24 Amendments of Dan NICA related to 2016/2058(INI)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital A a (new)
Recital A a (new)
Aa. reminds that 50% of our necessary cuts in emissions, to live up to our COP21 engagements, must come from energy efficiency, and given that buildings consume 40% of final energy and cause 36% of CO2 emissions, stresses that lowering energy demand in buildings is the most direct and cost-effective way to actually reach our climate ambitions, meanwhile boosting the EU's energy security and re-industrialisation;
Amendment 29 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B a (new)
Recital B a (new)
Ba. points out that the demand for heating and cooling highly depends on local circumstances and that 90% of renewable energy is connected to the distribution grid, implicating the importance of the local dimension and distribution grids when talking about heating and cooling;
Amendment 32 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B b (new)
Recital B b (new)
Bb. stresses that the focus on the local dimension should also be reflected in infrastructural decisions, preparing the grid for more heating and cooling based on renewable energy at local and micro level, improving sustainability and efficiency and lowering costs and transportation losses;
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital E
Recital E
E. whereas the energy efficiency of buildings that have been through a complex thermomodernisation process for the sake of thermal comfort or comfort cooling also depends on the use of adequate energy and distribution systems that provide for the effective conversion and transportation of energy from primary sources, for instance micro-generation of renewable energy and district heating and cooling systems can strongly reduce energy and transportation losses;
Amendment 66 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital F a (new)
Recital F a (new)
Amendment 101 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph -1 (new)
Paragraph -1 (new)
-1. Points out the necessity to take along specific measures for heating and cooling when revising the energy efficiency directive (2012/27/EU) and the renewable energy directive (2009/28/EC) as well as the energy performance of buildings directive (2010/31/EU);
Amendment 153 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Highlights the fundamental role of RES, and in particularsuch as photovoltaic cells and solar panels and geothermal energy, in the heating of water and the provision of thermal comfort in buildings on a local or micro level, in conjunction with thermal storage facilities that can be used at night;
Amendment 170 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Considers that the use of appropriate architectural solutions and urban design principles, such as urban level network solutions and sustainable district heating and cooling, in the planning of whole residential areas should be the basis for energy-efficient and low- emission construction in the various climate zones in Europe;
Amendment 214 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that in dense urban agglomerations it is imperative that the use ofinefficient individual and district heating systems that depend on fossil fuels be restricted and replaced with large-scale local cogeneration systems that produce heat and electricityare modernised with state-of-the- art heating technologies to shift to high- efficiency and renewable alternatives;
Amendment 220 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7 a (new)
Paragraph 7 a (new)
7a. Highlights the possibilities of thermal storage systems to enable heating and cooling generated in a sustainable way to be stored in thermal forms when not needed, and transported and used in cases of peak demand, hereby helping to balance the grid, facilitate the integration of renewables, lower energy production, imports and prices;
Amendment 270 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 10 a (new)
Paragraph 10 a (new)
10a. Encourages Members States to put in place fiscal and financial mechanisms for the local public authorities, in order to encourage the use of district heating and cooling;
Amendment 272 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
11. Expresses the view that heat storage facilities, for example in the form of thermally insulated water tanks that e.g. use electric resistance to stay hot overnight (can help to switch electricity demand outside the hours of peak demand) and thereby improve the quality of electricity supply, could play a very important rolein doing so, facilitate the integration of renewable electricity in theating grid;
Amendment 280 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Takes the view that the waste heat and cold obtained through industrial processes and cogeneration in the production of electric energy in conventional power plants and from residential buildings using recuperative methods should play a much greater role in heating and cooling than before;
Amendment 288 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Stresses that industrial waste heat and cold should be recognized and encouraged through research. Recognition and valorisation of the sector would be a great opportunity for investing and innovating in this technique.
Amendment 315 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 15
Paragraph 15
15. Calls on the Member States to take administrative steps to ban the use of outdated furnaces that generate ‘low height’ emissions – releasing into the atmosphere natural pyrolytic gases from incomplete combustion, NOx, soot and fly ash dispersed by convection – in the heating of agglomerations and to promote the use of sustainable and efficient alternatives;
Amendment 360 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Takes the view that research under the Horizon 2020 framework programme should cover the development of sustainable heating and cooling solutions as well as waste heat and waste cold valorisation technologies, new materials with maximum thermal conductivity (heat exchangers), minimum conductivity – i.e. maximum thermal resistance (thermal insulation), and maximum heat accumulation rates (heat stores);
Amendment 364 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 22
Paragraph 22
22. Takes the view that research should be carried out under the Horizon 2020 framework programme on sustainable and efficient heating and cooling systems and materials, such as small-scale renewable generation and storage solutions, district heating and cooling systems, cogeneration, insulation materials and innovative materials such as structural window panes that let in high levels of short-wave radiation (sunlight) from outside and let out only a minimum of the long-wave thermal radiation that would otherwise escape to the outside;
Amendment 375 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 23 a (new)
Paragraph 23 a (new)
23a. Highlights that innovations such as smart heating controls help consumers to better understand their consumption patterns and adjust the operation of their heating system accordingly in order to operate more efficiently, contributing over the longer term to a cultural shift in how people use energy;
Amendment 382 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Calls for specific attention in the existing and new European funding programmes, such as the EFSI, for innovative and sustainable heating and cooling projects such as micro-generation and storage, refurbishments and development of district heating and especially for clustering small-scale projects into larger, bankable clusters; points out in this regard the importance of well-functioning technical assistance;
Amendment 384 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 24 a (new)
Paragraph 24 a (new)
24a. Underlines the importance of standardized thermal energy audits as well as the cost-effectiveness of remediating problems with industrial insulation to save energy and reduce emissions. Industrial energy costs could be further reduced with investments in existing and proven sustainable technologies.
Amendment 411 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26
Paragraph 26
26. Takes the view that consumersthe Member States must make sure, amongst others via information campaigns, one-stop-shops, joint purchases and clustering of individual projects, that consumers, especially the muost bvulnerable, are made fully aware and have access tof the technological and economic benefits of new energy efficiency products and services and heating and cooling systems, so as to enable them to make the best possible choices, sign up to joint or individual projects, and grasp the economic, health and quality of life benefits of better heating and cooling in their homes;
Amendment 421 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
26a. Points out the lack of awareness of consumers about the often low performance of their current heating and cooling systems and the ways in which they can improve their situation, stresses in that sense the need for information, awareness raising and guidance campaigns to inform and incentivise consumers to modernise their installations and connect to collective heating and cooling solutions as well as apply for joint purchasing initiatives;
Amendment 426 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Paragraph 26 a (new)
Amendment 431 #
26c. Urges the Commission and the Member States to come up with specific strategies to tackle the ever growing problem of energy poverty in order to help all consumers, especially the most vulnerable, to ameliorate their housing, heating and cooling conditions, on an individual or collective basis, whether they are home owners or tenants;