Activities of Pina PICIERNO related to 2021/0218(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Renewable Energy Directive (debate)
Opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive (EU) 2018/2001 of the European Parliament and of the Council, Regulation (EU) 2018/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Directive 98/70/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards the promotion of energy from renewable sources, and repealing Council Directive (EU) 2015/652
Amendments (7)
Amendment 113 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b
(b) From 31 December 2026, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shallmay only grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions: on condition that the following three requirements are met: i) cogeneration is guaranteed and that this provides for the energy enhancement of at least 50% of the thermal energy generated by the process; ii) the woody biomass used in the plants comes in order of priority from agroforestry plantations with integrated agricultural production, perennial short rotation coppice planted on previously abandoned land, or forest waste from sustainable forest management on a territorial scale; iii) the plants have an electrical power not exceeding 10 MWe and are equipped with suitable filter systems for fine dust;
Amendment 115 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Amendment 116 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point b – point ii
Amendment 119 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point ba (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 – point ba (new)
(ba) the conditions referred to in point b) above may be waived if at least one of the following conditions occurs: i) the electricity is produced in a region identified in a territorial just transition plan approved by the European Commission, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2021/… of the European Parliament and the Council establishing the Just Transition Fund due to its reliance on solid fossil fuels, and meets the relevant requirements set in Article 29(11); ii) the electricity is produced applying Biomass CO2 Capture and Storage and meets the requirements set in Article 29(11), second subparagraph.
Amendment 440 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 –point b
Article 3 – paragraph 3 –point b
(b) From 31 December 2026, and without prejudice to the obligations in the first sub-paragraph, Member States shall grant no support to the production of electricity from forest biomass in new electricity-only-installations, unless such electricity meets at least one of the following conditions:
Amendment 454 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 –point b –point ii bis (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 –point b –point ii bis (new)
(iia) It is produced by installations that are already in operation at the date of entry into force of this Directive, which cannot be modified to operate in cogeneration mode because of a lack, specifically, of the right infrastructure conditions and/or demand that would make them economically sustainable, and/or because they are located in areas of complex industrial crisis, or crisis as set out in the cohesion policies and meet the requirements set out in Article 29(11).
Amendment 460 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 – point b
Directive 2018/2001
Article 3 – paragraph 3 –point b –point ii b (new)
Article 3 – paragraph 3 –point b –point ii b (new)
(iib) It is produced by installations that can be integrated with other carbon- neutral renewable sources with a view to increasing efficiency and reducing overall carbon dioxide emissions, in line with the relevant requirements laid down in Article 29(11)(c).