authority and to the Commission of holding a minimum amount of cover of 2,8 billion EUR per case of damage for liability and insurance claims deriving from nuclear accidents." Or. en (Adding a new Article 7a to Directive 2003/54/EC)
2008/03/17
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 270 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (a)
(a) ensuring the long-term ability of the system to meet reasonable demands for the transmission of electricity, operating, maintaining and developing under economic conditions secure, reliable and efficient transmission systems with due regard to the environment, and promote energy efficiency and research and innovation, notably with respect to ensuring penetration of renewables and dissemination of low carbon technology.
2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 277 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 6 d (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 9 – point (f a) (new)
(6d) In Article 9, the following point shall be added: "(fa) ensuring the development of a well interconnected European grid, notably with respect to the building of a smart European offshore grid." Or. en (Adding new point fa) to Article 9 of Directive 2003/54/EC)
2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE
Amendment 307 #

2007/0195(COD)

Proposal for a directive – amending act
Article 1 – point 8 c (new)
Directive 2003/54/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 3
(Same wording as that of Article 11, paragraph 3 of Directive 2003/54/EC, changing the(8c) In Article 11, paragraph 3 shall be replaced by the following: "3. A Member State shall require the system operator, when dispatching generating installations, to give priority to generating installations using renewable energy sources or waste or producing combined heat and power." Or. en word "may" into "shall")
2008/04/11
Committee: ITRE